Trump tells Americans not to feel sorry for Biden after stage 4 prostate cancer spreads to bones
President Trump delivered a shocking message to Americans about his predecessor’s battle with terminal cancer.
The comments came as Biden quietly marked one of the most painful days of his life.
A Day of Remembrance Turns Political
While Joe Biden spent May 30th honoring his late son Beau on the 10th anniversary of his death from brain cancer, President Trump was fielding questions about Biden’s recent stage 4 prostate cancer diagnosis.
The timing couldn’t have been more stark.
Biden had traveled to Delaware for a Memorial Day service at Veterans Memorial Park, where he spoke openly about grief and loss to military families.
“This day is the 10th anniversary of the loss of my son, Beau, who spent a year in Iraq. And to be honest, it’s a hard day,” Biden told the gathered crowd.
The Cancer Diagnosis That Changed Everything
Biden’s medical team announced the devastating news on May 18th through a carefully worded statement.
The former president had been experiencing increasing urinary symptoms before doctors discovered a prostate nodule.
Further testing revealed the worst-case scenario: stage 4 prostate cancer with a Gleason score of 9, indicating an aggressive form of the disease that had already spread to his bones.
Despite the grim prognosis, doctors noted the cancer appeared to be hormone-sensitive, which could allow for more effective treatment options.
Biden himself addressed the diagnosis on social media, writing: “Cancer touches us all. Like so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places.”
A Family’s History with Cancer
The Biden family’s relationship with cancer runs tragically deep.
Beau Biden, Joe’s eldest son and Delaware’s former attorney general, died from glioblastoma multiforme on May 30, 2015.
Beau had served in the Delaware National Guard and completed a deployment to Iraq in 2008-2009.
The loss devastated the Biden family and nearly convinced Joe Biden not to run for president in 2016.
Trump’s Initial Response
When news of Biden’s diagnosis first broke, Trump appeared to take the high road.
He issued a statement sending his “warmest and best wishes” to the Biden family and hoped for a “fast and successful recovery.”
But that tone didn’t last long.
In the days that followed, Trump began making increasingly harsh comments, calling Biden “scum” on social media and sharing posts that referred to him as a “decrepit corpse.”
The Oval Office Moment
During a Friday press conference, a reporter asked Trump directly about Biden’s aggressive cancer diagnosis.
Trump’s response revealed his true feelings about his predecessor’s medical crisis.
“[Biden’s] been a sort of moderate person over his lifetime. Not a smart person, but a somewhat vicious person, I will say,” Trump stated.
Then came the statement that would make headlines across the nation.
“If you feel sorry for him, don’t feel so sorry, because he’s vicious,” Trump declared. “What he did with his political opponent and all of the people that he hurt — he hurt a lot of people, Biden, so I really don’t feel sorry for him.”
The president’s comments came at the exact moment Biden was in Delaware, sharing his grief with military families and honoring his son’s memory on the anniversary of his death from cancer.
The stark contrast between the two men’s activities that day highlighted the deep personal animosity that continues to define American politics, even in the face of terminal illness.
