From TIME · Chantelle Lee · · 1m 30s
Biden says cancer would have forced him out
The former President tells PEOPLE he was unaware of his diagnosis while in office, but would have resigned if he had known.
In brief
The former President tells PEOPLE he was unaware of his diagnosis while in office, but would have resigned if he had known. Former President Biden says he would have stepped down if he had known about his cancer diagnosis while in the White House. Originally reported by TIME.
Biden didn't know about cancer in office
In an interview with PEOPLE, former President Biden, eighty-three, said he was unaware he had cancer while serving in the White House.
He would have resigned if he'd known
Biden said if he had known he had cancer, he would have stepped down. He stated an eighty-year-old man with cancer should not run for President.
“I would have resigned. I would've not gone forward, because I don't think an 80-year-old man with cancer should be running for President.”
Cancer diagnosed in May twenty twenty-five
Biden's office announced in May twenty twenty-five that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that had spread to his bones.
He denies hiding the diagnosis
When asked about accusations he kept his cancer secret while in office, Biden said he did not hide it and informed the public when he found out.
“We let the public know when I found out, when I knew what was going on. I wasn't hiding it at all.”
Hunter Biden said cancer spread further
Biden's son Hunter told BBC's Newsnight in August that his father's cancer had spread further and the condition was very painful.
Health limiting book tour appearances
Biden said on Sunday he won't do as many public appearances for his memoir Promise Me, America, coming out November seventeenth, because of his health.
“Some days are better than others. It hasn't stopped me. But sometimes it slows me down.”
The takeaway
Former President Biden says he would have stepped down if he had known about his cancer diagnosis while in the White House.
