Alex Thompson on if Biden Knew Every Decision Made on His Name: ‘This Is Only the First Draft of this Story’

SINGLETON Alex let me ░░░░░░░░ you this question I ░░░░░░░░ t read the book ░░░░░░░░ I ve seen the ░░░░░░░░ You guys talked to ░░░░░░░░ plus people on the ░░░░░░░░ They were saying staff ░░░░░░░░ some staff members didn ░░░░░░░░ have access to the ░░░░░░░░ Cabinet members for months ░░░░░░░░ t have access to ░░░░░░░░ president There was concern ░░░░░░░░ just stated if there ░░░░░░░░ a national emergency the ░░░░░░░░ wasn t in the ░░░░░░░░ state to be able ░░░░░░░░ potentially handle it make ░░░░░░░░ decisions If all of ░░░░░░░░ is true then who ░░░░░░░░ making decisions for the ░░░░░░░░ Thompson Well I d ░░░░░░░░ you know the president ░░░░░░░░ president there s also ░░░░░░░░ president and there s ░░░░░░░░ presidency right And there ░░░░░░░░ an infrastructure around the ░░░░░░░░ that is making decisions ░░░░░░░░ all times There are ░░░░░░░░ there are some decisions ░░░░░░░░ always have to go ░░░░░░░░ to the president But ░░░░░░░░ m saying then the ░░░░░░░░ circle around that on ░░░░░░░░ national security side you ░░░░░░░░ talking Jake Sullivan Anthony ░░░░░░░░ on the political side ░░░░░░░░ Donilon and Steve Ricchetti ░░░░░░░░ the policy side Bruce ░░░░░░░░ and those and then ░░░░░░░░ just sort of on ░░░░░░░░ schedule like personnel side ░░░░░░░░ Here s the conundrum ░░░░░░░░ Democrats here I get ░░░░░░░░ you re saying Alex ░░░░░░░░ m aware of that ░░░░░░░░ people vote for a ░░░░░░░░ they get their staffers ░░░░░░░░ are going to help ░░░░░░░░ the job They get ░░░░░░░░ But they also want ░░░░░░░░ fundamentally know that the ░░░░░░░░ that they voted for ░░░░░░░░ matter what happens at ░░░░░░░░ A M call we ░░░░░░░░ used to hear about ░░░░░░░░ this guy can take ░░░░░░░░ call And it s ░░░░░░░░ clear from this book ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden couldn t ░░░░░░░░ the call for an ░░░░░░░░ four years and he ░░░░░░░░ should not have continued ░░░░░░░░ remainder of his presidency ░░░░░░░░ Scott JENNINGS Alex there ░░░░░░░░ a passage in the ░░░░░░░░ where I think a ░░░░░░░░ secretary says essentially the ░░░░░░░░ was being run by ░░░░░░░░ board of like five ░░░░░░░░ and at best Joe ░░░░░░░░ was a senior member ░░░░░░░░ the board In your ░░░░░░░░ would it be valid ░░░░░░░░ for Republicans to go ░░░░░░░░ in time and say ░░░░░░░░ presidential decisions being made ░░░░░░░░ this way valid Was ░░░░░░░░ president aware of every ░░░░░░░░ that was made in ░░░░░░░░ name Isn t that ░░░░░░░░ question that needs to ░░░░░░░░ asked today And did ░░░░░░░░ uncover any answers to ░░░░░░░░ questions in the book ░░░░░░░░ That quote wasn t ░░░░░░░░ a cabinet member but ░░░░░░░░ from a senior Democrat ░░░░░░░░ in the White House ░░░░░░░░ But in terms of ░░░░░░░░ other question I mean ░░░░░░░░ still feel that Jake ░░░░░░░░ I and Jake I ░░░░░░░░ agrees that we this ░░░░░░░░ only the first draft ░░░░░░░░ this story and it ░░░░░░░░ going to continue on.”