RUSH TRANSCRIPT A cover ░░░░░░░░ inside the Biden Administration ░░░░░░░░ House We ll talk ░░░░░░░░ the author Jake Tapper ░░░░░░░░ Alex Thompson about the ░░░░░░░░ allegations hey guys their ░░░░░░░░ TV interview Today s ░░░░░░░░ today Congrats We ll ░░░░░░░░ right back Some days ░░░░░░░░ s the little things ░░░░░░░░ get us through An ░░░░░░░░ start a quick stop ░░░░░░░░ familiar face Life feels ░░░░░░░░ enough With worries about ░░░░░░░░ and the cost of ░░░░░░░░ So if a good ░░░░░░░░ makes things a little ░░░░░░░░ we ve got you ░░░░░░░░ any size hot coffee ░░░░░░░░ 1 any size iced ░░░░░░░░ for 2 or any ░░░░░░░░ wawa iced tea or ░░░░░░░░ drink for 1 just ░░░░░░░░ being a wawa rewards ░░░░░░░░ Iced coffee for you ░░░░░░░░ have your back Gottahava ░░░░░░░░ Our guests are the ░░░░░░░░ of the a new ░░░░░░░░ that allege steps were ░░░░░░░░ to conceal former President ░░░░░░░░ s diminishing health while ░░░░░░░░ office Jake Tapper and ░░░░░░░░ Thompson spoke to 200 ░░░░░░░░ and many within the ░░░░░░░░ Administration and the larger ░░░░░░░░ Party It s called ░░░░░░░░ sin President Biden s ░░░░░░░░ its cover up and ░░░░░░░░ disastrous choice to run ░░░░░░░░ Out today Sources describe ░░░░░░░░ struggle to remember the ░░░░░░░░ of longtime associates going ░░░░░░░░ to 2019 and and ░░░░░░░░ reliance on note cards ░░░░░░░░ scripted meetings even with ░░░░░░░░ own cabinet members This ░░░░░░░░ just after of course ░░░░░░░░ announcement yesterday of former ░░░░░░░░ Biden battling prostate cancer ░░░░░░░░ re now joined by ░░░░░░░░ Tapper and Alex Thompson ░░░░░░░░ their first interview about ░░░░░░░░ book Good morning Good ░░░░░░░░ Thank you for being ░░░░░░░░ I mentioned the prostate ░░░░░░░░ We were talking about ░░░░░░░░ yesterday We all are ░░░░░░░░ to the Biden family ░░░░░░░░ It s a tough ░░░░░░░░ and wish them the ░░░░░░░░ Yeah Well said Second ░░░░░░░░ ll talk about whether ░░░░░░░░ Washington press corps should ░░░░░░░░ done more and shared ░░░░░░░░ during the administration Let ░░░░░░░░ talk about the heart ░░░░░░░░ the book itself At ░░░░░░░░ this president was almost ░░░░░░░░ out of it gone ░░░░░░░░ and raises the question ░░░░░░░░ who was running the ░░░░░░░░ at that moment Was ░░░░░░░░ a protocol in place ░░░░░░░░ what was the nature ░░░░░░░░ the cover up Can ░░░░░░░░ describe it Jake First ░░░░░░░░ all let me say ░░░░░░░░ hearts go out to ░░░░░░░░ Biden and his family ░░░░░░░░ this fight against prostate ░░░░░░░░ One of the things ░░░░░░░░ this news does I ░░░░░░░░ is highlight how difficult ░░░░░░░░ issues are for reporters ░░░░░░░░ cover because these are ░░░░░░░░ most sensitive personal intrusive ░░░░░░░░ you can ask so ░░░░░░░░ on what we uncovered ░░░░░░░░ our book these are ░░░░░░░░ questions to ask people ░░░░░░░░ the White House about ░░░░░░░░ we were repeatedly Alex ░░░░░░░░ very aggressive covering this ░░░░░░░░ a White House reporter ░░░░░░░░ were repeatedly lied to ░░░░░░░░ people in the White ░░░░░░░░ who were always saying ░░░░░░░░ s fine he s ░░░░░░░░ he s fine After ░░░░░░░░ election