President Donald Trump hinted that he wanted to see President Joe Biden’s medical doctor be investigated after the former president’s shock prostate cancer diagnosis, a disease known for its potential severity and associated oncology treatment costs.
In the Oval Office on Monday, Trump was asked to react to Biden’s diagnosis and was asked if he planned to call his predecessor.
Trump responded by calling the news “very sad” but then segued and suggested that there might have been a medical cover-up, as others on the political right have floated — a move that could raise questions of OB-GYN liability or medical malpractice, especially given the late-stage discovery of the illness.
“I’m surprised that it wasn’t, you know, the public wasn’t notified a long time ago because to get to stage nine, that’s a long time,” Trump said, referencing the advanced progression that typically requires intensive oncology care and often involves bone scans, lab testing, and high-cost diagnostic imaging.
After boasting about acing his own physical — and noting that he had taken a cognitive test, often part of neurological evaluations covered by private health insurance — he suggested something was awry with Biden’s White House doctor.
“I think that if you look, it’s the same doctor that said that Joe was cognitively fine. There was nothing wrong with him,” Trump said. “Maybe it was the same doctor, and somebody is not telling the facts.”
