Original Sin: book on Biden’s health decline reopens Democratic party’s wounds
theguardian.comPublished: 5/18/2025
Summary
Previews of the book gripped Washington this week, exposing the shocking truth of the last year of Biden’s presidency as his health declined and reopening old wounds in the Democratic party and White House press corps. “Joe Biden is a source of deep disappointment and betrayal with the Democratic party. They were lying to White House staffers. Unusually for a political book, Original Sin soared to number one on Amazon’s new releases list and put the media spotlight back on Biden. Ron Klain, a former White House chief of staff, told the Guardian via text messages: “I do not think he should have dropped out at all.