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Did Joe Biden really say he ‘ended cancer’ in White House speech? Here's the truth
Joe Biden started his speech speaking about how the pandemic “demonstrated ... the need for a lot more help”
A clip of President Joe Biden where he supposedly said he"ended cancer" has surfaced on social media. Joe made the statement during a speech from the White House on Tuesday, July 25. His address was regarding new efforts to urge insurance companies to increase coverage for mental health care.
Joe started his speech speaking about how the pandemic "demonstrated ... the need for a lot more help," and stressed the importance of increasing access to mental health treatment. "One of the things I'm always asked is: You know, why—why Americans have sort of lost faith for awhile on being—being able to do big things," Joe said, according to the official transcript of today's speech, Newsweek reported.
Did Joe Biden say he ended cancer?
"'If you could do anything at all, Joe, what would you do?' I said, 'I'd cure cancer,'" Joe continued. "And they looked at me like, 'Why cancer?' Because no one thinks we can. That's why. And we can. We can end cancer as we know it."
Many conservatives shared a video of the speech on social media, including Colorado Representative Lauren Boebert. Those who shared the video believed Joe said he "ended cancer as we know it." However, upon listening to it carefully, one can gather that the president seemed to slur the words "can" and "end" together during his sentence, making it sound like “ended.”
Joe Biden’s dog involved in biting incidents
Meanwhile, as per recent reports, Joe’s dog Commander has been accused of being involved in severalbiting incidents at the White House and in Delaware. "The White House complex is a unique and often stressful environment for family pets, and the First Family is working through ways to make this situation better for everyone," Elizabeth Alexander, the first lady's communications director, said in a statement to the news outlet PEOPLE following the incidents. "They have been partnering with the Secret Service and Executive Residence staff on additional leashing protocols and training, as well as establishing designated areas for Commander to run and exercise."
