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- A new report details how Biden had long been in a cocoon before his disastrous debate performance.
- Top aides reportedly have to be careful about what they tell Biden — for fear of setting him off.
- "It's very difficult, and people are scared shitless of him," said a top aide.
In the wake of President Joe Biden's disastrous debate performance, top White House aides are starting to open up — albeit anonymously — about how things got to this point.