Trump slammed for saying 'vicious' Biden doesn’t deserve sympathy after cancer diagnosis announcement

WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump reignited tensions with his former political rival Joe Biden with his recent attack at the 82-year-old. 

During a Friday, May 30, press conference, as 78-year-old fielded questions from reporters, Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy brought up the legal setbacks the administration has recently faced.

Donald Trump says people shouldn't feel 'so sorry' for Joe Biden because he's 'vicious'

“So many of the things that you’re trying to do are held up in court right now,” Peter Doocy said, before asking, “If the courts are gonna have so much influence over US policy, do you wish you would’ve just become a judge instead?” as per Mediaite. 

“They allowed them to come in,” the president replied, “One thing I can’t figure out is what would an administration — what were they thinking when they allowed millions of people from prisons all over the world, not just from South America, Venezuela, but all over the world, from the Congo in Africa? Hundreds of people, thousands of people from the Congo, rough, rough prisoners from Asia, from Europe, rough parts of Europe. Why would they allow them to come into our country?”

Then, without directly referencing Biden’s health news, Trump made it clear he didn’t want anyone feeling “sorry” for him, brushing off sympathy.

“And I don’t believe it was Joe Biden,” he went on, adding, “Look, he’s been a sort of moderate person over his lifetime.” 

“Not a smart person, but a somewhat vicious person, I will say. If you feel sorry for him, don't feel so sorry, because he's vicious. What he did with his political opponent and all of the people that he hurt. He hurt a lot of people, Biden, so I really don't feel sorry for him,” Trump said of Joe Biden.

Trump hasn’t gone into detail about how he believes Biden has wronged him. Still, he often claimed without evidence that the Biden administration has weaponized the Justice Department to target him during his 2024 campaign.  

Just weeks earlier, on May 18, Biden's personal office revealed through a statement that the former president has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones. 

The statement 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."

"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," it added.

The next day, Biden took to X (formerly Twitter) to confirm his diagnosis, sharing a heartfelt post with a photo of himself with his wife Jill Biden and their cat Willow.

He captioned the post, “Cancer touches us all. Like so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places. Thank you for lifting us up with love and support.”

Joe Biden honors fallen soldiers and remembers son Beau during emotional speech

While Donald Trump addressed reporters in Washington, Joe Biden spoke at a Memorial Day service in Delaware, marking the 10-year anniversary of the death of his son, Beau Biden. Beau, a former Delaware attorney general and Iraq War veteran, died of brain cancer in 2015.

“This day is the 10th anniversary of the loss of my son, Beau,” the former president told attendees at Veterans Memorial Park. “Being with all of you, quite frankly, makes things a little bit easier. It really does. So thank you for allowing me to grieve with you.”

Beau joined the Delaware National Guard back in 2003, and in 2008, his unit was called up to serve in Iraq. He spent a year on active duty before going on to serve two full terms as Delaware’s attorney general. Sadly, he died from glioblastoma multiforme on May 30, 2015.

Biden mentioned in his speech, “Just like the legacy of all our fallen heroes lives on, they live on in us and they live on in the strength and freedom of our nation.”

The 82-year-old also reflected on the shared experience of grief, saying, “So to everyone who came here today with grief in your heart, please know — you’re not alone. And your loved one will never be forgotten.”

Internet slams Donald Trump over his remarks about Joe Biden

The Internet erupted after Donald Trump labeled Joe Biden “vicious” in the wake of his cancer diagnosis, a remark many viewed as tone-deaf, cruel, and unbecoming of any public figure.

One wrote, “That’s a horrible thing to say," and another said, “This is beyond vicious. One expects decency and human dignity from any ‘leader.’”

A person mentioned, “A real leader would never be this heartless,” while someone else added, “What a horrible thing to say. Lament on things that he may have done during his presidency, but saying that about a cancer diagnosis? Come on.”

Others pointed out the moral failing in Trump’s words, with one writing, “I would hope most political leaders would have a little more tact than hate speech of this nature. We get it, you hate Biden.”

“He’s not a leader of anything good,” an individual bluntly stated. 

The condemnation didn’t stop there. One user drew a stark comparison, “Trump is the most vicious person to ever be president. Imagine if Biden had said this when Trump was shot?”

"Trump is a heartless, narcissistic, miserable human being," another tweet read. 

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