First on CNN: New book reveals how Biden’s inner circle kept Cabinet from him in final two years of presidency

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CNN  —  Some members of former President Joe Biden’s Cabinet did not believe that he could be relied upon to perform at 2 a.m. during an emergency by the final year of his presidency, according to a new book from CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios’ Alex Thompson. Several secretaries told the authors that Biden’s inner circle grew so small in 2023 and 2024 that even members of his Cabinet weren’t included. “Access dropped off considerably in 2024, and I didn’t interact with him as much,” said one