Former President Joe Biden's office announced on May 18 that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer two days earlier, following the discovery of a prostate nodule. President Donald Trump and others have suggested,

Biden, even after he has exited political life and as he faces a serious cancer diagnosis, remains a factor in the conversation about his party's political future.

Biden’s office dismissed speculation that the White House hid his cancer diagnosis, but Republicans are investigating, and Trump accused his aides of treason.

The book said that the Biden family wanted to keep Beau Biden’s cancer diagnosis a secret and misled the media about his condition.