Just when it seemed the Biden presidency couldn’t be more clouded in confusion, contradiction, and cover-up, Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House drops another round of revelations that confirm what many already suspected—and what others deliberately concealed. The former president’s mental and physical decline was not just visible to the public; it was an open secret within the inner sanctum of Democratic leadership.
One of the most telling accounts? The use of fluorescent tape on the floor to guide President Biden during public appearances so he wouldn’t wander off stage. Not metaphorically. Literally. Staff had to mark his path like a stage actor with cue lines. And this, we’re told, was the man prepared to serve another four years as the leader of the free world.
But it doesn’t stop there. In one particularly surreal moment described in the book, Biden comes face to face with Rep. Eric Swalwell—a man who had met him multiple times over the years—and fails to recognize him. Swalwell had to prompt the president with personal details just to jog his memory.
This wasn’t a passing lapse. This was a man in office who couldn’t remember elected officials from his own party, and yet the machine around him kept humming along in full denial mode.
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
Another detail paints an even grimmer picture. To hide the extent of Biden’s deterioration, his staff reportedly used a make-up artist before Zoom calls to soften his appearance—at times so lifeless that even digital filters couldn’t do the job. These weren’t minor optics adjustments. This was Weekend at Bernie’s at the federal level.
And while the administration’s inner circle played along, Jill Biden was reportedly “a thousand percent” behind her husband’s re-election bid. Critics long accused her of being more than just supportive—of being complicit in keeping up the illusion that everything was fine. With power in reach and the prestige of the presidency still at hand, it appears no one was willing to tell the emperor he had no clothes.
Even after Biden’s disastrous debate performance and endless public gaffes, the media circled the wagons. Concerns were downplayed. Stories about his “occasional stumbles” were printed with a straight face, despite a constant stream of moments that would’ve derailed any other presidency. What legacy media once derided as “cheap fakes” turned out to be exactly what they appeared to be—signs of a president who wasn’t up to the job.
And here’s the final insult: no one will pay a price for this. Swalwell won’t be asked why he said nothing. The advisors who covered it up have already landed their next cushy gigs. The American people were deceived—systematically, knowingly, and arrogantly—and those responsible will walk away untouched.
