Alex Thompson's speech

Humility and grace from a friend and co-author

Alex Thompson of Axios was honored at last night’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with the Aldo Beckman Award for Overall Excellence in White House Coverage.

I’ve been a fan of Alex’s for some time and had a fantastic experience with him writing our new book Original Sin, which comes out May 20.

Alex was bestowed with this honor, per the judges, because his “work demonstrates that he embodies many of the traits exhibited by Aldo Beckman – impartiality, deep knowledge of the presidency (in this instance, the Biden administration) and integrity. Thompson’s aggressive reporting on Biden, especially leading up to and after the Trump-Biden debate, revealed that the president’s cognitive decline was impacting his ability to do his job, information the White House tried to conceal. After the debate, Thompson was the first to report that Biden was at his best from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. — a stunning revelation. This was among the stories by Thompson that provided important insight into the inner workings of the Biden White House at a confusing and critical time.”

“President Biden’s decline and its cover-up by the people around him is a reminder that every White House, regardless of party, is capable of deception,” Alex said. “We, myself included, missed a lot of this story. And some people trust us less because of it. We bear some responsibility for faith in the media being at such lows.”

Some of the work here:

Biden’s team bracing for special counsel’s report on classified docs

Two Joe Bidens: The night America saw the other one

“Freaking the f*** out”: Turmoil in the White House over Biden

Scoop: Inside Biden’s shrinking inner circle

Biden’s Obama grudge drives 2024 resolve

Scoop: Biden doubted Harris’ election chances

-Jake