前总统乔·拜登自从他的办公室本月早些时候宣布他被诊断患有“侵袭性”前列腺癌以来，他首次发表公开言论，周五告诉记者，他对自己的预后感到“乐观”。
“嗯，预后良好。你知道，我们正在努力。它在前进。所以，我感觉很好，”拜登说。
他说他已经决定了治疗方案，提到他将服用各种药物。
“我们的期望是，我们将能够战胜它……它不在任何器官中。我的骨头很强壮。它没有穿透，所以我感觉很好，”他补充说，后来他说他的家人也对诊断结果感到乐观，并说“世界上领先的外科医生之一”正在与他合作。
拜登办公室的公告称，肿瘤已经“转移到了骨头”
当被问及最近关于他在任期间的精神和身体能力的争议时，拜登笑着开玩笑说，“你可以看到——我精神不正常，我不能走路。”
当被问及民主党人谁说他不应该再次竞选时，拜登说:“他们当时为什么不与我竞选?因为我会打败他们。”他补充说他不后悔。
“发生了很多事情。我认为我们正处于一个非常困难的时刻，不仅是在美国历史上，在世界历史上。我认为我们是历史上的转折点之一，我们在接下来的一点点时间里做出的决定将决定未来20年的事情，”他补充说，并表示他对自己作为总统的记录感到自豪。
周四，白宫新闻秘书卡罗琳·莱维特(Karoline Leavitt)告诉记者，前第一夫人吉尔·拜登(Jill Biden)应该“说出她看到的关于她丈夫的事情，以及她看到它的时间和她知道的事情”，指责她撒谎。
当被问及莱维特的评论时，拜登笑着说，“我不知道新闻秘书是谁，”但随后表示，他是在开玩笑，媒体会直截了当地发挥这一点。
拜登在他的家乡特拉华州的阵亡将士纪念日仪式上发表正式讲话时说，美国政治“变得如此分裂和激烈”，但他认为军队是团结的。
“我的朋友们，阵亡将士纪念日意义深远，”拜登说。“我们的政治已经变得如此分裂，如此痛苦——这些年来，我一直在做这件事，我从未想过我们会走到这一步，但我们做到了。我们的军队不会穿着写着我是民主党人或者我是共和党人的制服;它说我是美国人，我是美国人，这就是我。”
拜登还称担任总司令是他一生中最大的荣誉，并强调了他的儿子博去世10周年。博曾在特拉华州国民警卫队和美国陆军服役死于脑癌2015年5月30日，他46岁的时候。
拜登说:“四年来，我一生中最大的荣誉就是担任美国的最高统帅。”他还轻松地补充说，如果他来自特拉华州以外的其他州，他认为这不会发生。
“我知道对你们中的许多人来说，阵亡将士纪念日，就像对我们一样，是非常私人的，”拜登后来在他的讲话中严肃地说。“对拜登夫妇来说，今天是我儿子博去世十周年纪念日，他在伊拉克呆了一年，说实话，这是艰难的一天。”
他谈到博和他一起参加阵亡将士纪念日的仪式，谈到博在特拉华州国民警卫队服役和被派往伊拉克的经历，以及博让他的父亲在他的军装上别上胸针的时候。
拜登说，博的遗产会流传在他的子孙后代身上，就像其他与会者失去的亲人的遗产一样。“就像我们所有倒下的英雄的遗产一样，他们活在我们心中，他们活在我们国家的强大和自由中。这听起来很夸张，但却是真实的。是字面意思。”
“所以，每一个人，每一个今天怀着悲痛来到这里的人，请知道你们并不孤单。你永远不会孤单，你爱的人永远不会被忘记。期间，”拜登说。
他还告诉与会者，“坦率地说，和你们在一起，事情变得简单了一些。确实如此。所以谢谢你允许我和你一起悲伤。”
讲话结束后，当其他当选官员在活动中谈到博·拜登，称赞他是谁和他的兵役时，拜登显得明显情绪激动。
在谈到阵亡将士纪念日时，拜登告诉与会者，“伙计们，每年我们都聚在一起纪念，纪念，纪念那些为这个国家付出一切的勇敢的女人和男人，或者像林肯所说的那样，最后一次完全的奉献，”拜登说。
他补充道，“他们献出了自己的生命，所以我们可以平静地生活，这可能是最重要的一句话。我知道，我知道我代表这里的每一个人，当我说的时候，我们每一天都记得他们，不仅仅是今天，而是每一天。”
这位前总统强有力地谈到了为退伍军人提供服务的问题，他说，那些服务过和已经去世的人应该得到这种荣誉。
“所以今天，让我们重申我们的誓言，向我们的英雄致敬。我是说，真诚地重申我们对英雄的敬意...当我听说[声称]退伍军人要求太多时，我真的很生气。他们还不够!”拜登说，并补充说，这就是为什么他写了有关金星家庭和其他人的立法。
拜登的这番话也是他在《原罪》这本书由记者杰克·塔珀(Jake Tapper)和亚历克斯·汤普森(Alex Thompson)撰写的报告称，拜登在担任总统期间有身体和精神障碍，但他的核心圈子里的人掩盖了这一点。
拜登的发言人表示,《原罪》中没有任何内容表明拜登没有尽到自己的职责，也没有任何隐瞒。拜登。在外表上在美国广播公司本月早些时候的“观点”节目中，拜登反驳了一系列声称他精神敏锐的书籍，这位前总统说，“他们错了。没有什么可以支持这种观点。”
Biden says 'I feel good' and 'optimistic' in 1st public comments about cancer treatment
Former PresidentJoe Biden, after delivering first public remarks since his office announced earlier this month that he had been diagnosed with 'aggressive" prostate cancer, told reporters on Friday that he was feeling "optimistic" about his prognosis.
