Donald Trump apparently believes Joe Biden has “Stage 9” cancer.
There is no such thing as “Stage 9” cancer, but Trump repeated that twice Monday while talking to reporters about the former president’s revelation that he has aggressive prostate cancer that has spread to his bones.
Biden does have a Gleason score of 9, but that is not the same thing as “Stage 9” cancer. Almost all cancer staging only goes up to “Stage 4.” And Trump’s fumbling of the staging while also discussing Biden’s cognitive ability, got him a blistering takedown from prominent Fox News personality Jessica Tarlov.
“I think it’s very sad, actually,” Trump said when asked by CNN’s Kaitlan Collings about Biden’s diagnosis. “I’m surprised the public wasn’t notified a long time ago, because to get to Stage 9, that’s a long time.
“I just had my physical,” Trump continued. “You saw the results of that particular test. I think that test is standard to pretty much anybody getting a physical, good physical. We had the doctors over at the White House and at Walter Reed, which is a fantastic hospital, do it. I did a very complete test, including cognitive tests.”
I'm not a doctor, but I have never heard of Stage 9 cancer, has anyone else?
Are they sure he passed those cognitive tests?