The President of the United States, Joe Biden, said he has cancer, forcing the White House press office to quickly clarify his remarks..And the very next day he caught COVID-19 — for real..On Wednesday, Biden casually said he has cancer during a speech about global warming in which the president described emissions from oil refineries near his childhood home in Claymont, Del.."That’s why I and so damn many other people I grew up with have cancer and why for the longest time Delaware had the highest cancer rate in the nation,” Biden said..White House spokesman Andrew Bates took to social media to quickly clarify that Biden had “non-melanoma skin cancers” removed before he took office. .“He said ‘I have cancer’ in the present tense you absolute dips–t,” Greg Price of XStrategies LLC tweeted in response to Kessler..Biden, 79, is the oldest-ever US president and some say his mental acuity is frequently a matter of public debate..Biden often misspeaks while attempting to demonstrate a personal connection to his audiences..Biden’s physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, issued a health report last year that didn’t refer to the president as suffering from any current cancers..O’Connor’s report attributed Biden’s skin cancer to time in the sun, rather than exposure to chemicals used by the oil industry..“It is well-established that President Biden did spend a good deal of time in the sun in his youth,” O’Connor said..“He had several localized, non-melanoma skin cancers removed with Mohs surgery before he started his presidency. These lesions were completely excised, with clear margins,” the doctor said..The president is reportedly suffering mild COVID-19 symptoms.
The President of the United States, Joe Biden, said he has cancer, forcing the White House press office to quickly clarify his remarks..And the very next day he caught COVID-19 — for real..On Wednesday, Biden casually said he has cancer during a speech about global warming in which the president described emissions from oil refineries near his childhood home in Claymont, Del.."That’s why I and so damn many other people I grew up with have cancer and why for the longest time Delaware had the highest cancer rate in the nation,” Biden said..White House spokesman Andrew Bates took to social media to quickly clarify that Biden had “non-melanoma skin cancers” removed before he took office. .“He said ‘I have cancer’ in the present tense you absolute dips–t,” Greg Price of XStrategies LLC tweeted in response to Kessler..Biden, 79, is the oldest-ever US president and some say his mental acuity is frequently a matter of public debate..Biden often misspeaks while attempting to demonstrate a personal connection to his audiences..Biden’s physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, issued a health report last year that didn’t refer to the president as suffering from any current cancers..O’Connor’s report attributed Biden’s skin cancer to time in the sun, rather than exposure to chemicals used by the oil industry..“It is well-established that President Biden did spend a good deal of time in the sun in his youth,” O’Connor said..“He had several localized, non-melanoma skin cancers removed with Mohs surgery before he started his presidency. These lesions were completely excised, with clear margins,” the doctor said..The president is reportedly suffering mild COVID-19 symptoms.