Doctors found a small nodule in Joe Biden's prostate during a routine exam, but it's too early to know if it is something serious or not.
"In a routine physical exam a small nodule was found in the prostate which necessitated further evaluation," a spokesperson told ABC News.
The report adds to the recent surge of media interest in Biden's health, much of which is being fueled by books written by liberal journalists.
Concerns about Biden's health were largely ignored during his presidency by mainstream reporters until his disastrous performance in a presidential debate last June.
Prior to the debate, Biden-friendly media mostly echoed the White House's talking points, which downplayed Biden's sharp decline despite his stiff gait, garbled speech, and balance issues that led to numerous falls.
Biden aides privately admitted that he might need a wheelchair if re-elected to a second term, according to a new book co-written by CNN's Jake Tapper.
"Biden's physical deterioration -- most apparent in his halting walk -- had become so severe that there were internal discussions about putting the president in a wheelchair, but they couldn't do so until after the election," an excerpt from the book, Original Sin, says.
Biden's doctor, Kevin O'Connor, had warned his aides that a wheelchair might be needed if he had a bad fall, according to the book. O'Connor publicly certified that Biden was fit to serve, despite never testing his cognitive capacity.
O'Connor continued to describe Biden's mental fitness as "excellent" even after his infamous debate performance last summer.
Another excerpt from Tapper's book claims that Biden did not recognize actor George Clooney at a 2024 fundraiser.
In the wake of Biden's debate meltdown, Clooney wrote an op-ed urging Biden to end his re-election campaign as Democrats suddenly turned on him.
Biden has been making an effort to salvage his tarnished legacy with a comeback media tour, angering Democrats who still blame him for President Trump's historic return to the White House.
The Biden family continues to jealously defend Biden against his former media allies-turned-critics. Biden and his wife Jill maintained that his health is just fine during a recent interview on The View.
"One of the things I think is that the people who wrote those books were not in the White House with us. And they didn't see how hard Joe worked every single day," Jill Biden said.
