Original Sin : President Biden's decline, its cover-up, and his disastrous choice to run again

by Tapper, Jake | Elections & referenda
Published 22/01/2026 by Cornerstone (Penguin (Cornerstone)) in the United Kingdom
Paperback | 352 pages
196 x 129 x 25mm | 246g

'Explosive' Guardian'Explosive' The Times'Explosive' Daily Mail'Explosive' Politico'Explosive' New York TimesJoe Biden his family and his senior aides were convinced that only he could beat Donald Trump in the 2024 Presidential Election. So convinced, in fact, that they lied to themselves, allies and the public about his condition and limitations – all but dooming the Democrats to defeat. Here, two of America’s best-respected political journalists take us behind closed doors to uncover the full, unsettling truth about Biden’s decline, and exposing the wider cover-up as an unprecedented deception of the public.

Hailed as an instant classic of political journalism, this is the book that revealed Biden's decision to run again as the original sin of his presidency - leading directly to Donald Trump’s return to power, and all that has come since.