How Joe Biden’s inner circle hid his cognitive decline

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  This is In Conversation from Apple News.

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  I'm Shamita Basu.

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  Today, how President Biden's inner circle kept his cognitive decline a secret.

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  A few days ago,

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  we learned that former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer.

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  According to a statement, the cancer has spread to his bones.

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  but it, quote, appears to be hormone sensitive, which allows for effective management.

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  He and his family are reviewing treatment options,

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  and they've thanked Americans for the outpouring of support and well wishes.

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  The news came as other questions about Biden's health were back in the spotlight.

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  Throughout his presidency, Biden, who is now 82 years old,

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  faced scrutiny about his age and his mental cognition,

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  so much so that he eventually ended his 2024 re-election campaign.

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  And new reporting done entirely separately from his cancer diagnosis

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  reveals the extent to which the former president's mental acuity appeared to be getting worse while in office

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  and how the people in his inner circle concealed it.

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  Our reporting suggests that this was a deterioration.

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  That's CNN's Jake Tapper.

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  And they were not only lying to the public and the media, they were lying to their cabinet.

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  They were lying to Democratic donors.

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