Original Sin

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

By: Alex Thompson, Jake Tapper

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Paperback | 28 January 2026

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The biggest politics book of the year from two of America's most respected journalists

'Explosive' Guardian

'Explosive' The Times

'Explosive' Daily Mail

'Explosive' Politico

'Explosive' New York Times

Joe 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.

About the Author

Jake Tapper is the chief Washington correspondent for CNN. An Emmy Award-winning TV journalist and twice New York Times-bestselling novelist, in 2024 he chaired the Trump-Biden debate that began the unravelling of the president's re-election campaign. A Dartmouth graduate and Philadelphia native, he lives in Washington, DC with his family.

Alex Thompson is a national political correspondent for Axios and a CNN contributor. Before that, he created Politico's West Wing Playbook newsletter and worked at the New York Times and Vice News. A Harvard graduate, he lives in Washington, DC.

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