Biden Says Cancer Fight Is to Point That He Can't Tour Very Well for Book Release
Former President Joe Biden revealed on Sunday that he intends to scale back public appearances and promotional interviews for his upcoming memoir due to his prostate cancer progressing even further.
“Some days are better than others,” the former president announced on the social media platform X, describing his days with prostate cancer. “It hasn’t stopped me. But sometimes it slows me down.”
“What that means is, unfortunately, I won’t be able to do as many conversations about my book as I’d hoped,” he added. “However, I’m hopeful the words on the page speak for themselves.”
The announcement came a year and a half after the former president announced in May of 2025 that he was suffering from prostate cancer.
I want to share a brief update.
My presidential memoir, PROMISE ME, AMERICA, is coming out on November 17th. I hope you’ll read it. It covers my years as President. The challenges we faced, the decisions I made, and why I made them. It’s about who we are as a nation. What we stand for. And America’s role in the world…
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 8, 2026
Biden’s memoir, “Promise Me, America,” is scheduled for release on Tuesday, Nov. 17.
“The book is expected to cover major events of his presidency, including the COVID-19 pandemic, efforts to rebuild the U.S. economy, the aftermath of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, the withdrawal from Afghanistan, and U.S. support for Ukraine following Russia’s invasion,” as reported by USA Today.
According to Biden, it’ll cover his “years as President.”
“The challenges we faced, the decisions I made, and why I made them,” he wrote in his social media post, describing his book. “It’s about who we are as a nation. What we stand for. And America’s role in the world.”
“More than anything, it’s about my faith in the American people and the great American experiment in self-governance and democracy,” he added.
While many people responded to the former president’s post with words of kindness and encouragement, a surprising number of conservatives responded with anger and frustration over the agenda Biden had promoted as president.
“You engineered the illegal invasion of America,” one critic wrote, referencing the millions of illegal aliens that former President Biden allowed into the United States during his four years in office.
This chart is the most honest thing you’ll see all week.
Biden: record illegal crossings for 4 years.
Trump: the border actually exists again.
Same country. Different president.
That’s not a coincidence. That’s policy. 🇺🇸 https://t.co/sfWLF7G10c
— 🇺🇸JB MAGA 🇺🇸 (@JBMAGA03) September 27, 2026
“You are the worse ‘President’ in American history,” another right-wing critic wrote in a scathing post directed at the former president. “You opened our borders to 20 million illegal aliens. You weaponized the justice system to persecute American citizens.”
The Biden administration frequently prosecuted pro-life activists and supporters in what conservatives claimed was blatant persecution.
@JoeBiden A ghost writer wrote your book and your family is profiting off of your name while they still can.
If you weren’t a terrible human being and an even worse President then I would feel bad for you.
— The Ruthless Conservative (@heartland_grump) November 8, 2026
Some conservatives even suggested that Biden didn’t write his own memoir. The claim was based on concerns with his cognitive ability and his pattern of requiring direct assistance from others.
During his presidency, Biden was frequently accused of using an “autopen” to make executive decisions. His successor, President Donald Trump, eventually made a photo meme out of the “autopen” accusation.
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