‘Debilitating’: Hunter Biden speaks out about father Joe Biden’s cancer

Key Points:

• Hunter Biden revealed in a BBC interview that his father, former President Joe Biden, is suffering from advanced, metastatic prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, describing the condition as debilitating and painful.
• The cancer diagnosis was made public in May 2025, nearly a year after Biden withdrew from the 2024 presidential race amid concerns about his health and age, following a notably poor performance in a June 2024 debate against Donald Trump.
• Hunter Biden expressed shock at his father's debate performance, attributing it to unknown health issues at the time, and speculated that the later cancer diagnosis may have contributed to his difficulties during the debate.
• Hunter also addressed the controversy surrounding Joe Biden’s decision to grant him a full pardon for felony convictions related to gun charges and tax evasion, acknowledging the criticism but defending it as a response to anticipated political persecution by the incoming Trump administration.
• The interview highlighted ongoing political divisions, with Hunter Biden asserting that Trump has pursued revenge against political opponents, validating his father’s concerns about the consequences of the 2024 election outcome.