Joe Biden says he’s ‘feeling good’ in first remarks since cancer news
The former US president says he is taking a pill for his condition and that ‘we’re gonna be able to beat this’
Former US president Joe Biden delivered the first remarks since he announced he had an aggressive form of prostate cancer on Friday, speaking in a steady voice during a sombre Memorial Day gathering and later smiling and saying he’s “feeling good”.
Biden spoke at an annual gathering marking Memorial Day at Veterans Memorial Park in his home state of Delaware, not far from his home in Wilmington.
The event coincided with the 10th anniversary of his son Beau’s death. It also comes amid renewed questions about Biden’s mental and physical health after the recent publication of a book about his fitness for office.
Speaking to reporters after the Memorial Day event, he said he was already undergoing treatment for cancer, which entailed taking a pill, he said.
“The expectation is we’re gonna be able to beat this,” he said. “I’m feeling good.”
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