Original Sin by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson will focus on president’s ‘self-delusional’ decision to seek re-election

A new book announced on Wednesday aims to tell a behind-the-scenes story about Joe Biden’s bid for a second term, promising to reveal a top-level cover-up about his decline in health, its publisher said.

The book, titled Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again, will be released on 20 May. Penguin Press, the book’s publisher, announced on Wednesday.