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Jake Tapper’s new book Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again is making headlines; not just for what’s in it. The backlash, the omissions, the PR fallout—it’s all part of a larger failure in messaging that started long before the first leak.
In this episode, I’m breaking down the five communication sins at the core of the Biden cover-up. It’s not about politics. It’s about power, spin, and what happens when leaders forget that concealment is not strategy.
You’ll hear:
- The five sins: from silencing to muting the messenger
- The Tapper media tour misfire
- Why crisis spin can’t beat truth—even with a teleprompter
- How these same mistakes show up in boardrooms, campaigns, and C-suites
This isn’t about politics or who you voted for. It’s about what not to do when people are watching...and when they’re not.
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Chapters
1. Jake Tapper's Book Backlash (00:00:00)
2. The Five Original Communication Sins (00:05:15)
3. Sin 1: Obfuscation Over Honesty (00:09:52)
4. Sin 2: Silencing Dissent (00:13:00)
5. Sin 3 & 4: Loyalty and Filtered Feedback (00:16:47)
6. Sin 5: Short-Term Wins, Long-Term Damage (00:20:00)
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