{"id":2438190,"date":"2025-05-22T21:34:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T01:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tapper-and-thompson-silent-on-biden-health-for-book-deal-sake-concha\/"},"modified":"2025-05-22T21:35:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T01:35:23","slug":"tapper-and-thompson-silent-on-biden-health-for-book-deal-sake-concha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tapper-and-thompson-silent-on-biden-health-for-book-deal-sake-concha\/","title":{"rendered":"Tapper and Thompson silent on Biden health for book deal sake: Concha"},"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\">24<\/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%2Ftapper-and-thompson-silent-on-biden-health-for-book-deal-sake-concha%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=2438190&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 recent commentary, joe Concha from the Washington Examiner criticized CNN host Jake Tapper and Axios reporter Alex Thompson for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >allegedly withholding information<\/a> about president Joe Biden&#8217;s declining health to promote their new book, &#8220;Original Sin: President Biden&#8217;s Decline, It&#8217;s Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again.&#8221; The book includes interviews with Democratic senators expressing concerns about Biden&#8217;s capability to manage national security and foreign policy.<\/p>\n<p>Concha accused Tapper and Thompson of prioritizing their book&#8217;s publication over timely reporting on Biden&#8217;s health, especially during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seventh-tourist-dies-on-a-florida-beach-local-sheriffs-department-begging-people-not-to-enter-the-water\/\" title=\"Seventh Tourist Dies on a Florida Beach, Local Sheriff\u2019s Department Begging People Not to Enter the Water\">critical election period<\/a>. Despite their silence, tapper later acknowledged that conservative media had been right to raise questions about biden&#8217;s mental acuity. Following the book&#8217;s release, Biden&#8217;s office confirmed that he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that had spread to his bones, igniting further allegations of a cover-up among those surrounding him.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Tapper and Thompson silent on Biden health for book deal sake: Joe Concha<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2128088\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner&rsquo;s <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/joe-concha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Concha<\/a> blasted CNN host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jake-tapper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jake Tapper<\/a> and <em>Axios<\/em> reporter<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3392737\/white-house-correspondents-dinner-biden-coverage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Alex Thompson<\/a> for keeping silent on details about former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Biden<\/a>&rsquo;s failing health and mental acuity for the sake of publishing their book.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Tapper and Thompson released their book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3416919\/tapper-thompson-original-sin-book-biden-handlers-increasingly-deceitful-health-worsened\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>Original Sin: President Biden&rsquo;s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>which included interviews with Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) that detail concerns regarding Biden&rsquo;s ability to handle national security and foreign policy matters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3418109\/donald-trump-jr-run-for-president\/\">Donald Trump Jr. says &lsquo;maybe one day&rsquo; he&rsquo;ll run for president<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3417690\/biden-health-revelations-could-drag-2028-democratic-field\/\">Biden health revelations could &#8216;be a drag&#8217; on 2028 Democratic field<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3417068\/terry-mcauliffe-trump-democratic-party-adopt-strategy-great-salesman\/\">Terry McAuliffe suggests Democratic Party adopt strategy of &#8216;great salesman&#8217; Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Concha suggested Tapper and Thompson are just as guilty as those closest to Biden who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-honeymoon-is-over-biden-finally-gets-negative-press-coverage-amid-sea-of-crises\/\" title=\"\u201cThe Honeymoon Is Over\u201d \u2013 Biden Finally Gets Negative Press Coverage Amid Sea of Crises\">helped run cover<\/a> for the former president&rsquo;s failing mental acuity and health.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What about Jake Tapper of CNN. He&rsquo;s supposed to be an anchor. And what about Alex Thompson, who was seated next to him there, of <em>Axios,<\/em>&rdquo; Concha told <em>the Evening Edit<\/em> host Elizabeth MacDonald<em>. <\/em>&ldquo;If they had these conversations with senators about Joe Biden and the national security risk that he posed. And people got killed by the way, Liz.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2949382&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=52d79b5e41594cbd7b7ba056b68468b0\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;Where was Tapper and Thompson?&rdquo; Concha continued. &ldquo;They wanted to save this for their book instead of reporting it at the time when it mattered, when we had an election in front of us. That&rsquo;s why I think everybody&rsquo;s hands are dirty in this one.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Since the release of <em>Original Sin<\/em>, Tapper has admitted that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3417847\/jake-tapper-megyn-kelly-lara-trump-conservative-media-right-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&ldquo;conservative media was right&rdquo;<\/a> in questioning Biden&rsquo;s mental acuity.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Conservative media was correct,&rdquo; Tapper told <em>the Megyn Kelly Show.<\/em> &ldquo;There should be a lot of soul-searching &mdash; not just among me, but among the legacy media to begin with, all of us &mdash; for how this was covered or not covered sufficiently, 100%.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3417847\/jake-tapper-megyn-kelly-lara-trump-conservative-media-right-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>JAKE TAPPER ADMITS TO MEGYN KELLY: LARA TRUMP AND &lsquo;CONSERVATIVE MEDIA WAS RIGHT&rsquo; ABOUT BIDEN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last Sunday, Biden&rsquo;s office disclosed that he was diagnosed with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3415304\/joe-biden-prostate-cancer-diagnosis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-diagnosed-with-aggressive-form-of-prostate-cancer\/\" title=\"Biden diagnosed with ...aggressive form... of prostate cancer\">aggressive form&#038;rdquo<\/a>; of prostate cancer<\/a> that had spread to his bones.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement further stirred <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3415443\/biden-prostate-cancer-diagnosis-firestorm-accusations-timing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">questions and allegations<\/a> of a cover-up by those closest to the former president.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2128088\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2128088\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Concha criticizes Tapper and Thompson for withholding Biden&#8217;s health details for their book<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2689,"featured_media":2438191,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Jake-Tapper-debate-Biden.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,48577,4964,5856,23497],"class_list":["post-2438190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-book-deal","tag-health","tag-tapper","tag-thompson"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Jake-Tapper-debate-Biden.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438190","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\/2689"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2438190"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438190\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2438194,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438190\/revisions\/2438194"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2438191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2438190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2438190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2438190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}