Overview

• The House Oversight Committee has launched an investigation into claims that the White House downplayed President Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis during his tenure.
• The probe follows allegations in Original Sin by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson that senior aides used an autopen to mask his health decline and delayed public disclosure.
• President Trump recently reposted a Truth Social message calling Biden a “decrepit corpse,” shifting from his initial expression of support for the diagnosis.
• Biden’s office confirmed he has an aggressive, hormone-sensitive prostate cancer that has spread to his bones and said he and his family are reviewing treatment options.
• Medical experts, including Professor Jonathan Waxman of Imperial College London, have noted the cancer’s unusually rapid progression despite regular presidential health screenings.