Joe Biden, prostate cancer
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Former President Joe Biden's office says his “last known” prostate cancer screening was in 2014, and he had never been diagnosed with the disease before last week.
A video clip has resurfaced from a news conference Joe Biden held in 2022 at a Massachusetts coal-fired power plant. The former president said: “That’s why I and so damn many other people I
President Donald Trump strongly suggested that Joe Biden hid his prostate cancer diagnosis from the American people when opining on the news, adding that the alleged omission is worthy of investigation. “It’s a very, very sad situation. I feel very badly about it. And I think people should try and find out what happened,” Trump said Monday.
After a stretch of limited public appearances since leaving office, former President Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis arrived amid heightened scrutiny of his cognitive health.
Biden, even after he has exited political life and as he faces a serious cancer diagnosis, remains a factor in the conversation about his party's political future.
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