Just when you think you've heard everything there is to hear about how Democrats covered up Joe Biden's dramatic physical and cognitive decline as president, there's more.

As RedState recently reported, there was a point late in his ill-fated re-election campaign when Biden's handlers had to use fluorescent tape on the floor to keep him from wandering off during a speaking engagement. That was revealed in a new book entitled "Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House," and more excerpts have been released. 

One incident involved Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), with Biden seemingly not knowing who the Congressman was. He then had to coach the former president into remembering him. 

Swalwell had not been invited to the White House often, like most members of Congress, but when Biden and Swalwell came face to face, Biden didn’t immediately recognize the congressman, according to the book. 

Swalwell needed to note personal details to remind Biden of who he is. 

Swalwell may not be the most well-known politician out there, but he had been a fairly visible part of the Democratic Party for over a decade, including meeting Biden face-to-face several times. The former president not knowing who the congressman was should have been a major red flag, but the cover-up took precedence over everything, and everyone involved stayed quiet on the matter. 

In another part of the book, one of Biden's former aides shared how they would use a make-up artist to cover up how deteriorated his physical appearance had become. 

They were literally Michael Jacksoning him while the media called people who said he didn't look right "cheap fakes." pic.twitter.com/1JYecbWWyT

— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) March 31, 2025

I'll note that the G7 Summit mentioned there was the same one where Biden wandered off during a photo-op, leading Redstate and other conservative outlets to report on the incident. The White House and the mainstream press then spent weeks accusing us of spreading "cheap fakes." Meanwhile, the former president was so far gone at the time that they had to use an on-demand make-up artist to make him appear somewhat alive for Zoom calls. I'm feeling just a bit vindicated as I write this.

Still, there was one person who remained "a thousand percent" behind Biden's re-election bid: Jill Biden. 

First lady Jill Biden was “a thousand percent” behind it. 

“At the end of the day, I don’t think anyone in that inner circle was presenting the president any contrary advice that this thing is not going to be easy or maybe this is not the best thing for the Democratic Party,” they said. 

That won't surprise anyone who followed her tenure as First Lady. To say she was ambitious and seemed to revel in living the high life on the taxpayer's dime would be an understatement. She wasn't the only one, though. Several of Biden's top advisors were also doing everything they could to hold onto power. It's a cliche, but this was "Weekend at Bernie's" going on in the White House, with the former president's entire inner circle lying to the American people for personal gain. It wasn't until Biden's historically bad debate performance that the dam finally broke. 

Of course, even with so much out in the open now, the press are still gaslighting about what transpired. 

Party and administration officials repeatedly downplayed these worries, insisting Biden was fully capable of winning and serving another four-year term in office. Despite Biden’s occasional public stumbles, they sought to assure the public that behind closed doors, Biden remained sharp and fully in command. 

Ocassional public stumbles? Are they kidding? I wrote a story almost every day during the last few years of Biden's presidency on his senility, not because I loved covering the topic (it got rather boring after a while) but because he had that many public stumbles to cover. It was a continual onslaught of material, and by 2024, I was dumbfounded they were still letting him do events at all. 

So, while these tell-all books are nice to finally see, I can't quite shake the frustration that no one will ultimately be held accountable for any of this. Is Swalwell going to be pressed on why he didn't blow the whistle? Of course not. Will Biden's staffers be cast into the wilderness? On the contrary, most have already landed new positions. The biggest presidential scandal in modern history occurred, and it's being treated like a normal news story. It makes you wonder what they'll try to get away with next.

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