An upcoming book details former President Joe Biden's alleged declining health toward the end of his term in office and the internal discussions between his staff about how to deal with it. Related video above: Biden reacts to election of Pope Leo XIV Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson's book "Original Sin" presents several remarkable anecdotes that indicate Biden was struggling much more than the public knew.

Obtained by Newsweek ahead of its publication on May 20, Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again paints a stark portrait of a presidency in turmoil —and of a leader whose public image of control and clarity masked private struggles with memory, stamina and recognition.