The original sin book exposes Biden White House tactics to silence reports of the president’s decline
The new book sheds light on the role of former White House Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates in the advocacy President Joe BidenThe spirituality that the book claims was done without White House staff having a full picture of the president’s actual state.
“Some of Bates’ colleagues have told him to use his loyalty to deny that Biden’s inner circle knows they are true,” Jake Tupper and Alex Thompson wrote in their new book, “The Original Singh.” White House They attempt to downplay the president’s concerns about mental and physical fitness.
“He rarely met the president, along with most of the reporters, and had no direct knowledge of the president’s wherewithal,” the book continued. “They relied on senior staff for answers. Still, Bates, who puts his own credibility at stake, was the tip of the White House spear when it came to fighting Biden’s vision reports.”
Outside of White House press director Carine Jean Pierre, Bates is perhaps the most prominent face of Biden’s public defense during his administration, often handling requests for comment from reporters, and is mentioned in about half a dozen in the books.
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Deputy Director Andrew Bates recently complained about journalists questioning then-President Joe Biden’s mental vision. (Getty Images)
The book details the White House from the Biden campaign, “Maud Operandy” and “attacking journalists who cover questions about the age of the president,” and “creating a sabotage structure for those who are embarrassed by journalists and curious about the president’s status.”
“To answer questions about everyone’s mind: No, Joe Biden doesn’t have a PhD in diplomacy. He’s exactly that f—good.
Reflecting on the statement, the book said, “It reflects the views of politicians, but among professional Democrats, it has become a momentary legend of its joint obstacles and sound hearing.”
Bates dismissed the book’s story about him, telling Fox News Digital that he “struck and stretches out the facts he’s chosen while excluding others.”
Former Biden White House staff member also came to Bates’ defense and told Fox News Digital, “This is an important fact that’s wrong.”
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Former Biden Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates. (Screenshot/MSNBC)
“Bates was a senior public relations officer who met and traveled with the president, including the Oval and Air Force 1, met and traveled with the president, and he staffed him across the country and served as Capitol Hill. That’s public information. He served as a point representative for the press on key legislative and political issues,” the former White House staff continued. “He was known for being respect and compassion, whether it was policy or something else, if a colleague didn’t want to interview him because of a challenging story.”
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“(a) A reporter with another national news outlet had heard from a White House aide, and it seems like the president had a serious, disturbing moment, forgot his name and facts, and sometimes he was seriously confused at the meeting,” the book read.
“Reporters reached out to members of the White House press, who were not only aggressive and angry, but also took the unusual step of letting Steve Richetty call her,” the book said. “He spoke to her from the record so she couldn’t use any of the things he said or even attribute it to “White House sources.” However, he told her that everything else was saying was false and that he was present at the meeting as a presidential counselor. ”
After returning from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, then-President Joe Biden will speak to a White House South Lawn reporter in Washington, D.C. on Monday, September 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
According to Tupper and Thompson, the Biden White House was out trying to control his perception of health.
“The message from the White House was clear, this reporter believed. If she moved forward with the story from an anonymous aide, the White House would actively fight it on the record and portray her as a liar,” the book reads. “The implicit threat worked.”
The book sparked a fierce response from both sides of the aisle, with many blaming Biden’s mental vision media coverage, and blaming the media and Biden’s team for hiding the facts of the situation.
Fox News Digital goes back wide, dating back to the 2020 presidential election on Biden’s cognitive decline and his inner circle The role of hiding it.
Others pushed back to framing the book, including Joe Biden’s granddaughter, Naomi Biden. Exposed responsibilities In a new book, I call it “silly” and “political fairy smut.”
Former White House Press Secretary Carine Jean Pierre and former Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates. (Gets McNamee/Nicholas Kamm)
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Tapper’s network, CNN, is also facing pushbacks to promoting the book. From “View” And Daily Show host John Stewart has problems with the network promoting the book against the backdrop of Biden’s recent cancer diagnosis.
In a statement to Fox News Digital, a Biden spokesperson said, “There is nothing in the book that shows Joe Biden didn’t do his job, as the authors argued.
“They show nowhere that our national security is threatened or that the President was not engaged in any important issues of the presidency. In fact, Joe Biden was an effective president who led our country with empathy and skill.”
Hanna Panreck and Rachel Del Guidice of Fox News Digital contributed to this report