Progressive journalist celebrates Biden's cancer diagnosis
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Progressive journalist Taylor Lorenz has been met with a wave of backlash online after she publicly celebrated Joe Biden 's cancer diagnosis. 'Hopefully he rots in hell and rests in [expletive],' the former Washington Post columnist wrote Monday in a now-viral X post. Her post included a screenshot of a VICE News story that inaccurately quotes Biden about access to healthcare for everyone.
Lorenz's post was met with heavy criticism from Biden fans and conservatives alike, with some branding her a 'sick and twisted person' and others accusing her of being 'intentionally misleading' and spreading 'poisonous vile'. One X user even went as far as claiming that 'hatred of Taylor Lorenz' is one of the only things that can 'unite the left and the right'. Another added that she made him 'sympathize with Joe Biden'. But Lorenz, who authors tech and online culture publication User Mag, has doubled down on her remarks despite the ridicule she faces on social media.
In a statement shared online, she called Biden a 'war criminal' and accused him of being 'responsible for at least nearly 1 million deaths from Covid '. Social media users are outraged by Lorenz's comments and have called for her to have her journalism credentials 'revoked'. 'Holy [expletive]. This is fake and you've turned into everything they accused you of being. What a disgusting thing to post,' one person wrote on X. Another echoed: 'You should have whatever credential you have revoked. You're clearly not into vetting stories.'
Others have directly attacked Lorenz's character, claiming that she is 'piece of [expletive]' and a '[expletive] waste of flesh'. 'What you wish on others will come back to you. And it probably should for spreading lies,' one user wrote. 'Hating someone so much only exposes how empty and hateful you truly are,' said another. 'I knew you had zero journalist integrity but this is a new low, even for you. You're disgusting,' another added.
And one user even went as far as issuing a stark warning to Lorenz, saying: 'If karma is real, you're coming back as a toilet seat.' But Lorenz appears relatively unphased by the hateful remarks and, in a statement she alleges was emailed to a NY Post reporter, continued her attack on Biden. She called Biden a 'war criminal who personally sanctioned the genocide of thousands of innocent Palestinians, including countless cancer patients'. Lorenz highlighted how the 'only cancer hospital' in Gaza has been closed for 'over a year', alleging that 'nearly 10,000 cancer patients' in the region do not have access to care or chemotherapy.
She further accused Biden of kicking 'millions, including cancer patients, off of healthcare' during the 'raging' coronavirus pandemic - which she alleged resulted in 'at least nearly 1 million deaths'. After claiming that 'covid itself has been linked to cancer', Lorenz concluded: 'My sympathies will always lie with the innocent people Biden has killed and disabled, not the genocidal war monger sanctioning their deaths'. There is no official evidence to support Lorenz's accusations against the president. DailyMail.com has approached Lorenz for comment via the email address associated with her User Mag publication.
Biden's office said he had been diagnosed Friday with an 'aggressive' prostate cancer that had spread to his bones . Cancers that have spread, or metastasized, are considered stage 4, the most advanced. The finding came after the 82-year-old reported urinary symptoms, which led doctors to discover a nodule on his prostate. 'While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management,' his office said in a statement. 'The President and his family are reviewing treatment options with his physicians.' Biden posted a photo of himself and his wife Jill Biden to X on Monday morning, writing: 'Cancer touches us all. Like so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places. Thank you for lifting us up with love and support.'
Biden's cancer announcement revived questions on Monday about the extent of his health issues during his tenure, with President Donald Trump saying Biden should have been more transparent with the public. 'I'm surprised that the public wasn't notified a long time ago, because to get to stage 9, that's a long time,' Trump told reporters on Monday, misstating Biden's diagnosis. Trump also voiced sympathy on Sunday in a social media post. The remarks by Trump and other Republicans captured the renewed focus on Biden's health with the publication of a book that details widespread concerns about his mental acuity among aides and Democratic insiders as he pursued reelection in 2024.
Excerpts from the book have prompted new questions about whether critical information was withheld from the American public about Biden's ability to serve in the White House. Biden's closest aides have dismissed those concerns, saying the president was fully capable of making important decisions. 'Why didn't the American people have a better sense of his health picture?' Vice President JD Vance said to reporters Monday as he wrapped up a trip to Rome. 'Why didn't the American people have more accurate information about what he was actually dealing with? This is serious stuff.'
Biden has appeared on television to rebut accusations that his mental capacity had diminished during his 2021-2025 term . 'There's nothing to sustain that,' he said on ABC's 'The View' on May 8. Biden, the oldest person ever to serve as president, was forced to drop his reelection bid last July after a stumbling debate performance against Trump eroded his support among fellow Democrats . Biden's vice president, Kamala Harris, launched a bid of her own but lost to Trump in the November 2024 election.
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