Nicely-wishes are pouring in from members of the Trump administration and figures throughout the political world after former President Joe Biden’s workplace revealed this night that he has been diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of prostate cancer.
President Donald Trump wished Biden a “fast and successful recovery” in a message on social media, extending his ideas to the previous president and first girl.
Listed here are extra of the statements from Washington and past:
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote on X that he and his spouse “are united in prayer for the Biden household.”
• Former Vice President Kamala Harris, who was endorsed by Biden for the presidency in 2024 after he bowed out of the race, referred to him as a “fighter” in a submit on X, including that she is assured he’ll face this with “the identical power, resilience, and optimism which have at all times outlined his life and management.”
• Home Speaker Mike Johnson stated his household will likely be “becoming a member of the numerous others who’re praying for the previous President within the wake of his prognosis.”
• Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, stated she is pondering of the Bidens as they cope with “a illness they’ve accomplished a lot to attempt to spare different households from.”
• Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, an in depth MAGA ally to Trump, wrote on Twitter, “Most cancers is really terrible. My Dad handed away in 2021 with most cancers. Prays for Joe Biden and his household.”
• Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the 2024 Democratic vice presidential candidate, stated he and his household had been praying for Biden, calling him “a very first rate man and a good friend.”
• California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is taken into account a number one contender for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination, described Biden as “a person of dignity, power, and compassion” in a submit on X, including that he’s “sending power, therapeutic, and prayers his manner.”
• Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, one other potential contender for the 2028 Democratic nomination, stated he and his husband are conserving Biden and his household of their prayers “for power and therapeutic.”
This submit has been up to date with further statements.
