Biden terminal illness: the rumor that keeps growing
Claims that Joe Biden is suffering from a terminal illness are spreading like wildfire. We look at the rumor, the comparisons and the official silence.
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Biden terminal illness: the rumor shaking up the political scene
Joe Biden is terminally ill. The claim, made without hesitation, has become one of the most talked-about stories of the day. In the corridors of international politics, it is taken as given that the president's health is suffering irreversible decline, although the White House has opted for silence.
Reactions were not long in coming. Critics of the president compare his situation with that of former Andalusian premiers Griñán and Chaves, singled out for having avoided prison thanks to a serious illness, while others recall actor Sam Neill, diagnosed with a terminal illness 14 years ago and still alive. Between irony and wishful thinking, the chorus is unanimous: grandpa is on his way out.
"Too late, far too late," some declare. Others, more graphically, speak of a puppet whose strings have just been cut. But there is a long way from there to a confirmed medical diagnosis. Neill's longevity shows that a grave prognosis does not amount to an immediate death sentence, and the story of Griñán and Chaves proves that health is also used as a tool.
If the news is true, the reshuffling of the international chessboard will be immediate. If it is false, it will go down as another hoax of the kind that splatters contemporary politics. The margin for error is huge. But until there is confirmation, the buzz will keep growing.
Joe Biden is terminally ill. The claim, made without hesitation, has become one of the most talked-about stories of the day. In the corridors of international politics, it is taken as given that the president's health is suffering irreversible decline, although the White House has opted for silence.
Reactions were not long in coming. Critics of the president compare his situation with that of former Andalusian premiers Griñán and Chaves, singled out for having avoided prison thanks to a serious illness, while others recall actor Sam Neill, diagnosed with a terminal illness 14 years ago and still alive. Between irony and wishful thinking, the chorus is unanimous: grandpa is on his way out.
"Too late, far too late," some declare. Others, more graphically, speak of a puppet whose strings have just been cut. But there is a long way from there to a confirmed medical diagnosis. Neill's longevity shows that a grave prognosis does not amount to an immediate death sentence, and the story of Griñán and Chaves proves that health is also used as a tool.
If the news is true, the reshuffling of the international chessboard will be immediate. If it is false, it will go down as another hoax of the kind that splatters contemporary politics. The margin for error is huge. But until there is confirmation, the buzz will keep growing.
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