WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 24: U.S. President Joe Biden concludes his address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House on July 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. The president addressed reasons for abruptly ending his run for a second term after initially rejecting calls from some top Democrats to do so, and outlined what he hopes to accomplish in his remaining months in office. (Photo by Evan Vucci-Pool/Getty Images)
Former President Joe Biden has made his first public statements following his cancer diagnosis earlier in May.
Biden was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer in mid-May. He has an aggressive form of cancer that has already reached his bones.
In Biden’s statements, he remarked: “The prognosis is good. We’re working on everything. It’s moving along, and I feel good. All the folks are very optimistic,” as well as stating that he believes he can beat cancer. Biden has also noted that the cancer hasn’t affected his organs.
Since Biden’s cancer has reached his bones, he is currently undergoing hormone therapy, which provides a structured treatment to beat the cancer.
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Following Biden’s withdrawal from the 2024 presidential campaign, he has been under fire from both Republicans and Democrats. Some Democrats have held Biden responsible for Former Vice President Kamala Harris losing to President Donald Trump in the election and had hoped for Biden to leave the public spotlight. Biden has implied in his public statements on May 30 that he intends to guard his legacy in the media.
Biden commented on the Democrats who were not entirely on board with his choice of running for president again. He questioned the press why no other Democratic candidate chose to run against him and stated that he would have won against any other candidate.
Trump has commented on Biden’s diagnosis following the publicization of Biden’s condition. Trump and other Republicans have implied that they believe he was hiding his cancer from the public.
On Friday, following Biden’s statements, Trump had commented in the Oval Office that people shouldn’t feel sorry for Biden, citing his belief that Biden had hurt many people during his presidency.
When Biden’s cancer was first publicized, Trump stated that the diagnosis was very unfortunate while implying that Biden had been covering up his condition for a long time.
On June 1, Trump questioned on Truth Social whether “clones and robots” were running the country during Biden’s presidency.
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