Episode · Pod Save America · 2025-05-20
Books mentioned on D.C. Reacts to Biden's Cancer News
President Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer—news that lands in the middle of a media cycle already consumed with questions about Biden's decline thanks to a buzzy new book and the release and of the audio from Biden's special counsel interview.
Mentioned: Original Sin by Jake Tapper and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Original Sin
Original Sin by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson is a political non-fiction book detailing President Joe Biden's political decline, the internal cover-up surrounding his health, and his controversial choice to run for reelection in 2024.
Discussed“Biden's diagnosis comes in the middle of a news cycle about the extent of his decline in office and his decision to run for reelection in 2024, which is chronicled in Original Sin, the new book by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson that is now out today.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Original Sin
“Our old pal Dean Phillips, the Democrat who mounted a late primary challenge to Biden, uh told the New York Times that he doesn't think it's quote coincidental that this was announced the week that Jake and Alex's book dropped.”