Donald Trump has issued a statement after Joe Biden is diagnosed with ‘aggressive’ cancer.

On Sunday (May 18), the office of the 82-year-old and former president released a statement, confirming Biden has been diagnosed with stage nine prostate cancer which has spread to the bone.

It read: “Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms.

“On Friday he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone.”

Voters have been worried about the former POTUS (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

The statement continued: “While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management.

“The President and his family are reviewing treatment options with his physicians.”

Now, his successor, President Donald Trump, has issued his own statement about Biden’s heartbreaking health update.

Taking to his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote: “Melania and I are saddened to hear about Joe Biden’s recent medical diagnosis.

“We extend our warmest and best wishes to Jill and the family, and we wish Joe a fast and successful recovery.”

The news comes as the health of the former POTUS was a prevailing concern for votes during his time as president – and during his bid for a second term.

While he ran again for a second shot in the Oval Office, with just three months left of the campaign he pulled out and handed the baton to former vice-president Kamala Harris.

His televised performance in a 90-minute debate against Trump fueled concerns, prompting the then White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre to release a statement to deny that Biden was suffering from Alzheimer’s.

In his announcement to his ‘fellow Americans,’ he said it was the ‘greatest honor of of my life’ to serve as President, adding: “And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term.”

Trump reclaimed the White House in 2025 (MELINA MARA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

As the 46th president of the United States, Biden was elected into the role on November 7, 2020, beating Trump at the polls.

The Democrat then finished his first and only term in office on January 20, when 78-year-old Trump reclaimed the White House having beaten Harris.

In February 2023, Biden completed a procedure to remove a ‘basal cell carcinoma,’ a common type of skin cancer from his chest.

And in November 2021, he had a polyp removed from his colon that was benign but possibly pre-cancerous.

Biden remained passionate about tackling the cancer death rate, particularly following the death of his eldest son Beau who died of glioblastoma brain tumor in 2015.

What is a Gleason score?

The Gleason score is used by medics to grade prostate cancer, according to Cancer Research.

The grade infers how much the cancer cells look like normal cells and how likely they are to grow or how aggressive they appear.

There are five grade groups with Grade Group 1 considered the least aggressive while Grade Group 5 is the most.

As Biden has a Gleason score of nine, he’s in the highest category, meaning the cells look very abnormal and is likely to grow quickly.

However, as it is hormone-sensitive, doctors say they can effectively ‘manage’ his prognosis.

Former US President Joe Biden has reflected on Donald Trump’s second term in office so far, questioning ‘what the hell’s going on?’

Since being sworn in as the 47th President of the US, Trump has signed more executive orders than you can count – well, over 140 if you are.

From unleashing tariffs against other countries across the globe to trying to rename the Gulf of Mexico and also speaking out about how Canada could best avoid the tariffs – by becoming the 51st ‘cherished’ state – Trump has certainly left few stones unturned.

And for the first time since leaving his post at the White House, former president Biden has since reflected on Trump’s term so far – and there were six words which rang particularly strongly.

Within 24 hours of becoming president for a second time, Trump signed off on an executive order about ‘restoring names that honor American greatness’ including changing the Gulf of Mexico’s name to the ‘Gulf of America’.

Alongside unleashing tariffs on Mexico, Canada was hit too – with Trump suggesting the only way for the country to get out of it was to become the 51st state of America.

He’s made it no secret he also wants Greenland to become a part of the US, previously claiming he’ll ‘get’ it ‘one way or the other’.

In an interview with BBC, Biden reflected: “And the way we talk about now that, ‘It’s the Gulf of America’, ‘Maybe we’re going to have to take back Panama’, ‘Maybe we need to acquire Greenland, ‘Maybe Canada should be a [51st state].’ – What the hell’s going on here?”

He continued: “What President ever talks like that? That’s not who we are. We’re about freedom, democracy, opportunity – not about confiscation.”

Indeed, Biden isn’t the only one to speak out about Trump’s moves since becoming president, with both the Prime Minister of Canada and President of Mexico hitting back at the POTUS.

Joe Biden had a few choice words to say about Donald Trump’s second term so far (Mandel Ngan – Pool/Getty Images)

President of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum jokingly suggested the United States be renamed ‘Mexican America’.

Canada’s former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resolved Canada joining America as one of its states was never ‘going to happen’ – the sentiment echoed by newly appointed Mark Carney.

Carney met with Trump at the White House yesterday (May 6) and despite the pleasantries between the two leaders, he doubled down: “As you know from real estate, there are some places that are never for sale.

“Having met with the owners of Canada over the course of the campaign in the last several months, it’s not for sale. Won’t be for sale, ever.”

People have been shocked by discovering Donald Trump’s level of education in comparison to former president Barack Obama, and not everyone is of the same opinion.

Obama served for two consecutive terms from 2009 to 2017 – a feat that Trump didn’t manage to pull off, leading to former POTUS Joe Biden to be elected in between Trump’s two terms.

