Joe Biden says BBC Donald Trump is soothing Russia
In an interview with BBC’s Nick Robinson, President Joe Biden suggests that President Donald Trump is soothing Russia.
Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with a “aggressive form” of prostate cancer that has spread to the bone, a spokesman said on May 18.
The diagnosis Biden received on May 16 shows that the former president has one of the worst forms of illness, but “it looks like hormone sensitivity that allows for effective management,” the spokesman said in a statement.
“The president and his family are reviewing treatment options with his doctor,” the statement added.
Biden, who served as president from 2021 to 2025, suddenly ended his re-election bid in July last year, weeks after he stopped during a debate over then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s panic among fellow Democrats. Vice President Kamala Harris took over the party’s candidate, but lost to Trump in November.
Biden’s physical health and mental vision, even before the debate, sparked intense media scrutiny. At the time of the election, Biden was the oldest person to win the presidency. Trump, 78, broke that record when he defeated Harris in 2024. Biden previously served as vice president under former President Barack Obama and was the senator who was first elected to the office in 1972.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer for men, except for non-melanoma skin cancer. “It’s also one of the leading causes of cancer deaths among men of all races,” says the CDC.
A Biden spokesman revealed that former presidential cancer Gleason score is 9 grade group 5. This is described by the American Cancer Society as the type that is “most likely to grow and expand.”
Support for Biden was poured out quickly from across the political field after news of his diagnosis.
President Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of President Donald Trump, shared a social media message from another explanation, “Politics aside, I hope he has a quick recovery!”
“100% agreed,” wrote Donald Trump Jr.
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a cancer survivor and former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, posted on social media that Biden is “a ferocious fighter.”
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Contribution: Reuters
