Americanswers! Why is Biden鈥檚 cancer diagnosis prompting new questions?
MAGA Republicans spread new rumours about his health while in office
Anthony, Marianna and Justin discuss Joe Biden鈥檚 announcement that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. They also talk about the political reaction, including US Vice President JD Vance who says Biden and his staff should have been more transparent about the former president鈥檚 health whilst in office.
They also analyse some MAGA rumours over whether Joe Biden hid his cancer diagnosis, and what this means for the Democratic hopefuls of the future.
Plus, the team unpack the backlash to the former FBI Director James Comey鈥檚 picture of seashells on a beach - a post that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said called 鈥渇or the assassination of President Trump".
And Anthony enters a new word in his A-Z of Zurcherisms鈥�
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鈥� Anthony Zurcher, North America Correspondent
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