<p>In the new book "Original Sin," co-authors Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson reveal the Biden presidential campaign held a fake town hall in hopes of using in political ads. Sources told the authors that Biden's performance was so poor there was nothing usable.</p>

Author reveals staged Biden town hall was so bad his campaign didn't use it

In the new book "Original Sin," co-authors Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson reveal the Biden presidential campaign held a fake town hall in hopes of using in political ads. Sources told the authors that Biden's performance was so poor there was nothing usable.

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<p>In the new book "Original Sin," co-authors Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson reveal the Biden presidential campaign held a fake town hall in hopes of using in political ads. Sources told the authors that Biden's performance was so poor there was nothing usable.</p>

Author reveals staged Biden town hall was so bad his campaign didn't use it

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