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WH Press Office Speaks Out After President Biden Says He 'Has' Cancer

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Source: Ron Sachs - Pool via CNP / MEGA

July 20 2022, Published 5:08 p.m. ET

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President Biden nonchalantly said that he "has" cancer during a speech about global warming on Wednesday, leading a White House official to clarify his remark.

Earlier today, #46 took the podium in Massachusetts to discuss executive actions on how to tackle the climate crisis and seize the opportunity of a clean energy future.

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Before the gaffe, RadarOnline.com has learned that Biden, 79, was describing emissions from oil refineries near the Claymont, Delaware, home he grew up in.

"That's why I and so damn many other people I grew up with have cancer and why for the longest time Delaware had the highest cancer rate in the nation," Biden said.

After concerns over what appeared to be a revelation, White House spokesman Andrew Bates referred The New York Post to a tweet from Washington Post columnist Glenn Kessler today, highlighting that Biden was cleared before he took office.

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The tweet stated, "Check out Biden's medical report. Before he became president, he had non-melanoma skin cancers removed."

RadarOnline.com reviewed the report, which attributed his skin cancer to time in the sun.

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"There were no signs of ulcers, cancer or any other serious condition," Biden's physician, Dr. Kevin O'Connor, specifically wrote in a 2021 memorandum.

"It is well-established that President Biden did spend a good deal of time in the sun in his youth," O'Connor continued in the health report. "He has had several localized, non-melanoma skin cancers removed with Mohs surgery before he started his presidency. These lesions were completely excised, with clear margins."

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Several small areas of actinic change were treated with liquid nitrogen cryotherapy, but the report clearly stated there are "no areas suspicious for skin cancer at this time."

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Plus, no biopsies were required after a total body skin exam was performed.

Biden's speech in Somerset today was to reiterate that climate change is a clear and present danger to the United States.

He shared his plans for a solution since Congress "is not acting on this emergency," per a White House tweet. "In the coming weeks, @POTUS will announce additional executive actions to combat this emergency."

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