But barack obama wouldn t have any of it. During an interview with instyle joe biden revealed that when his son was diagnosed with cancer he had considered selling his home to cover treatment costs. When he died beau biden was only 46 years old.
By all accounts biden was utterly heartbroken by the death of his son beau from brain cancer. His son beau biden died of brain. Joe biden s brother is accused of using the former vice president s political position to further their private business and impress potential investors.
Democratic presidential candidate former vice president joe biden speaks during a campaign rally at renaissance high school in detroit michigan on march 9 2020. At the same time his campaign is being bankrolled by the very industries that profit from keeping treatment prohibitively expensive. Once again joe biden has pledged to cure cancer.
Despite losing his own son to cancer and vowing to cure cancer it appears presumptive democrat presidential nominee joe biden has done virtually nothing for the cause save for the lining of pockets of top executives who staff his fancy cancer themed nonprofit. Joe biden s personal tragedies have shaped his career from policy to politicking learning to mourn as a public figure and relying on his history of loss to reach out to voters including his. Took a shot at one of his father s 2020 competitors joe biden on tuesday night criticizing the former vice president for not doing more to cure cancer during his time in the.
Jill biden is a professor in the english department at northern. Braver also talks with joe biden about his wife their life together and grieving the loss of their son beau from cancer in 2015. On saturday joseph beau biden the son of vice president joe biden and former attorney general of delaware died after a long battle against brain cancer known for his sound character.
On december 18 1972 biden s mother neilia and younger sister naomi were killed in an automobile accident while christmas shopping. Senator and vice president joe biden and his first wife neilia née hunter. Biden was born in wilmington delaware the elder son of former u s.