POLITICS: Biden Aides Discussed Him Using Wheelchair If Re-Elected

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According to a new book, Original Sin, Biden advisers discussed him possibly having to use a wheelchair if he was re-elected.

The book was written by CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios’ Alex Thompson.

The book claims that Biden was told by his physician that if he fell again, he might have to use a wheelchair.

Axios reported:

Joe Biden’s physical deterioration was so severe in 2023 and 2024 that advisers privately discussed the possibility he’d need to use a wheelchair if he won re-election, CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios’ Alex Thompson write in their new book, “Original Sin,” out May 20.

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The conversations also reveal the White House’s determination to conceal the reality of Biden’s condition, at the risk of his own health, while he faced a tough re-election bid against Donald Trump.

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Biden aides believed it was politically untenable to have Biden use a wheelchair during his re-election campaign.

“Given Biden’s age, [his physician Kevin O’Connor] also privately said that if he had another bad fall, a wheelchair might be necessary for what could be a difficult recovery,” the authors report.

This further exposes how Biden aides covered up Joe Biden’s declining health.

CNN reported:

The details help illustrate how the team around Biden took steps to try to protect him during his reelection bid, including finding shorter walking paths to stages, adding handrails to any steps and using a smaller staircase to board Air Force One, the authors report. Biden’s team had insisted that he was up for a second term until his disastrous June 2024 debate performance against Donald Trump, which led to him dropping out of the race three weeks later.

Aides began walking with Biden across the White House lawn to the Marine One helicopter not just to block the visual of his walk — but also in case he fell, according to Axios.

Tapper and Thompson report that Biden began forgetting names, staring blankly at people he’d known for well over a decade, and became more disoriented and incoherent when he was fatigued.

Why is the media just covering this now?