{"id":2439410,"date":"2025-05-27T12:02:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T16:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-inner-circle-was-willing-to-do-undemocratic-things-to-keep-trump-at-bay-report\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T12:04:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T16:04:17","slug":"bidens-inner-circle-was-willing-to-do-undemocratic-things-to-keep-trump-at-bay-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-inner-circle-was-willing-to-do-undemocratic-things-to-keep-trump-at-bay-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden&#8217;s Inner Circle Was Willing to Do &#8216;Undemocratic Things&#8217; to Keep Trump at Bay: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fbidens-inner-circle-was-willing-to-do-undemocratic-things-to-keep-trump-at-bay-report%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=2439410&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>The excerpt discussed revolves around a book titled &#8220;Original Sin: President Biden&#8217;s Decline,Its Cover-Up,and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again,&#8221; authored by Jake Tapper from CNN and Alex Thompson from Axios. The book explores the behind-the-scenes actions of Biden&#8217;s aides who allegedly prioritized holding onto power over democratic principles. According to insiders, these aides believed it was better to manage Biden&#8217;s faltering presidency then risk a return of Donald Trump to the White House. Thompson highlights that some aides controversially suggested that voters are essentially voting for the aides rather than the president himself. The book paints a picture of Biden&#8217;s administration being led by an informal yet <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >powerful group dubbed<\/a> the &#8220;Politburo,&#8221; which included key aides and family members, and suggests that they covered for Biden amidst his decline. Critics have pointed out that running for re-election under such circumstances was a important misstep, as it raised questions about who was truly leading in the administration. the narrative reflects a mix of political intrigue,personal tragedy,and concerns about the integrity of democratic processes.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democracy was one of the things aides were willing to sacrifice to keep him in power, according to the book delving into the decline of former President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Original Sin: President Biden&rsquo;s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again,&rdquo; written by Jake Tapper of CNN and Alex Thompson of Axios, relies on insiders who shielded the public from seeing Biden in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fbi-reinvestigate-biden-white-house-cocaine-debacle-public-corruption-scandals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">decline<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a new interview, Thompson said Biden aides believed &ldquo;picking up the slack&rdquo; for the former president was preferable to allowing President Donald Trump to return to the White House, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/05\/26\/us-news\/biden-aides-were-willing-to-do-undemocratic-things-to-keep-faltering-president-in-power-original-sin-author\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the interview, Shannon Bream of Fox News noted one passage of the book that captured the mindset of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-jill-biden-book-flops-registers-microscopic-number-sales-first-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aides<\/a> who believed Biden &ldquo;just had to win, and then he could disappear for four years. He&rsquo;d only have to show proof of life every once in a while. &hellip; His aides could pick up the slack.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Thompson noted that one source in the book is &ldquo;basically admitting he shouldn&rsquo;t be running again.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, this person went on to say that when you&rsquo;re voting for a president, you&rsquo;re voting for the aides around him. But these aides were not even Senate-confirmed aides. These are White House aides,&rdquo; Thompson said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/joe-biden-proof-of-life-presidency-original-sin-alex-thompson_n_6834317ee4b0a4eee8061334\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Huffington Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minneapolis-city-council-to-vote-on-plan-to-replace-police-department-with-public-safety-department\/\" title=\"Minneapolis City Council To Vote On Plan To Replace Police Department With \u2018Public Safety Department\u2019\">unelected people<\/a>. And one of the things that really I think comes out in our reporting here is that if you believe &mdash; and I think a lot of these people do sincerely believe that Donald Trump was and is an existential threat to democracy &mdash; you can rationalize anything, including sometimes doing undemocratic things, which I think is what this person is talking about,&rdquo; Thompson said.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson called the aides running the Biden White House the &ldquo;Politburo,&rdquo; which included <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/senior-doj-official-suggests-criminal-charges-jill-biden-latest-revelations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jill Biden<\/a>, Hunter Biden, and aides Mike Donilon, Steve Ricchetti, and Bruce Reed, the Post reported.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson claims the &ldquo;politburo&rdquo; contained the &ldquo;ultimate decision-makers&rdquo; as Biden drifted into decline.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I&rsquo;m old enough to remember when Jack Tapper squashed anyone who questioned Biden&rsquo;s cognitive decline aka full blown dementia.<\/p>\n<p>In full blown hypocrisy Jack Tapper has written a book &lsquo;Original Sin&rsquo; Biden&rsquo;s Decline, It&rsquo;s Cover Up And His Disastrous Choice To Run Again.<\/p>\n<p>There is&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FMK1kD1S7m\">pic.twitter.com\/FMK1kD1S7m<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Patriot Lady (@angelwoman501) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/angelwoman501\/status\/1894804047049236622?\">February 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <\/p>\n<p>In writing about the book for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/politics\/politics-features\/joe-biden-trump-original-sin-jake-tapper-health-cover-up-1235348125\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rolling Stone<\/a>, Sean Woods wrote, &ldquo;The Biden presented in the book is both familiar and tragic, a King Lear on the Potomac with a Lady McBeth at his side in Jill Biden.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The small cohort of longtime aides &mdash; dubbed the Politburo by insiders &mdash; protecting the president from the press, the American people and, it seems, reality, could be cast in a community theater version of &lsquo;The Death of Stalin,&rsquo;&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I blame his inner circle, and I blame him,&rdquo; one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miles-anonymous-taylor-accidentally-exposes-the-fraudulence-of-the-mainstream-media\/\" title=\"Miles &#039;Anonymous&#039; Taylor Accidentally Exposes the Fraudulence of the Mainstream Media\">senior administration official<\/a> is quoted in the book as saying. &ldquo;What utter and total hubris not to step aside and be a one-term president, as he said he would, and have an open primary when there was time to let the process play out.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hubris is a theme that runs throughout the book. Tapper and Thompson present compelling evidence for a plot to cover up for an octogenarian politician in steep physical and mental decline,&rdquo; Woods wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A nugget from Original Sin b\/t Josh Shapiro, Biden, and Jill Biden. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ez29eLVJyx\">https:\/\/t.co\/ez29eLVJyx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t5Cu6jfQgX\">pic.twitter.com\/t5Cu6jfQgX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexThomp\/status\/1924790952058597790?\">May 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;One can&rsquo;t help but wonder how Team Biden thought running for re-election was the best thing for the man, not to mention the country. It was malpractice and a scandal of the highest order..<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Given what&rsquo;s depicted in these pages, it&rsquo;s more than fair to ask: Who was leading America after 4:30 p.m., when, sources told Tapper and Thompson, the president&rsquo;s workday often ended after the early bird special?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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In a recent interview, Thompson mentioned that Biden&#8217;s aides thought it was better to &#8220;pick up the slack&#8221; for him than risk Donald Trump&#8217;s return to the presidency. He highlighted a passage where aides believed that if Biden won, he could effectively step back for four years with minimal public appearances while they managed his responsibilities. 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