JOE Biden has confirmed that he underwent surgery for skin cancer after he was spotted with a mysterious wound on his head.
The former president’s latest health battle was revealed months after he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer.
Former President Joe Biden was spotted with a cut on his head as he walked out of church in Delaware on Sunday[/caption]
The sighting came after he confirmed he was battling prostate cancer in May[/caption]
He was spotted with a bandage as he attended a funeral at the end of August[/caption]
On Sunday, the 82-year-old was seen with a massive cut on his forehead as he left church in Rehobeth Beach, sparking concerns for his health.
The same spot was covered with a bandage when he attended a funeral for former Delaware Governor Mike Castle in late August.
On Thursday, his spokeswoman said that Biden had received Mohs surgery, which is performed to remove skin cancer lesions, the Associated Press reported.
This is the latest in a disturbing string of cancer diagnoses that Biden has faced in recent years.
In 2023, when he was in office, he had basal cell carcinoma removed from his chest, but doctors said that he was perfectly healthy after the procedure.
And in May, he confirmed that doctors had discovered a prostate nodule after he was suffering from urinary symptoms.
Biden was then diagnosed with an advanced form of prostate cancer that had already begun to spread to his bones.
In a social media post at the time, the former president said, “Cancer touches us all” and thanked supporters for sending their love.
“Like so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places,” wrote the politician.
Several other members of the Biden family have suffered from cancer.
The former president’s son Beau Biden died of glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer, when he was just 46.
Jill Biden has also had two cancerous lesions removed.
A spokeswoman confirmed that Biden, seen with his sister Valerie Biden Owens, had a skin cancer removal surgery[/caption]
BIDEN’S HEALTH STRUGGLES
Biden’s cancer diagnosis came amid a nationwide conversation on whether the former president was suffering from cognitive decline while he was in office.
President Donald Trump outright suggested that Biden’s former White House physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor hid his rival’s health battles in his last clean bill of health.
A Republican-led House committee is leading an investigation into Biden’s true condition when he served as the commander in chief.
The committee has subpoenaed several former aides and Dr. O’Connor, but they’ve all pleaded the Fifth or insisted that Biden was in good health.
Timeline of Biden’s failed re-election bid
President Joe Biden endured weeks of calls to step aside before he announced on July 21 that he was dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. Here are key developments leading up to his decision.
June 27: Biden’s disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump sparks calls for him to step aside. His voice was raspy and he trailed off several times after having already endured questions about his age and mental capacity following a series of blunders at public events.
July 2: Polls after the debate indicate that Trump is pulling ahead. Texas Representative Lloyd Doggett was the first Democratic congressman to publicly urge Biden to drop his bid for re-election, and big Democratic donors issued the same call a day later.
July 5: Biden does a live TV interview with George Stephanopoulos where he tries to quell fears about his age and debate performance. He called the debate “bad night” and said he was under the weather and “exhausted.”
July 10: Vermont Senator Peter Welch becomes the first senator to call for Biden to drop out.
July 11: Biden refers to Ukrainian President Zelensky as President Putin at a NATO event.
July 13: Trump is shot at a campaign rally by a wannabe assassin. His popularity and favorability rating soared after he was seen bloodied on stage but walked off with a fist in the air, telling the crowd to “fight!”
July 17: California Representative Adam Schiff and a series of other Democrats call for Biden to step aside. Even former President Barack Obama tells allies that Biden’s path to victory has “greatly diminished.” Biden tests positive for Covid-19 hours after saying he would consider ending his bid if he were diagnosed with “some medical issue.”
July 19: Biden insists he will continue campaigning in his first statement since Obama’s U-turn, despite reports that he would decide to drop out by the weekend.
July 21: Just before 2 pm, Biden announces he is stepping aside in the 2024 election and endorses Vice President Kamala Harris.
O’Connor refused to answer questions as he believes the inquiry is a privacy violation of patient-doctor privilege.
US presidents aren’t required to divulge their health status, but it’s been a longstanding tradition for the commander in chief to prove that they’re in fighting shape.
Ashley Biden, the former president’s daughter, issued a rare statement defending her dad and blasted the “bulls**t” her family has faced.
“The truth is, dad gave his all to America and continues to til this day,” she wrote in an Instagram post in June.
“He never gave up on you. And he listened to all of you. And he acted. The man has led his life by actions not words.”
