A small, tight-knit group in former Joe Biden’s inner circle was running the White House like a “politburo,” and they were the “ultimate decision-makers” as Biden’s health and cognitive function continued to decline, according to the authors of a bombshell new book.
This group, dubbed the “politburo,” included a coterie of seasoned political veterans, including Mike Donilon, Steve Ricchetti and Bruce Reed — but also family members such as first lady Jill Biden and the president’s son Hunter, the authors of “Original Sin” claim.
“In terms of who was running the White House, it’s a small group of people that have been around,” “Original Sin” author Alex Thompson told PBS’ “Washington Week” on Friday. “Some people within the administration called them the Politburo. That’s the term we used in the book.”
Former White House chief of staff Ron Klain was at times part of the “politburo,” as was former senior adviser to the president Annie Tomasini. Also on the “politburo” was the first lady’s former top adviser and “work husband,” Anthony Bernal, whom The Post previously reported created a toxic workplace environment.
“And Joe Biden himself also is part of this. Joe Biden is not like — it’s not ‘Weekend at Bernie’s,’ right?” said co-author and CNN anchor Jake Tapper, referring to the movie about a dead guy who is wheeled around as part of an elaborate ruse.
……..“Five people were running the country, and Joe Biden was at best a senior member of the board,” one source familiar with the inner workings of the White House told the authors.
An unidentified cabinet secretary vented about the Politburo, saying, “I’ve never seen a situation like this before, with so few people having so much power. They would make huge economic decisions without calling [Treasury] Secretary Yellen.”
The Politburo had been forceful in rejecting and diminishing concerns about the former president’s age and mental acuity, according to the book. The advisers had generally seen “concerns about Biden’s age as simply a political vulnerability, not a serious limitation,” the book claims.
They believed that Biden was achieving real policy victories, entitling him, and them, to a second term, according to the book.
……The bombshell book explained that, irrespective of official titles, “in practice, Bruce Reed was the real domestic policy adviser, Mike Donilon was the actual political director, Steve Ricchetti controlled Legislative Affairs, and Klain controlled a bit of everything.”
…….Many “politburo” members also brought key friends and family into plum Biden administration roles.
Donilon’s niece landed a role on the National Security Council, according to the book.
It was obvious in March 2023, that Klain was running the show.
Biden’s dementia had been on full display for awhile.
When Jeff Zients took over as WHCOS, SBA special advisor Tyler Robinson said that Zients had more power than Kammy Harris.
For the entire length of Biden’s term the media denied, in the face of Biden’s glaring deterioration, that any of this existed. Now, they’re denying their part in the charade. Tapper, like the rest of them, has no shame.
The lawfare against President Trump and the persecution of his supporters by weaponized agencies was orchestrated by Biden’s Politburo.
Paging the DOJ…..
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