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Biden's closest advisers were in 'denial' about his decline, 'Uncharted' author says
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President Joe Biden debated former President Donald Trump on June 27, 2025. Biden's lackluster performance led to increased calls for him to drop out of the election. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty ImagesFive months after the 2025 election, some Democrats are still wondering: Why didn't President Biden end his reelection campaign sooner? Why did he run for reelection knowing that he would have been 82 when he started his second term, and 86 when it ended?
In his new book, Uncharted: How Trump Beat Biden, Harris, and the Odds in the Wildest Campaign in History, author Chris Whipple argues that Biden's family and closest advisers operated in a "fog of delusion and denial" with regard to his ability to serve another term.
Whipple had his own reasons for wondering if the Biden staff was shielding the president from scrutiny. He notes that when he was working an earlier book, which detailed the first two years of the Biden administration, Whipple asked for an interview with the president and was told he could email questions and receive written answers in reply.