Axios

Alex Thompson

News · national politics, Biden, 2028 race · @AlexThomp on X

National political correspondent at Axios since January 2023 and CNN contributor. Co-author with Jake Tapper of 'Original Sin' (2025) on the concealment of Biden's decline, and winner of the WHCA's 2025 Aldo Beckman award for that coverage.

Previously: POLITICO, Vice News

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Broke with own side · served the right · +1.9 R · May 20, 2025

'Original Sin' alleges cover-up of Biden's decline

His book with Jake Tapper alleges that Biden's inner circle concealed his cognitive decline. The site's 'Biden's Decline' case cites the book.

Source: The Propaganda Files →

Broke with own side · served the right · +1.9 R · Apr 26, 2025

At WHCA dinner, said the press 'missed a lot' of Biden's decline

Accepting the Aldo Beckman award, he said: 'We, myself included, missed a lot of this story,' and that every White House 'regardless of party, is capable of deception.'

Source: Fox News →

Broke with own side · served the right · +1.7 R · 2023-04

Biden White House called his Biden-age reporting 'False'

His Axios piece on how Biden's age shaped his schedule and campaign drew a 'False' from deputy chief of staff Jen O'Malley Dillon and pushback from spokesman Andrew Bates.

Source: Mediaite →