President Donald Trump remains confident in White House doctors despite the possibility that they missed a prostate cancer diagnosis for former President Joe Biden while he was in office, the White House says.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt made the statement during a press briefing on Monday morning, saying Trump remains in good health. Speculation has exploded in the days since Biden he has stage 5 metastatic prostate cancer this weekend, a diagnosis that typically takes years to develop.
“White House doctors may have missed the early stages of his prostate cancer. So is President Trump worried about the quality of care that presidents get here?” Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy asked.
“Not as far as President Trump is concerned. The White House physician we have here is phenomenal,” Leavitt responded. “The team of physicians that take care of the president, particularly at Walter Reed Medical Center, are great. The president had his physical recently, as you know, he had, perfect results. He’s in very good shape.”
JOE BIDEN DIAGNOSED WITH ‘AGGRESSIVE FORM’ OF PROSTATE CANCER WITH METASTASIS TO THE BONE
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says President Donald Trump has full confidence in White House physicians despite President Biden’s cancer diagnosis. (AP/Alex Brandon)
“I think those of you who traveled to the Middle East with us last week can attest to the president’s endurance. And by the way, I will add, we returned home from a very long and tiring trip last week, and on Saturday, where was the president? In the Oval Office, working all day. He doesn’t stop. He doesn’t quit. He’s in great health and he trusts his physicians,” she added.
Trump said he and first lady Melania Trump said he were “saddened” to learn of Biden’s diagnosis and wished him a “fast and successful recovery” in a post on social media this weekend.
“Melania and I are saddened to hear about Joe Biden’s recent medical diagnosis,” Trump wrote in a post…
