Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson's "Original Sin" paints a critical picture of President Biden, suggesting an aging leader whose inner circle and family have shielded him while enabling his pursuit of a second term. The New York Times' Jennifer Szalai highlights the book's depiction of an enfeebled Biden.

The book, titled ORIGINAL SIN: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again, implies a parallel to Christian theology, suggesting a fundamental flaw or mistake at the heart of Biden's decision to seek re-election.