Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough spoke with a physician on Monday’s (Might 19) present who instructed former President Joe Biden‘s superior prostate most cancers is one thing he “has had for a few years.”
Scarborough spoke with Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, an oncologist who served as a medical skilled for Biden’s COVID Advisory Board, asking him whether or not it takes time for prostate most cancers to develop to some extent the place it spreads to the bone.
“Oh, he’s had this for a few years, perhaps even a decade, rising there and spreading. That’s proper,” Emanuel mentioned. “It’s a bit shocking. I seemed again on the data and there’s no proof that when he bought his well being standing and the medical data have been launched, that he had a prostate particular antigen.”
He continued, “Now, it’s true that lots of people advocate not doing a prostate-specific antigen after 70, however President Biden’s been in public life a really very long time. He was vice chairman and had a number of exams underneath 70. So it’s a bit shocking that they didn’t do it. And perhaps President Biden determined he didn’t need the check. Many males do resolve they don’t need a PSA, however that is additionally aggressive.”
When Scarborough pushed on what number of years precisely Biden is prone to have had the most cancers, Emanuel responded, “We don’t know, clearly. And it’s a little shocking to many people oncologists that he wasn’t recognized earlier.”
Emanuel did observe that it’s doable Biden selected to not get examined, as the choice to take action would have rested solely on him.
“I don’t know what President Biden and his physician mentioned, however I believe you’re hinting on the different aspect, which is that President Obama had this check, President Bush had this check,” he added. It’s a little shocking that the physician didn’t take it.”
He continued, “And if he took it and didn’t report it and it was elevated, that’s one other case of medical doctors not being simple with us. We’ve had a number of of them with President Trump, particularly round his COVID analysis. And if that’s true, that may be very troubling.”
Scarborough wished to make clear one thing, asking Emanual, “So, this isn’t hypothesis? When you’ve got prostate most cancers that has unfold to the bone, then you’re saying, most actually, he had it when he was president of america?”
“Oh yeah,” Emanuel replied. “He didn’t develop within the final 100, 200 days. He had it whereas he was president. He in all probability had it at the beginning of his presidency in 2021. Sure, I don’t suppose there’s any disagreement about that.”
Biden, who introduced his most cancers analysis on Sunday (Might 18), took to X on Monday morning, sharing a selfie along with his spouse, Jill Biden. “Most cancers touches us all. Like so lots of you, Jill and I’ve discovered that we’re strongest within the damaged locations. Thanks for lifting us up with love and help,” he wrote.
A number of individuals provided effectively needs, together with As we speak co-host Al Roker, who replied, “Mr. President. As I discovered from my battle with prostate most cancers, you’re a part of a gaggle that nobody needs to be a part of, however realizing you, you’ll face this newest problem with braveness, humor and beauty.”
Mr. President. As I discovered from my battle with prostate most cancers, you’re a part of a gaggle that nobody needs to be a part of, however realizing you, you’ll face this newest problem with braveness, humor and beauty.
— Al Roker (@alroker) Might 19, 2025
You’ll be able to watch the interview within the video above.
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