Ex-Biden aide says former president was 'fatigued, befuddled, and disengaged' prior to June debate: Book
Author Chris Whipple wrote that Ron Klain recounted Biden being 'exhausted' and 'out of it' during prep
By Hanna Panreck Fox News
Published April 2, 2025 5:00pm EDT
Former White House chief of staff Ron Klain revealed that President Joe Biden was "fatigued, befuddled and disengaged" before his debate with President Donald Trump in June, according to a new book.
"At his first meeting with Biden in Aspen Lodge, the president’s cabin," author Chris Whipple wrote, Klain "was startled. He’d never seen him so exhausted and out of it. Biden was unaware of what was happening in his own campaign. Halfway through the session, the president excused himself and went off to sit by the pool," according to an excerpt published by The Guardian.
Whipple's new book titled, "Uncharted: How Trump Beat Biden, Harris, and the Odds in the Wildest Campaign in History," is set to be released this month. Klain, a close ally and major supporter of the former president, served as his chief of staff from 2021 until 2023 and helped Biden prepare for his June debate against Trump.
"The president was fatigued, befuddled, and disengaged," Whipple wrote, according to the excerpt. "Klain feared the debate with Trump would be a nationally televised disaster."
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