Joe Biden Says He’s “Mentally Incompetent” In First Interview Since Cancer Diagnosis

Joe Biden has finally said the quiet part out loud.

Biden, while answering questions from the press for the first time since being diagnosed with cancer, stated he was mentally unfit.

As the WLT Report previously reported, Joe Biden was diagnosed with prostate cancer earlier in May.

Biden later in the interview wasted no time calling out his new enemies, CNN host Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, who recently wrote a book exposing his mental decline while in office.

Check out the full details The New York Post reported:

Former President Joe Biden joked Friday that he was “mentally incompetent” and said his metastatic prostate cancer’s “prognosis is good” in his first public appearance since being diagnosed with the potentially fatal condition.

“You can see that I’m mentally incompetent and I can’t walk and I can beat the hell out of both of them,” Biden, 82, blustered during a Q&A with reporters.

His claim that he could “beat the hell out of both of them” was apparently a reference to Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, co-authors of the recently released book “Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again.”

The former president added that “I don’t have any regrets” about seeking another term before being forced out of the race last July after a dismal debate performance. Biden claimed his cancer treatment was “all a matter of taking a pill, one particular pill, and for the next six weeks, and then another one, the expectation is we’re going to be able to beat this.”

Watch the moment Biden said it below:

NOW – Biden: “I’m mentally incompetent, and I can’t walk, and I can beat the hell out of both of them.” pic.twitter.com/xFY4rTWNcY

— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) May 30, 2025

Biden’s interview with CNN came after he gave a speech, which was addressed to veterans.

Biden was more somber in his speech and honored his son Beau Biden, who served in Iraq but whose life was cut short due to cancer.

Here’s what CBS reported:

Speaking at the annual event at Veterans Memorial Park in New Castle, Delaware, which is just south of his hometown of Wilmington, the former president talked about his son, Beau Biden, who died 10 years ago on May 30.

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“This day is the 10th anniversary of the loss of my son Beau, who spent a year in Iraq. And to be honest, it’s a hard day,” the former president said.

“Being with all of you quite frankly makes things a little bit easier, it really does. So thank you for allowing me to grieve with you,” he said.

Beau Biden died after a battle with brain cancer. The former president noted that he served in the Delaware National Guard, saying, “His legacy lives on.”

“Just like the legacy of all our fallen heroes lives on, they live on in us and they live on in the strength and freedom of our nation,” he said.

“So everyone who came here today to grieve with grief in your heart, please know: you’re not alone,” he said. “You’ll never be alone, and your loved one will never be forgotten.”

Here’s a clip of Biden’s speech:

"Thank you for allowing me to grieve with you."

In his first public appearance since his cancer diagnosis, former Pres. Biden marked the 10th anniversary of the death of his son, Beau, at the annual Memorial Day event at Veterans Memorial Park. https://t.co/gCADOXFVDY pic.twitter.com/yxh7UE2kxT

— ABC News (@ABC) May 30, 2025