{"id":2435080,"date":"2025-05-15T13:50:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T17:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tappers-book-on-biden-cover-up-only-extends-it-further\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T13:53:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T17:53:33","slug":"tappers-book-on-biden-cover-up-only-extends-it-further","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tappers-book-on-biden-cover-up-only-extends-it-further\/","title":{"rendered":"Tapper&#8217;s Book On Biden Cover-Up Only Extends It Further"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftappers-book-on-biden-cover-up-only-extends-it-further%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2435080&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utterly-breathtaking-yahoo-news-reporter-compares-covering-trump-to-fighting-d-day\/\" title=\"\u2018Utterly Breathtaking\u2019: Yahoo News Reporter Compares Covering Trump To Fighting D-Day\">recent article<\/a>,Brianna Lyman critiques the new book by CNN&#8217;s Jake Tapper and Axios&#8217; Alex Thompson,titled &#8220;Original Sin: President Biden&#8217;s Decline,It&#8217;s Cover-Up,and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again.&#8221; The book aims to expose the alleged cover-up of President Biden&#8217;s cognitive decline; however, Lyman argues that Tapper and Thompson are complicit in perpetuating this cover-up.<\/p>\n<p>Lyman highlights that both journalists previously downplayed concerns regarding Biden&#8217;s mental health, with Tapper accusing critics of mocking the president&#8217;s stutter while asserting Biden was &#8220;sharp&#8221; mentally. Now, after being criticized for their previous statements, they attempt to position themselves as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buffy-actress-michelle-trachtenberg-there-was-a-rule-joss-whedon-couldnt-be-alone-with-me\/\" title=\"\u2018Buffy\u2019 Actress Michelle Trachtenberg: \u2018There Was A Rule\u2019 Joss Whedon Couldn\u2019t Be Alone With Me\">truth-tellers<\/a> by revealing insider quotes about Biden&#8217;s limited functionality, indicating that he can only operate effectively for a few hours each day.<\/p>\n<p>Despite sharing alarming insights from anonymous sources about Biden&#8217;s deteriorating condition,Lyman contends that their anonymity grants protection to those who should be held responsible for the ongoing scandal,thus undermining the credibility of their claims. The decision to shield the identities of these officials further demonstrates that their motivations may be more about self-preservation than genuine accountability.<\/p>\n<p>the article suggests that Tapper and Thompson&#8217;s efforts to expose the cover-up may not serve the public interest, as it overlooks the necessary transparency regarding senior officials&#8217; complicity in the president&#8217;s condition. This approach reinforces Lyman&#8217;s argument that their work ultimately fails to uphold the values of journalism aimed at revealing the truth.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mBeyjTE2ZwI\">CNN\/ Youtube <\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/15\/tappers-expose-of-biden-cover-up-actually-preserves-it-by-giving-anonymity-to-perpetrators\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Tapper%E2%80%99s%20%E2%80%98Expos%C3%A9%E2%80%99%20Of%20Biden%20Cover-Up%20Actually%20Preserves%20It%20By%20Giving%20Anonymity%20To%20Perpetrators&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/15\/tappers-expose-of-biden-cover-up-actually-preserves-it-by-giving-anonymity-to-perpetrators\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Tapper%E2%80%99s%20%E2%80%98Expos%C3%A9%E2%80%99%20Of%20Biden%20Cover-Up%20Actually%20Preserves%20It%20By%20Giving%20Anonymity%20To%20Perpetrators&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/15\/tappers-expose-of-biden-cover-up-actually-preserves-it-by-giving-anonymity-to-perpetrators\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/15\/tappers-expose-of-biden-cover-up-actually-preserves-it-by-giving-anonymity-to-perpetrators\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Tapper%E2%80%99s%20%E2%80%98Expos%C3%A9%E2%80%99%20Of%20Biden%20Cover-Up%20Actually%20Preserves%20It%20By%20Giving%20Anonymity%20To%20Perpetrators&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/15\/tappers-expose-of-biden-cover-up-actually-preserves-it-by-giving-anonymity-to-perpetrators\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>CNN&rsquo;s Jake Tapper and Axios&rsquo; Alex Thompson claim their new book, <em>Original Sin: President Biden&rsquo;s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again<\/em>, exposes the massive cover-up of President Joe Biden&rsquo;s cognitive decline. But the duo are continuing to cover up the story, and nowhere is that more apparent than in the latest excerpt release.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout Biden&rsquo;s presidency both men played a role in ignoring or covering up Biden&rsquo;s glaring signs of decline. Tapper accused Lara Trump of &ldquo;mocking [Biden&rsquo;s] stutter&rdquo; when she questioned Biden&rsquo;s mental health. Two years prior, Tapper said Biden is &ldquo;sharp &hellip; mentally.&rdquo; More examples of Tapper&rsquo;s involvement in the cover-up can be found in this <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/14\/9-times-jake-tapper-dismissed-bidens-decline-claimed-hes-sharp-mentally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">linked article<\/a> by The Federalist&rsquo;s Shawn Fleetwood. As for <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/28\/after-lying-about-bidens-obvious-senility-corrupt-journos-lie-about-the-cover-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Thompson<\/a>, he once <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AlexThomp\/status\/1670430791841480706\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dismissed<\/a> Biden saying &ldquo;God Save the Queen, man&rdquo; after a speech on gun violence as just a &ldquo;weird phrase&rdquo; Biden likes that has been &ldquo;weaponized by the GOP to insinuate the 80-year-old president is in mental decline.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-220726183\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now, desperate to salvage their reputations, Tapper and Thomas are attempting to reposition themselves as truth-tellers &mdash; pretending they were somehow unaware of the very scandal they helped cover up. But in pointing fingers at others while continuing to conceal key facts themselves, they only confirm their ongoing complicity. Their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/neiman-marcus-purges-christmas-from-holiday-catalog-brings-end-to-98-year-legacy\/\" title=\"Neiman Marcus Purges &#039;Christmas&#039; from Holiday Catalog, Brings End to 98-Year Legacy\">book doesn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t exonerate them, it merely reinforces exactly why they can&rsquo;t be trusted.