As Trump’s policies have been proving controversial, talk has turned to his academic achievements.

While education isn’t certainly defining of a person’s culture, it can be an indicator of what a good, knowledgeable politician could do for their country.

While Trump’s Apprentice stint and his Home Alone 2 cameo are not his only accolades before becoming president, when it comes to education, some people are claiming his resume pales in comparison to that of Obama.

Donald Trump is serving his second, non-consecutive mandate as President of the United States. (Win McNamee/Staff/Getty)

The internet hasn’t stopped asking questions regarding Trump’s education since he first landed onto the US political scene, though not a lot is known about his time at University of Pennsylvania, colloquially know as UPenn.

After spending some time at the New York Military Academy, Trump first enrolled at Fordham University.

Two years later, he transferred to UPenn, where he enrolled to a four-year business degree course at the college’s business school, Wharton School. He graduated in 1968, but his grades haven’t been made public.

As for Obama, some may remember that the former president first made headlines in the early 1990s when he became the first Black president of the Harvard Law Review, the prestigious law journal published by a group of independent students at the university.

Prior to his Harvard Law years, Obama had attended the Occidental College in Los Angeles, then transferred to Columbia University, where he majored in political science with a specialty in international relations and English literature.

From Harvard Law, he graduated magna cum laude in 1991, which means he ended up near the top of his class.

On Quora, the debate pitting the two presidents against each other on grounds of academic achievements continues.

“Barack Obama has a law degree! That takes a lot of work!” one person noted, while another pointed out that while Obama ‘went through more education’ that ‘doesn’t mean he’s smart’.

Barack Obama served two presidential terms from 2009 to 2017 (Chip Somodevilla/Staff/Getty)

Someone else was clearly fed up with the debate: “Damn!!! Is there NO END to this stupid question always being asked? Unlike 47, Obama has a law degree, was president of the law journal while in college, etc. Do people think that CONSTANTLY asking this will somehow morph into him being other than what he is?”

“Now all the idiots will ‘presume’ that Obama is smarter than President Trump because he went to school longer,” was another comment. “The confusion between intellect and education is alarming, since they are two very different things, but if the ‘agenda’ is met by spewing this junk, it’s all OK. How dumb.”

While he’s had to leave the White House in his rearview mirror, Obama continues being a key political and culture figure globally.

Putting his English lit degree to good use, Obama releases end-of-year lists of what he’s enjoyed in the literary, musical, and cinematic fields each year, thus championing well-known authors as well as writers from underrepresented communities.

Michelle Obama has previously addressed the question of whether she would ever run for president.

Following President Joe Biden’s announcement that he is withdrawing from the presidential race, speculation has been rife about who will replace him as the Democrats’ candidate.

Biden’s announcement came just weeks after a disastrous debate performance by the incumbent, followed by a failed assassination attempt on Republican nominee Donald Trump.

Since withdrawing from the dramatic election, Biden himself has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to take over the Democratic nomination, joined by Bill and Hillary Clinton.

President Joe Biden has withdrawn from the 2024 presidential race. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

Harris has welcomed the endorsements, but while she is currently the clear favourite to replace Biden, the next candidate is far from confirmed.

Michelle Obama is among those who was named as a bookies’ favourite to become the next US President, but just how likely is it that she will be on the ticket?

Well, it turns out that the former First Lady has previously made her position on running for president clear in an interview with the BBC’s Naga Munchetty. Have a listen:

Muchetty asked Obama what was the most irritating question she is asked, and replied that it was: “‘Are you going to run for president?'”

Pressing Obama, Munchetty followed up: “Answer?”

To which Obama replied: “I detest it. No, I am not going to run.”

That seems like a pretty clear answer, but with the Democratic candidacy up for grabs at a very late stage who knows, and a lot has happened since the interview in 2022.

Michelle Obama has ruled herself out of the running for the White House. (BBC)

Harris may be a clear favourite, but many high profile Democrats have expressed a desire for an open forum to select a new candidate.

The Vice President might seem a natural choice as part of the Vice President’s job is to step up in the event that the president is incapacitated, for example with Lyndon B. Johnson and John F. Kennedy.

But of course, it’s one thing when securely in office, quite another on an election campaign when things are far less fixed.

Notable Democratic big beasts who have not endorsed Harris include former house speaker Nancy Pelosi as well as former president Barack Obama.

In a statement, Obama said: “We will be navigating uncharted waters in the days ahead.

Kamala Harris is the current favourite to replace Biden as the Democratic nominee. (Chris duMond/Getty Images)

“But I have extraordinary confidence that the leaders of our party will be able to create a process from which an outstanding nominee emerges.”

There are many steps still to negotiate before a Democratic nominee is confirmed.

An obvious focal point will be the Democratic National Convention (DNC), which is set to kick off in Chicago on August 19.

And as the Trump campaign now pivots to focus its attacks on Harris, the scramble to replace Biden is far from over.