After Joe Biden revealed his cancer diagnosis, President Trump on Monday raised doubts about the White House physician and any other medical professionals who certified Biden’s physical health and declared he was “just fine.”
On Sunday, news outlets reported that Joe Biden, who is 82, had been diagnosed with a particularly “aggressive form” of prostate cancer.
Biden’s spokesperson stated that last Friday, the former president was found to have prostate cancer, and the disease had already progressed to his bones.
“Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms. On Friday, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone,” the statement said.
“While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management,” the statement said.
Medical experts responded with concern, arguing it is highly unlikely that Biden’s initial diagnosis would reveal Gleason 9 prostate cancer that had already metastasized.
An urologist suggested that President Biden may have been living with prostate cancer for as many as five to ten years.
On Monday, Trump expressed skepticism about the legitimacy of Biden’s physicians.
“It takes a long time to get to that situation … to get to a stage nine. I think that if you take a look, it’s the same doctor that said that Joe was cognitively fine. There was nothing wrong with him,” Trump said, referencing Dr. O’Connor, the White House physician.
Trump went on to remark, “You know, the auto pen is becoming a big deal because it seems like that maybe was the president who ever operated, operated the auto pen.”
WATCH:
President Trump is now openly questioning Joe Biden’s doctor who signed off on his cognitive ability, noting that it takes a long time to advance to a Gleason score of 9, which places him in Grade Group 5, the most severe cancer category:
“It takes a long time to get to that…”
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) May 19, 2025
