Axios reporter Alex Thompson, who co-wrote the book “Original Sin” about Joe Biden’s mental decline and a related cover-up, disputes Jill Biden’s account of the 2024 Trump debate. Multiple outlets report that Thompson says some former Biden White House aides “simply don’t believe” Jill Biden’s claim that she thought Joe Biden was “having a stroke” during the debate. The reporting frames Jill Biden’s statement as an effort to reinterpret or “rewrite” what occurred at the time. Thompson’s comments are presented as skepticism from people familiar with the internal perspective during the event, rather than as new, independently verifiable medical or factual evidence. Both sources describe Thompson’s position as disbelief among ex-aides regarding what Jill Biden believed during the debate, emphasizing the disagreement over the interpretation of her reaction. The accounts do not resolve whether Jill Biden’s description reflects what she perceived at the moment or whether aides’ recollections contradict it. The dispute centers on differing narratives of the same debate moment.