Presidential legacies tend to be debated for decades, but in the four months since Joe Biden left office, a consensus seems to have emerged on two key issues.

His decision to stand for a second term all but guaranteed Donald Trump's return to power, and that efforts to hide his infirmities were disastrous and dishonest.

Tonight, on a special edition of Washington Week,

Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson answer questions about Joe Biden's original sin.

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Good evening and welcome to Washington Week.

Tonight, we'll discuss a book that has enthralled Washington and much of the nation, original sin,

President Biden's decline, its cover-up, and his disastrous choice to run again.

Joining me are its authors, Jake Tapper, CNN's lead anchor and chief Washington correspondent,

and Alex Thompson, a national political correspondent at Axios.

Gentlemen, thank you for being here in what is only your third interview of the day.

I appreciate it.

But the best.

But the best. Certainly, no, save the best for the middle.

Let's start with, jump into the key moment, a key moment in American history, one of the most dramatic moments

in American political history, at the debate, co-moderated by you, Jake, June of last year,

in which Joe Biden essentially lost the election for the Democrats, perhaps, certainly lost the nomination.

I just want you to watch this key moment with me

and we'll talk about it.

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making sure that we continue to strengthen our healthcare system,

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