"Well, the prognosis is good. You know, we're working on everything. It's moving along. So, I feel good," Biden said.
He said he had decided on a treatment option, mentioning that he would be taking various medications.
"The expectation is, we're going to be able to beat this … it's not in any organ. My bones are strong. It hasn't penetrated so I'm feeling good," he added, later saying his family is also optimistic about the diagnosis and said "one of the leading surgeons in the world" is working with him.
The announcement from Biden's office said there was "metastasis to the bone."
Asked about the recent controversy over his mental and physical capabilities while in office, Biden joked, with a smile, "You can see that -- I'm mentally incompetent and I can't walk."
And asked about Democrats who say he shouldn't have run again, Biden said, "Why didn't they run against me then? Because I'd have beaten them." He added he has no regrets.
"There's a lot going on. And I think we're in a really difficult moment, not only in American history, in world history. I think we're one of those inflection points in history where the decisions we make in the next little bit are going to determine what things look like for the next 20 years," he added, saying he is proud of his record as president.
On Thursday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that former first lady Jill Biden should "speak up about what she saw in regards to her husband and when she saw it and what she knew," accusing her of lying.
Asked about Leavitt's comments, Biden smiled and said, "I don't know who the press secretary is," but afterward said he was joking and that the media would play that straightforwardly.
Former President Joe Biden speaks during a ceremony, at Veterans Memorial Park in New Castle, Delaware, May 30, 2025.
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In his earlier formal remarks at a Memorial Day service in his home state of Delaware, Biden said that American politics have "become so divided and so bitter," but that he sees the military as united.
"My friends, Memorial Day is about something profound," Biden said. "Our politics have become so divided and so bitter -- all the years that I've been doing this, I never thought we'd get to this point, but we are. Our troops don't wear a uniform that says I'm a Democrat or I'm a Republican; it says I'm an American, I'm an American, that's who I am."
Biden also called his time as the commander in chief the greatest honor of his life, and highlighted the 10th anniversary of the passing of his son Beau – who served in the Delaware Army National Guard anddied of brain canceron May 30, 2015, when he was 46 years old.
"The greatest honor [of] my life has been, for four years, of being the commander in chief, [of the] United States," Biden said, adding a lighthearted aside that if he had come from another state besides Delaware, he doesn't think that would have happened.
"I know for many of you, Memorial Day, like for us, is deeply personal," Biden said solemnly later in his remarks. "For the Bidens, this day is the 10th anniversary [of] the loss of my son Beau, [who] spent a year in Iraq, and to be honest, it's a hard day."
He spoke about Beau joining him at Memorial Day services, about Beau's time in the Delaware Army National Guard and deployment to Iraq, and the time Beau asked his father to pin the bars on his military uniform.
Beau's legacy lives on in his children and grandchildren, like the legacies of the loved ones other attendees lost, Biden said. "And 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. That sounds like hyperbole, but it's real. It's literal."
"So everyone, everyone who came here today to grieve with grief in your heart, please know you're not alone. You'll never be alone, and your loved one will never be forgotten. Period," Biden said.
He told attendees as well that "being with all of you, quite frankly, it makes things a little bit easier. It really does. So thank you for allowing me to grieve with you."
After his remarks, Biden appeared visibly emotional when other elected officials speaking at the event spoke about Beau Biden, praising who he was and his military service.
Former President Joe Biden attends a ceremony, at Veterans Memorial Park, in New Castle, Delaware, May 30, 2025.
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Speaking more generally about Memorial Day, Biden told attendees, "Folks, every year we come together to remember, to remember, to remember the brave women and men who gave their all for this nation, or as Lincoln called it, the last full measure of devotion," Biden said.
He added, "They laid down their lives so we could live our lives in peace, and maybe the most important word with possibilities. And I know, I know I speak for everyone here, and — when I say, we remember them every single day, not just this day, but every day."
The former president spoke forcefully about providing services to veterans, saying that those who served and have passed deserve that honor.
"So today, let's renew our pledge to honor our heroes. I mean, sincerely renew our pledge to honor our heroes... I get really angry when I hear about, [claims that] veterans are seeking too much. They're not enough!" Biden said, adding that is why he wrote legislation relating to Gold Star families and others.
Biden's remarks were also his first after the release of thethe book "Original Sin", written by journalists Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, which alleges Biden had physical and mental impairments while president that were covered up by people in his inner circle.
Spokespeople for Biden have said nothing in "Original Sin" shows that Biden did not do his job or that there was any cover-up. Biden.In an appearanceon ABC's "The View" earlier this month, Biden pushed back on a slate of books making claims about his mental acuity, with the former president saying, "They are wrong. There's nothing to sustain that."