<\/p>\n<p>A newly released excerpt features an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >anonymous cabinet member admitting<\/a>, &ldquo;For months, we didn&rsquo;t have access to [Biden].&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/05\/14\/book-biden-cabinet-crisis-access\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">According<\/a> to this anonymous cabinet member, &ldquo;There was clearly a deliberate strategy by the White House to have him meet with as few people as necessary.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>During one &ldquo;rare meeting,&rdquo; as <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AlexThomp\/status\/1922801435286147490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">described<\/a> by Thompson and further detailed in the book, the secretary &ldquo;was shocked by how the president was acting. He seemed &lsquo;disoriented&rsquo; and &lsquo;out of it,&rsquo; his mouth agape.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A second anonymous cabinet secretary said &ldquo;access&rdquo; to Biden &ldquo;dropped off considerably in 2024&rdquo; while a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AlexThomp\/status\/1922801875415429448\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">third<\/a> told Thompson and Tapper: &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think he has dementia. But the thing is, he&rsquo;s an old man. The president can give you four to six good hours a day.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>To put that into perspective: While the southern border was overrun with illegal aliens, wars raged in Gaza and Ukraine, and Chinese spy balloons were flying overhead, the president of the United States was only really functional for four to six hours out of a 24-hour day. Those around him knew something was amiss, according to the book &mdash; yet said nothing.<\/p>\n<p>They were complicit in the greatest scandal of this century, and yet Tapper and Thompson are protecting them by hiding their names in a book that purports to expose the cover-up?<\/p>\n<p>By granting anonymity to officials who stayed silent and perpetuated a constitutional crisis, Tapper and Thomas are doing exactly what they&rsquo;re now pretending they <em>didn&rsquo;t do<\/em> &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/14\/9-times-jake-tapper-dismissed-bidens-decline-claimed-hes-sharp-mentally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">covering up<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/28\/after-lying-about-bidens-obvious-senility-corrupt-journos-lie-about-the-cover-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">massive scandal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Such a decision only proves what this project really is about: rehabilitating their image and trying to restore a shred of credibility after they lost it. Tapper and Thompson are willing to report just enough about the cover-up to sell a book but not enough to serve the public. Because if the duo truly cared about accountability and exposing the cover-up, the American people would know exactly which senior officials let this happen &mdash; and said nothing.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist. Brianna graduated from Fordham University with a degree in International Political Economy. Her work has been featured on Newsmax, Fox News, Fox Business and RealClearPolitics. Follow Brianna on X: @briannalyman2<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">Brianna Lyman<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-twitter label-sm d-flex align-items-center mt-10\">             <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter me-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>             <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Visit on Twitter<\/span>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/briannalyman2\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-decoration-none\">@briannalyman2<\/a>           <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-md-end mt-15 mt-md-0\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/author\/briannalyman\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">More Articles<\/a>     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-tags bdr-top-black mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-15 pt-md-45\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center mb-0 mx-n10 p-0\">\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/alex-thompson\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Alex Thompson<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/axios\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Axios<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/cnn\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">CNN<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/jake-tapper\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Jake Tapper<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Joe Biden<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/propaganda-press\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">propaganda press<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN&#8217;s Jake Tapper and Axios&#8217; Alex Thompson assert their book reveals a significant cover-up regarding President Biden&#8217;s cognitive decline. However, they seem to be concealing parts of the story themselves, as highlighted in a recent excerpt. Throughout Biden&#8217;s presidency, both have downplayed his evident decline. Now, they attempt to portray themselves as truth-tellers while continuing to obscure crucial details, undermining their credibility further. An anonymous cabinet member noted limited access to Biden and described him as &#8220;disoriented&#8221; during rare meetings. Despite acknowledging issues around his functionality, Tapper and Thompson protect those who remained silent about the situation by keeping their identities hidden in the book. This approach suggests that their primary goal is to rehabilitate their own reputations rather than genuinely inform the public about accountability in this scandal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":2435081,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tapper-scaled-e1747322534897.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[3620,6883,7375,4188,5856],"class_list":["post-2435080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-biden","tag-cover-up","tag-criticism","tag-media","tag-tapper"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tapper-scaled-e1747322534897.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/74"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2435080"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435080\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2435084,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435080\/revisions\/2435084"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2435081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2435080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2435080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2435080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}