Donald Trump is today being ridiculed for a nonsensical remark he made yesterday about Joe Biden's cancer diagnosis. Following long-standing rumours that the Republican 's presidential predecessor had been suffering ill health behind the scenes, 82-year-old Biden's team confirmed his diagnosis in an emotional statement released on Sunday (18 May)

The former president released his first statement on X Monday morning, alongside a picture of him and his wife, Jill Biden, a day after the announcement: “Cancer touches us all. Like so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places. Thank you for lifting us up with love and support.”

Sen. Chris Murphy, (D-Conn)., pulled no punches against his own party during a Sunday sit-down with NBC News’ “Meet The Press.” Murphy referred to President Donald Trump as a “madman” and called him “corrupt,