In a speech on global warming, US Vice President Joe Biden revealed that he has cancer, which alarmed users on social media. He has attributed his illness to emissions from oil refineries. Many users immediately inquired as to whether the phrase was an admission or another mistake after the video went viral on Twitter. The White House made it clear that the President was referring to his earlier diagnosis as his comments generated a stir. Speaking about new executive actions to combat climate change, Biden was addressing a former coal mining site in Somerset, Massachusetts. The White House immediately clarified that the President was referring to skin cancer treatment he had received before to taking office in January of last year, despite the comment being casual.
