Footage of Joe Biden‘s abrupt exit during a MSNBC interview two years ago could have been an early sign of his newly-announced health crisis, viewers have claimed.
Footage of Biden’s odd behavior during a live interview with Deadline: White House host Nicolle Wallace in June 2023 has resurfaced in wake of his shocking cancer diagnosis.
Biden sat down for the chat during a campaign stop in New York City. As he and Wallace began to wrap up by gabbing about his bipartisan achievements, Biden stood up, shook her hand and was seen walking off set while Wallace was still on the air.
Biden’s camp was forced to run damage control after the president’s strange exit received more attention than the content of his interview. Then-White House spokesman Andrew Bates took to X at the time, branding Biden’s abrupt exodus as a ‘power move’.
But video of the strange encounter has gone viral once again, with social media users suggesting that Biden’s actions at the time could have been an early sign of cancer.
‘Prostate cancer pain intensifies as you sit down longer, you’re literally putting half of your weight on the tumor for a long period of time. It also makes you urinate more frequently, so maybe he had to go,’ one hypothesized.
Another added: ‘They all knew before it was announced.’
Biden, 82, was diagnosed with an ‘aggressive form’ of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, his office said in a statement on Sunday.
He received the diagnosis on Friday after experiencing urinary symptoms, and he and his family are reviewing treatment options with doctors, according to the statement.
Footage has resurfaced on social media of the moment Biden walked off set of an MSNBC interview that was being broadcast live from New York in June 2023 before host Nicolle Wallace went to commercial break
Former President Biden, 82, was diagnosed with an ‘aggressive form’ of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones. He is pictured sporting a brave smile alongside a somber-looking former first lady Jill Biden, who is holding their gray tabby cat Willow, in a selfie shared on social media early Monday morning
Social media users have now suggested that Biden was ill for much longer than his camp has led on – however, there is no official evidence to support this allegation.
Commenting on the resurfaced video of his MSNBC interview, one X user posted on Monday: ‘This is the worst scandal in history.’
Another echoed: ‘Think they knew of his cancer and were going to hid it to get him elected, but praying for him.’
‘Starting to think Biden’s 2020 “win” was just a MAKE A WISH event,’ one said.
‘Those moments don’t just vanish, they shape public trust, whether fair or not,’ added another.
But some users rushed to the president’s defense, criticizing skeptics for ‘attacking a sick man’ during this ‘difficult time’.
‘I can’t believe we’re bafflingly attacking a sick man and having 0 empathy at such a difficult time that could happen to everyone, even Trump, it seems that Christ doesn’t abound in their hearts,’ one wrote.
‘He walked off because the set was done. I dont (sic) think this is too strange. Normally people do not walk off, that is true, but he walked off becoz (sic) he wanted to, and the set was done,’ said another.
‘This wins the award for dumbest and most made up post of the day so far,’ added another user who took direct aim at political commentator Benny Johnson for even sharing the old footage on X early Monday morning.
The clip has already been viewed more than 236,000 times on the platform.
President Joe Biden (right) is seen standing up up to shake the hand of MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace (left) before exiting the studio while she was still on-air
Biden’s camp was forced to run damage control after the president’s strange exit received more attention than the content of his interview. Then-White House spokesman Andrew Bates took to X at the time, branding Biden’s abrupt exodus as a ‘power move’
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Biden issued a statement on X early Monday morning, confirming his prostate cancer diagnosis.
‘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,’ he wrote.
Cancers that have spread, or metastasized, are considered Stage 4, the most advanced. Most prostate cancers are detected at an earlier stage.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, of the 236,659 cases of prostate cancer diagnosed in 2021, 70 per cent were diagnosed before the cancer had spread beyond the prostate. About 8 per cent of new prostate cancer diagnoses that year involved advanced-stage disease.
‘While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management,’ Biden’s office said on Sunday.
Biden’s physical health and mental acuity drew scrutiny during his 2021-2025 presidency. He abruptly ended his bid for reelection last July, weeks after a halting performance during a debate against Republican Donald Trump prompted panic among his fellow Democrats.
President Trump, who has repeatedly berated Biden since taking office in January, expressed sympathy on Sunday for Biden and his wife, Jill, in a post on his social media platform Truth Social.
‘Melania and I are saddened to hear about Joe Biden’s recent medical diagnosis,’ he wrote. ‘We extend our warmest and best wishes to Jill and the family, and we wish Joe a fast and successful recovery.’
Biden’s office said the cancer scored a nine out of 10 on the Gleason score grading system, which is used to help determine the aggressiveness of prostate cancer.
Social media users have now suggested that Biden was ill for much longer than his camp has led on – however, there is no official evidence to support this allegation
But some users rushed to the president’s defense, criticizing skeptics for ‘attacking a sick man’ during this ‘difficult time’
Biden was the oldest person to win the US presidency at the time of his election in 2020. Trump, 78, broke that record when he defeated Vice President Kamala Harris last year.
Some prominent Democrats have recently acknowledged that it was an error to advance Biden as the 2024 nominee, given widespread concerns among voters about his age.
Long before the debate last summer, polls showed a majority of Americans, including most Democrats, believed Biden was too old to serve a second term.
‘It was a mistake for Democrats to not listen to the voters earlier,’ Democratic US Senator Chris Murphy told NBC News’ ‘Meet the Press’ on Sunday morning, before Biden’s diagnosis was announced.
Biden has kept a low profile since leaving office, making only a handful of public appearances, including an April speech in which he defended the Social Security Administration against Trump’s planned cuts.
He has also defended his legacy in interviews and rejected reporting in two new books that he suffered from cognitive decline during his last year in office.
‘They are wrong,’ he said earlier this month on ABC’s ‘The View,’ referring to the books’ authors.
S President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden walk to the White House upon arrival on the South Lawn in Washington, DC, August 26, 2023, following a week long vacation in Lake Tahoe, Nevada
Biden’s diagnosis triggered an outpouring of supportive statements on Sunday from Democrats and Republicans alike.
‘Joe is a fighter – and I know he will face this challenge with the same strength, resilience and optimism that have always defined his life and leadership,’ Harris said in a statement.
Biden lost a son, Beau Biden, in 2015 due to brain cancer.
In 2022, Biden revived an Obama-era program known as Cancer Moonshot, seeking to reduce the death rate from cancer by at least 50 per cent over the next 25 years.
