
President Donald Trump responded to former President Joe Biden's cancer diagnosis on Monday, using it as an opportunity to tout "acing" a cognitive exam earlier in the year — but the president's repeated reference to Biden's cancer as "Stage 9" cast doubt over his cognitive ability.
Trump on Biden's cancer diagnosis: "I'm surprised that the public wasn't notified a long time ago, because to get to stage 9, that's a long time ... I did a very complete physical, including cognitive tests. I'm proud to announced I aced it." pic.twitter.com/6mk3bGszAm
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 19, 2025