Before the presidential debate that many deemed a flop, the Biden administration was cruising with a clear vision for a second term. His team genuinely believed in a successful reelection bid, allowing him to serve another four years. However, with hindsight being 20/20, the feasibility of this scenario appears increasingly dubious.
But let’s entertain the thought: what if Biden had clinched the victory? How would his team navigate the complexities of governance? Recent insights suggest a rather unsettling strategy.
According to Alex Thompson, co-author with Jake Tapper on their new book about Biden, the president’s inner circle devised a plan that could only be described as alarming. They intended to present Biden in public sporadically, merely to confirm his existence, while a cadre of unelected aides would effectively steer the nation’s course behind the scenes.
Thompson shared these details during an appearance on FOX News, outlining what can only be labeled a rather dystopian approach to leadership.
Transcript via Real Clear Politics:
SHANNON BREAM, FOX NEWS SUNDAY: You quote a long-time Biden aide basically admitting he shouldn’t be running again. They said to you on page 85, ‘He just had to win, and then he could disappear for four years. He’d only have to show proof of life every once in a while. His aides could pick up the slack.’ Who would have been running the White House in a second Biden term?
ALEX THOMPSON, CO-AUTHOR: Well, this person went on to say that when you’re voting for a president, you’re voting for the aides around him. But these aides were not even Senate-confirmed aides. These are White House aides. These were unelected people. And one of the things that really I think comes out in our reporting here is that if you believe — and I think a lot of these people do sincerely believe that Donald Trump was and is an existential threat to democracy — you can rationalize anything, including sometimes doing undemocratic things, which I think is what this person is talking about.
Here’s the video:
This scenario paints a picture of a “zombie presidency,” where the façade of leadership is maintained while actual governance is relegated to a shadowy group of advisers. Such a situation begs for congressional hearings to scrutinize the implications of this covert power structure.
