Former President Joe Biden’s recent diagnosis of an aggressive form of prostate cancer, with a Gleason score of 9 and metastasis to the bone, has not only elicited bipartisan sympathy but also ignited a firestorm of accusations that the Biden administration, his medical team, and a complicit mainstream media concealed critical information about his health for years—potentially as early as 2022, when Biden himself appeared to let slip that he had cancer. The cover-up, encompassing both his physical health and widely observed cognitive decline, may well be remembered as the most significant political scandal of the 21st century.

The timeline of Biden’s health saga raises damning questions. On July 20, 2022, during a speech in Somerset, Massachusetts, Biden said, “That’s why I—and so many other people I grew up with—have cancer.” The White House quickly dismissed the remark as a “gaffe,” claiming Biden was referring to non-melanoma skin cancers removed before his presidency. At the time, the explanation was accepted by much of the mainstream media, despite Biden’s use of the present tense and the lack of follow-up clarity. Fast forward to May 2025, and the resurfaced 2022 clip has taken on a chilling new significance in light of his aggressive prostate cancer diagnosis.

Medical experts assert that a cancer as advanced as Biden’s—with a Gleason score of 9 and bone metastasis—could not have developed in mere months. Dr. Steven Quay, speaking to the New York Post, said, “It is highly likely he was carrying a diagnosis of prostate cancer throughout his White House tenure and the American people were uninformed.” He noted that Biden’s cancer would have shown elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels for years, detectable through routine screenings that any president would undergo. Similarly, an oncologist on NBC said, “He probably had it at the start of his presidency, in 2021.”

The implications are staggering. If Biden’s medical team knew of his cancer during his presidency, as many experts now believe, their silence represents a profound breach of public trust. This was no minor ailment; prostate cancer that has metastasized to the bone is incurable, though manageable with hormone therapy. Concealing such a diagnosis from the American public, especially as Biden prepared to run for a second term in 2024, raises ethical and constitutional concerns about his fitness to govern. The presidency demands clarity and stamina—qualities that a serious illness, combined with Biden’s widely documented physical and cognitive decline, would severely compromise.

The cover-up extends beyond cancer. Reports from The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and a forthcoming book by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again, detail how Biden’s aides went to extraordinary lengths to conceal his diminishing capacities. From pre-loading teleprompter answers to shielding him from unscripted interactions, the White House crafted a facade of competence. Incidents like Biden’s failure to recognize a longtime friend at a 2024 event or his catatonic appearance during the June 2024 debate against Donald Trump were dismissed as “jet lag” or “fatigue.”

The mainstream media’s role in this scandal cannot be overstated. Outlets that once prided themselves on holding power to account largely parroted White House talking points, downplaying Biden’s stumbles, falls, and lapses as mere signs of aging. CNN Business reported in July 2024 that some White House reporters regretted not pushing harder on Biden’s limitations, admitting the decline was “gradual” and thus harder to pinpoint. But this excuse rings hollow when contrasted with the aggressive scrutiny applied to other presidents, like Ronald Reagan during his second term. The media’s reluctance to challenge the Biden narrative—whether out of partisan loyalty or fear of amplifying Republican talking points—enabled a deception that culminated in Biden’s calamitous debate performance and eventual withdrawal from the 2024 race.

The 2022 cancer “slip-up” is now seen by many as a moment of unintended candor, a crack in the carefully constructed illusion. Why was the public not informed? Rep. Ronny Jackson, a former White House physician, called it “unbelievable” that such a diagnosis was missed, suggesting political motives overshadowed medical duty. Even some Democrats, like strategist Joel Payne, acknowledge that the handling of Biden’s health has tarnished his legacy.

The scandal’s magnitude lies in its consequences. By concealing Biden’s health, his team not only misled voters but also undermined the Democratic Party’s 2024 campaign. Kamala Harris, thrust into the race after Biden’s withdrawal, faced an uphill battle, ultimately losing to Trump. The deception also eroded public trust in institutions—from the White House to the media to the medical professionals tasked with presidential care. In an era where nuclear command authority and global stability hinge on a president’s clarity, the risks of such concealment are incalculable.

The House Oversight Committee has signaled plans to investigate the White House’s operations during Biden’s final years, and congressional hearings are urgently needed to uncover the full truth. The American public deserves answers: Who knew what, and when? Why was a president’s grave illness hidden as he sought re-election? And how did the media, entrusted with exposing truth, become complicit in the lie?

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