« We really do need to be honest about whether the former president was capable of doing the job, » Vance said.
Vice President JD Vance’s reaction to former President Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis sparked mixed reactions online on Monday.Why It Matters
Biden’s health, both physical and mental, was discussed at length during the 2024 presidential election cycle, more recently after excerpts from a new book by CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios’ Alex Thompson, Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again, were published by multiple media outlets.
The former president’s announcement has stirred conversation about transparency and whether his team had been aware of his health issues while in office.What To Know
The former president said in a press release on Sunday that he had been diagnosed with an « aggressive » form of prostate cancer the week prior that had metastasized to the bone.
Reacting to the news on Monday on Air Force 2, Vance said that he wished Biden « the best » and hopes he makes « the right recovery. »
Vance continued, « Whether the right time to have this conversation is now or at some point in the future, we really do need to be honest about whether the former president was capable of doing the job.
