President Trump on Monday questioned why former President Biden’s prostate most cancers analysis was not caught and disclosed sooner.

“I think it’s very sad, actually. I’m surprised that it wasn’t, you know, the public wasn’t notified a long time ago,” Trump mentioned of his predecessor’s analysis, which was publicized on Sunday.

Trump known as a prostate take a look at “very standard” as a part of a medical examination for males. A take a look at that screens for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) within the blood is commonly used to detect prostate most cancers, as is a rectal examination. These screenings aren’t sometimes really helpful for males 70 and older, nonetheless.

“I think that if you take a look, it’s the same doctor that said Joe was cognitively fine. There was nothing wrong with him…that’s being proven to be a sad situation,” Trump mentioned.

The president provided reward for his personal White Home medical group, in addition to the docs at Walter Reed, the place presidents sometimes go for his or her annual bodily exams.

“The other thing is you have to say, why did it take so long? When you — this takes a long time, it could take years to get to this level of danger,” Trump added. “So look, it’s a very, very sad situation, and I feel very badly about it. And I think people should try and find out what happened.”

A Biden spokesperson confirmed Sunday that the previous president has an aggressive type of prostate most cancers that was found Friday “after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms,” including that it has unfold to his bones.

As information of his most cancers analysis unfold, Biden’s allies and rivals posted effectively needs and tributes throughout social media.

“Cancer touches us all. Like so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places,” Biden posted Monday morning on X.

The previous president, who’s 82, has been within the highlight in latest weeks amid new reporting about his psychological sharpness whereas in workplace and his choice to run for reelection earlier than finally dropping out of the race final July.