
Alex Thompson
national political correspondent for @Axios. @CNN contributor. co-author of “Original Sin.”
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2 weeks ago |
republicanpost.net | Jake Tapper |Alex Thompson
Family and duty collide as Joe Biden faces a challenging decision regarding Hunter Biden’s trial, revealing the intricate dance between personal loyalty and presidential responsibility. Joe Biden offered to testify privately in Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial. “Original Sin” book details the complexities of Biden’s choice, as he juggles family and presidential matters. Biden’s offer came amidst tight schedules, international commitments, and re-election preparations.
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2 weeks ago |
theatlantic.com | Jake Tapper |Alex Thompson
Midway through President Joe Biden’s four-day trip to Ireland in April 2023, Representative Mike Quigley of Illinois realized whom the president reminded him of and why. The proudly Irish president was in great spirits, energized by the crowds. In Ballina, he delivered a speech to one of the biggest audiences of his political career.
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2 weeks ago |
axios.com | Marc Caputo |Alex Thompson |Tal Axelrod
Then-President Biden outside the White House last July. Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesFormer President Biden's disclosure that he had Stage 4 prostate cancer was quickly met with sympathy late Sunday. By Monday morning, the questions — from Democrats and Republicans alike — had begun. Why it matters: The timing of Biden's announcement, coupled with the way his handlers tried to cover up his health issues in the past, fueled speculation about how long he'd known about the cancer.
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2 weeks ago |
axios.com | Marc Caputo |Alex Thompson
Audio obtained by Axios of former President Biden's October 2023 interviews with special counsel Robert Hur shows Biden acknowledging that he might have wanted to keep a classified document about Afghanistan "just for posterity's sake."Why it matters: That admission of intenttechnically could have exposed Biden to criminal charges.
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2 weeks ago |
axios.com | Marc Caputo |Alex Thompson
Audio obtained by Axios of former President Biden's October 2023 interviews with special counsel Robert Hur shows Biden struggling to find the right words and dates when recounting the time of his son Beau's death in 2015.
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RT @JakeWilkns: POLITICO: “That’s in addition to an upcoming book by two high-profile journalists @jaketapper and @AlexThomp that promises…

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I tend not to read a lot of the current affairs books about DC, but I pre-ordered “Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again” at least in part because it’s obvious the Biden family is *terrified* of what’s in it. https://t.co/02zJXfB7qU

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