What good is someone else’s cancer diagnosis if you can’t spin it into a self-serving conspiratorial yarn?
After former President Joe Biden disclosed Sunday he’s been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer, Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas) decided to accuse the Biden administration of a “political cover up.”
“Care at the White House should be second to none,” Jackson wrote on social media. “Unbelievable this was missed, but the truth is, his physician was more concerned about assisting with the political cover up than providing world class medical care.”
The accusation echoes similar refrains from other Republicans, who are eager to distract from President Donald Trump’s countless recent missteps, like accepting a $400 million “gift” from Qatar, trying to strong-arm Walmart into price controls because of his tariffs, obsessing over Bruce Springsteen’s skin, and publishing deeply insecure missives about Taylor Swift.
Biden, 82, was reportedly diagnosed on Friday, but to hear some Republicans talk about it, you’d think he’d been keeping his cancer quiet for years.
