Speaker Profile
Alex Thompson
National Political Correspondent, AXIOS
Scheduled Appearances
Podcast
THE GIST
Sat
May 31, 2025 | 2:45pm
In-person
Mainstage
Mike Pesca, host of The Gist, interviews CNN Anchor Jake Tapper and Axios National Political Correspondent Alex Thompson about their new book, Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again. They discuss if this was more a coverup or a combination of wishful thinking and herd-mentality. Also discussed: How the press will learn from their mistake, if the press acknowledges it was a mistake and if legacy media can re-earn credibility.
Featuring:
Mike Pesca,
Jake Tapper,
Alex Thompson
Session sponsored by Socius Law Group
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