JUST IN: Prayers Pour In for Joe Biden Following Tragic News
The country was shocked to learn that, just months after Joe Biden left the presidency, he had been diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer, which may have developed years earlier.
Now, according to former first son Hunter Biden, his dad’s condition has worsened, as he said the cancer had spread further and was very painful and debilitating.
“The cancer has spread, metastasized into his bones and further,” Hunter Biden said in the Friday interview with the BBC. “It’s very painful and it’s very debilitating in many respects.”
Joe Biden’s office announced his diagnosis in May 2025.
“It’s really sad to watch,” Hunter Biden, who appeared to choke up as he spoke, said.
“The only thing that I’d say about my dad, about his health right now, is I wish he would complain more, because it’s not good,” the son said.
“He’s still doing his thing,” he said. “He so believes in this country.”
The former president’s office said at the time that the cancer appeared to be “hormone-sensitive,” which would allow doctors to pursue treatments aimed at managing the disease.
Former first lady Jill Biden offered a similar assessment during a June appearance on “The View,” acknowledging that things had “slowed down” for her husband since his diagnosis while saying he remained busy.
Hunter called his father the “best father, the best husband, the best grandfather” and said the former president remains at the “center of our family.”
Joe Biden’s health became a major focus during his presidency and his bid for a second term.
He ultimately withdrew from the 2024 presidential race following a disastrous debate performance against then-former President Donald Trump, in which Biden looked completely lost and confused at times.
At the time, Trump mocked Biden, saying, “I really don’t know what he said at the end of that sentence. I don’t think he knows what he said either.”
Joe Biden and his media surrogates, as well as many Democrats, tried to portray the bad performance as a one-off, not a sign of a much deeper issue regarding his mental capacity.
“It was a bad episode. No indication of any serious condition. I was exhausted. I didn’t listen to my instincts,” he told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos shortly after the debate.
Vice President Kamala Harris became the Democratic nominee within weeks of the debate.
Her campaign blew through $1.5 billion, but she lost to Trump badly, losing all the swing states and the national popular vote.
In the same interview with the BBC, Hunter Biden said his addiction to crack cocaine placed additional strain on his father during that period and contributed to the personal challenges facing the Biden family.
“Of course I did,” Hunter said. “That’s what addiction does.”
“You know, I dig that most people would sit here and try to run from that question or be offended by it, but absolutely,” he said.
Hunter said his struggles affected Jill Biden, his children, other relatives and personal relationships, but “in particular” his dad, “who never let go.”
“My dad never let me off the hook,” Hunter said, while recalling that his father also made clear that “when I was ready to come back, the door was open.”
“That is the singular thing that saved me — that the door was left open,” he said.
Hunter also rejected the idea that families must necessarily allow someone suffering from addiction to reach “rock bottom.”
“A lot of people always say that you’ve got to let an addict hit rock-bottom,” Hunter said, adding that people he knew who reached that point were “either dead or in jail.”
Hunter’s addiction, including his use of crack cocaine, has been publicly documented for years and was discussed extensively in his 2021 memoir, “Beautiful Things.”
The struggle deepened after another devastating chapter for the Biden family when Joe Biden’s eldest son, Beau Biden, died from brain cancer in 2015 at age 46.
Trump Admin Finds Leaker — Escorted Out by Police
The War Department has taken immediate action against a former senior Biden administration Pentagon official following what it describes as a serious breach involving sensitive military information.
Officials are providing few details about precisely what was disclosed or where it appeared, but the department says the matter involved capabilities connected to one of the most recognizable and security-sensitive aircraft in the world.
The Department of War announced Friday that it revoked former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall’s eligibility to access classified information over what officials described as an unauthorized disclosure concerning Air Force One’s capabilities.
Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell announced the decision on X, saying the action took effect immediately and also prevents Kendall from holding any sensitive government position requiring such eligibility.
“Effective immediately, the Department of War has REVOKED former Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall’s eligibility for access to classified information and his ability to hold any sensitive position,” Parnell wrote.
“This action follows his unauthorized disclosure of classified information regarding Air Force One’s capabilities to a media outlet,” he continued.
Parnell emphasized that the Pentagon considers protecting classified material a fundamental responsibility for anyone entrusted with access to sensitive national security information.
“Safeguarding classified information is a non-negotiable duty,” Parnell said.
“Those who violate that trust forfeit the privilege of access and any role requiring it,” he added.
The Pentagon did not identify the media organization to which Kendall allegedly disclosed the classified information, nor did Parnell specify exactly what information the former secretary is accused of revealing.
The action comes days after The Wall Street Journal published a report examining differences between the Qatari-donated Boeing 747-8 now being used as a presidential aircraft and the older VC-25A aircraft traditionally used as Air Force One.
Kendall was among the former government officials quoted in the Journal’s report.
According to the newspaper, the newer aircraft lacks some capabilities available aboard the older presidential jets, including midair refueling and certain protections designed to withstand the effects of a nuclear blast.
The report also discussed differences involving defensive systems, onboard air stairs, baggage handling and food storage.
The Pentagon has not publicly stated whether any specific information contained in that report prompted its decision against Kendall.
Kendall had also discussed the presidential aircraft program in other recent media reports.
Earlier in July, Kendall told The Wall Street Journal that fully retrofitting a Boeing 747 to meet normal Air Force One standards should take approximately three to four years.
Kendall served as secretary of the Air Force throughout much of former President Joe Biden’s administration, holding the position from 2021 until January 2025.
Before joining the Biden administration, Kendall held several senior defense positions and served as undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics during the Obama administration.
His involvement with the modernization of the presidential aircraft fleet also stretches back more than a decade.
In 2015, while serving as the Pentagon’s acquisition chief, Kendall worked with then-Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James on the decision to select Boeing’s 747-8 platform for the next generation of presidential aircraft.
That history gave Kendall extensive familiarity with the Air Force One replacement program and the military requirements associated with presidential aviation.
Air Force One is not simply a presidential transport aircraft. Its specialized communications, defensive and survivability capabilities are designed to allow the president to continue carrying out constitutional responsibilities during emergencies and potential national security crises.
Details surrounding some of those systems and capabilities are therefore closely protected, particularly information that could potentially reveal vulnerabilities to foreign adversaries.
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The Pentagon’s announcement did not indicate whether Kendall faces a criminal investigation or whether the department has referred the alleged disclosure to the Justice Department, Fox News reported.
Kendall has lost his eligibility to access classified information and hold sensitive positions, while unanswered questions remain about precisely what the Pentagon believes he disclosed and whether additional action will follow.
