Donald Trump Jr. became the first public figure on Sunday to break an hours-old "truce" between Republicans and Democrats that began after former President Joe Biden's metastatic prostate cancer diagnosis when he called out 'Dr. Jill Biden' for missing the fact that her husband was ill with cancer.
"What I want to know is how did Dr. Jill Biden miss stage five metastatic cancer or is this yet another coverup???" Trump Jr. captioned a repost of a doctor's post calling the missed diagnosis "malpractice."
What I want to know is how did Dr. Jill Biden miss stage five metastatic cancer or is this yet another coverup??? pic.twitter.com/fSqtDmcX4p
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) May 18, 2025
The post came just hours after President Donald Trump wished Biden well on Sunday, publicly confirming the diagnosis that was apparently first made on Friday.
"Melania and I are saddened to hear about Joe Biden’s recent medical diagnosis," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. "We extend our warmest and best wishes to Jill and the family, and we wish Joe a fast and successful recovery."
Trump Jr. posted a similar message on X right after the announcement: "BREAKING: Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Politics aside, we wish him a speedy recovery!"
But it didn't take long for politics to creep back in, after a number of medical professionals questioned how the cancer could have gotten so bad without anyone catching it.
The questions are valid. Apparently, anyone over 80 is tested for prostate cancer. Why wasn't Biden tested?
Like Dr. Quay posted, "It is highly likely he was carrying a diagnosis of prostate cancer throughout his White House tenure and the American people were uninformed."
Another post by Trump Jr. hearkened back to two years ago when Biden said during a speech that he had cancer.
At the time, the White House and the media called it a "gaffe" and said that he misspoke, but questions linger about whether he just said what was true but that was being covered up until now.
It was further suggested in the comments of Trump Jr.'s post that the breaking news of the diagnosis may have been a "Wag the Dog" attempt to distract from increasing reports that Biden had dementia while president.
It's not completely inappropriate to ask these questions when the facts seem incongruous and don't seem to make sense.
It is possible to wish Biden well in his recovery while at the same time wondering if the truth about the diagnosis had been covered up for Democrats' political advantage.
