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Joe Biden delivers first public remarks since prostate cancer diagnosis: ‘Our politics have become so divided and bitter'
Participating in a Memorial Day commemoration, Joe Biden made his first public address since the announcement of his Stage 4 prostate cancer diagnosis at a Biden family event in his home state of Delaware on Friday.
'My friends, Memorial Day is about something profound,' a somewhat fired-up Biden declared. 'Our politics have become so divided and bitter. All the years I have been doing this, I never thought we would get to this point, but we are.'
He added: 'Our troops do not wear a uniform that says I'm a Democrat or a Republican. It says, I am an American!'
While the 82-year-old former commander-in-chief did cough a couple of times during the short speech, it appeared he was just trying to clear his throat as he attempted to deliver an energized address to the audience, which was filled with his family, friends and state officials. He also used the speech to acknowledge his deceased son Beau, who died ten years ago from brain cancer and served in the Iraq War.
The former president's office announced last week that he had been diagnosed with an 'aggressive' form of cancer after doctors found a small nodule on his prostate, resulting in further evaluations. Eventually, it was discovered that Biden had prostate cancer that was 'characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone.'
'While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management,' a Biden spokesperson added. 'The president and his family are reviewing treatment options with his physicians.'
The cancer diagnosis was revealed as the former president, his family and former White House aides have been under fire over
