Politics

Biden's memoir excerpt condemns Trump over Jan. 6 Capitol attack

An excerpt from Biden's forthcoming memoir, published by The Atlantic, precedes the book's Nov. 17 release.

Published Nov 9, 2026 · 19:48 UTC4 reports

The short version

Former President Joe Biden writes in a forthcoming memoir that Trump's actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack should follow him to his grave.[NBC News]
The first excerpt from 'Promise Me, America' ran in The Atlantic on Monday, and the full book is set for Nov. 17.[Associated Press · NBC News]
Biden said his fight against cancer will limit how many book conversations he can take part in.[Associated Press · NBC News]

Biden writes in his forthcoming memoir that Trump's actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack should follow him to his grave.[NBC News]
The Atlantic published the first excerpt of 'Promise Me, America' on Monday.[Associated Press · NBC News]
The full memoir is set for release on Nov. 17.[Associated Press · NBC News]
Biden announced on Sunday that his fight against cancer would limit how many book conversations he takes part in.[Associated Press · NBC News]

The criticism and characterizations of Trump come from Biden's own excerpt and have not been tested against the full book, which is not yet released.[Associated Press · NBC News]

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