Alex and I ░░░░░░░░ we need to find ░░░░░░░░ what really happened because ░░░░░░░░ was just crazy What ░░░░░░░░ the American people just ░░░░░░░░ through and talked to ░░░░░░░░ than 200 democratic insiders ░░░░░░░░ of these interview almost ░░░░░░░░ of them after the ░░░░░░░░ and what we found ░░░░░░░░ was shocking Just the ░░░░░░░░ to which he was ░░░░░░░░ increasingly there were almost ░░░░░░░░ Biden the fine one ░░░░░░░░ saw in 2020 and ░░░░░░░░ nonfunctioning Biden Did you ░░░░░░░░ think the aides were ░░░░░░░░ deceitful or did you ░░░░░░░░ they really believed that ░░░░░░░░ was going to be ░░░░░░░░ Alex and he would ░░░░░░░░ able to do the ░░░░░░░░ I think some of ░░░░░░░░ early steps were done ░░░░░░░░ flnts and have reasons ░░░░░░░░ want your principal to ░░░░░░░░ good but as his ░░░░░░░░ increased some of those ░░░░░░░░ became increasingly deceitful The ░░░░░░░░ we samhain 0 the ░░░░░░░░ stage last June had ░░░░░░░░ moments like that behind ░░░░░░░░ scenes and they started ░░░░░░░░ structure his public schedule ░░░░░░░░ make sure the public ░░░░░░░░ t see it and ░░░░░░░░ people inside their own ░░░░░░░░ their own cabinet did ░░░░░░░░ see this They shielded ░░░░░░░░ both from public view ░░░░░░░░ from As we all ░░░░░░░░ there s a difference ░░░░░░░░ an outer rung and ░░░░░░░░ circle and when it ░░░░░░░░ to proximity the former ░░░░░░░░ Lady Jill Biden is ░░░░░░░░ closest to him Yeah ░░░░░░░░ you believe that she ░░░░░░░░ complicit in this cover ░░░░░░░░ I think the main ░░░░░░░░ complicit in hiding the ░░░░░░░░ Biden were President Biden ░░░░░░░░ Lady Biden Hunter Biden ░░░░░░░░ his immediate circle of ░░░░░░░░ that other people in ░░░░░░░░ White House called the ░░░░░░░░ They were the ones ░░░░░░░░ saw President Biden every ░░░░░░░░ up close and personal ░░░░░░░░ whether they were lying ░░░░░░░░ themselves and everybody else ░░░░░░░░ just everybody else That ░░░░░░░░ a big question I ░░░░░░░░ One of the aides ░░░░░░░░ referred us to the ░░░░░░░░ team statement there is ░░░░░░░░ in the book that ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden failed to ░░░░░░░░ his job nor did ░░░░░░░░ prove their allegation that ░░░░░░░░ was a cover up ░░░░░░░░ conspiracy nowhere do they ░░░░░░░░ that our national security ░░░░░░░░ threatened or President Biden ░░░░░░░░ t otherwise engaged in ░░░░░░░░ important matters of the ░░░░░░░░ but I actually feel ░░░░░░░░ do show I think ░░░░░░░░ do I don t ░░░░░░░░ he s read the ░░░░░░░░ If he s not ░░░░░░░░ with cabinet members and ░░░░░░░░ t have direct access ░░░░░░░░ lights out at 5 ░░░░░░░░ or dinner at 4 ░░░░░░░░ even during the administration ░░░░░░░░ do genuinely wonder if ░░░░░░░░ had occurred of national ░░░░░░░░ would was making the ░░░░░░░░ at that point Well ░░░░░░░░ ll just say you ░░░░░░░░ we didn t make ░░░░░░░░ up the fact is ░░░░░░░░ people inside the administration ░░░░░░░░ us this that they ░░░░░░░░ not we had multiple ░░░░░░░░ members that said if ░░░░░░░░ had been a crisis ░░░░░░░░ 2024 late in the ░░░░░░░░ the of the night ░░░░░░░░ did not have confidence ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden would necessarily ░░░░░░░░ up to that task ░░░░░░░░ as a result you ░░░░░░░░ of have the institutional ░░░░░░░░ pecks of the presidency ░░░░░░░░ would have probably you ░░░░░░░░ tried to take hold ░░░░░░░░ critics are saying to ░░░░░░░░ of you guys listen ░░░░░░░░ you knew this information ░░░░░░░░ said you didn t ░░░░░░░░ it until after the ░░░░░░░░ Right We re questioning ░░░░░░░░ because you all both ░░░░░░░░ so well sourced So ░░░░░░░░ s raising some question ░░░░░░░░ didn t you share ░░░░░░░░ before as soon as ░░░░░░░░ got it as opposed ░░░░░░░░ gathering all the information ░░░░░░░░ putting it out in ░░░░░░░░ book that you will ░░░░░░░░ profit from Well I ░░░░░░░░ The optics don t ░░░░░░░░ good for both of ░░░░░░░░ I would take issue ░░░░░░░░ that because first of ░░░░░░░░ if you know me ░░░░░░░░ Alex you know if ░░░░░░░░ had learned in realtime 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home You ░░░░░░░░ stream that live on ░░░░░░░░ orlando dot com in ░░░░░░░░ free news 6 plus ░░░░░░░░ CBS mor CBS morngs ░░░░░░░░ We are back 8 ░░░░░░░░ CBS mornings Time for ░░░░░░░░ of the table As ░░░░░░░░ see it s a ░░░░░░░░ of the White House ░░░░░░░░ show we decided to ░░░░░░░░ talking with our two ░░░░░░░░ from the last segment ░░░░░░░░ Tapper and Alex Thompson ░░░░░░░░ of original sin President ░░░░░░░░ s decline its cover ░░░░░░░░ and his disastrous choice ░░░░░░░░ run again The book ░░░░░░░░ is talking about now ░░░░░░░░ the break we were ░░░░░░░░ into more detail about ░░░░░░░░ national security applications of ░░░░░░░░ being in the White ░░░░░░░░ The Biden people keep ░░░░░░░░ there s never been ░░░░░░░░ decision or nothing was ░░░░░░░░ on the national security ░░░░░░░░ because of what we ░░░░░░░░ in terms of how ░░░░░░░░ he was diminished but ░░░░░░░░ s not accurate if ░░░░░░░░ read the book and ░░░░░░░░ know you three did ░░░░░░░░ are senators who expressed ░░░░░░░░ in the book about ░░░░░░░░ they re seeing senator ░░░░░░░░ warner top Democrat on ░░░░░░░░ Senate intelligence committee has ░░░░░░░░ conversation with the president ░░░░░░░░ Biden about them releasing ░░░░░░░░ terrorists from gitmo and ░░░░░░░░ s concerned because he ░░░░░░░░ t think Biden understand ░░░░░░░░ is they re talking ░░░░░░░░ There s another scene ░░░░░░░░ senator Bennett from Colorado ░░░░░░░░ at the White House ░░░░░░░░ an immigration event and ░░░░░░░░ is so addled and ░░░░░░░░ of it he leaves ░░░░░░░░ this is why our ░░░░░░░░ policy is such a ░░░░░░░░ the president is not ░░░░░░░░ of handling the portfolio ░░░░░░░░ whatever you think of ░░░░░░░░ or Obama and how ░░░░░░░░ did it they at ░░░░░░░░ were able to manage ░░░░░░░░ competing interests and Biden ░░░░░░░░ t So The American ░░░░░░░░ were certainly concerned too ░░░░░░░░ yeah Time after time ░░░░░░░░ polls showed the numbers ░░░░░░░░ His age his cognitive ░░░░░░░░ but many times in ░░░░░░░░ book you kept talking ░░░░░░░░ 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