Former President Joe Biden humorously remarked on Friday that he was “mentally incompetent” and assured the public that his metastatic prostate cancer has a “good prognosis” during his initial public appearance following his diagnosis with this serious condition.
“You can observe that I’m mentally incompetent and I can’t walk, yet I can beat the hell out of both of them,” Biden stated during a question-and-answer session with reporters.
The New York Post indicated that his assertion about being able to “beat the hell out of both of them” was probably a reference to Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, co-authors of the recently published book “Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again.”
Biden stated, “I have no regrets” regarding his initial decision to seek another term before being compelled to withdraw from the race last July due to a disastrous debate performance against the then-probable GOP nominee, Donald Trump.
Additionally, Biden spoke about his cancer, asserting that the treatment involves, “simply taking a pill, one specific pill, for the next six weeks, followed by another one, with the expectation that we will overcome this.”
“It is not affecting any organ, my bones are robust … thus, I am feeling well,” he concluded.
Biden spoke to the media after delivering a brief address on Friday at a war memorial located near his home in Wilmington, Delaware, commemorating the 10th anniversary of his son Beau’s death from brain cancer, as reported by The Post.
In his prepared statements, Biden conveyed his frustration regarding the significant divisions present in U.S. politics—marking his first public remarks since his diagnosis of metastatic prostate cancer. He also expressed his anger towards proposals for reductions in veterans’ benefits, stating, “I get really angry” when such suggestions arise.
Biden, who during the previous year’s campaign characterized President Trump as a fascist and a danger to American democracy, and referred to Trump’s supporters as “garbage,” displayed no evident new signs of physical deterioration despite the progression of his cancer to his bones.
“My friends, Memorial Day signifies something deeply meaningful. Our political landscape has become exceedingly divided and bitter — throughout all the years I’ve been engaged in this, I never anticipated we would reach this juncture, yet here we are,” he remarked, without accepting any personal responsibility.
“Our military personnel do not don uniforms that declare ‘I’m a Democrat’ or ‘I’m a Republican.’ They wear a uniform that proclaims I’m an American, I’m an American. That is my identity. I take this matter seriously. I am not jesting. And my friends, our political discourse has become, as I mentioned, so divided,” he emphasized.
He subsequently shifted to a well-known theme, emphasizing that the United States is “the only nation in the world founded on an idea.”
“The principle upon which America was established,” he stated, “is ‘we hold these truths to be self-evident,’ that all men and women are created equal, endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We genuinely mean it. That defines us. That is what renders America the most exceptional nation globally, literally, not just figuratively,” he remarked.
Owing to the U.S. military, “American democracy has persisted for nearly 250 years. Each generation, every generation, every generation must strive to uphold that democracy,” Biden elaborated.
Referring to those who sacrificed their lives for the nation, Biden remarked that they are “imploring us to fulfill our duty, to safeguard our nation in this present time, to defend democracy, and to be part of something greater than ourselves. Therefore, today, let us reaffirm our commitment to honor our heroes.”
At one juncture in his address, he expressed, “I become quite upset when I hear about veterans seeking too much” — although the former president did not clarify whether he was alluding to historical or current political situations, as noted by The Post.
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