Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 193
The Magnificent Seven
President Biden’s inner circle “grew so small in 2023 and 2024 that even members of his Cabinet weren’t included,” CNN reports.
Said one Cabinet member: “Access dropped off considerably in 2024, and I didn’t interact with him as much.”
The Cabinet member added: “Yes, the president is ‘making the decisions,’ but if the inner circle is shaping them in such a way, is it really a decision? Are they leading him to something?”
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