The View co-host Meghan McCain says she is optimistic President Biden can help find the cure for cancer before his first term is complete.
“Cancer has hit this man personally,” McCain said Thursday. “For all of us who have lost loved ones from cancer of all kinds, I believe that this is the administration that could possibly, hopefully, find a cure in the next four years. And I am deeply, deeply hopeful and grateful for that.”
McCain pointed out that Biden’s oldest son, Beau, died of brain cancer in 2015, making the fight for a cure a personal one for the president.
“President Biden’s commitment to cancer research and finding a cure to cancer — his son, Beau, died of glioblastoma,” McCain said. “He went to church. He invoked him. He carries around his son’s rosary. [Beau] died of this horrible brain cancer.”
.@MeghanMcCain: “Cancer has hit [Pres. Biden] personally. For all of us who have lost loved ones from cancer of all kinds, I believe that this is the administration that could possibly, hopefully, find a cure in the next four years. And I am deeply, deeply hopeful and grateful.” pic.twitter.com/P90pSPA8LF
— The View (@TheView) January 21, 2021
Biden is widely expected to dedicate significant resources to cancer research and has been praised for his commitment to battling the disease.
“Joe Biden has an unparalleled grasp of the science and politics of cancer,” a November headline from The Cancer Letter read. Inside the article, the author wrote that “For the first time in U.S. history, the White House will soon be occupied by a president who has demonstrated a deep understanding of cancer research.”
