Others said they were disappointed to have missed the chance to meet him, while some were just happy to know he had stopped in for a visit. Some noted that the heavy police presence in the area finally made sense.

Former President Joe Biden's office announced on May 18 that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer two days earlier, following the discovery of a prostate nodule. President Donald Trump and others have suggested,

The former US president’s office said his "last known" prostate cancer screening was in 2014 amid speculation that he had been hiding his diagnosis. View on euronews

After a stretch of limited public appearances since leaving office, former President Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis arrived amid heightened scrutiny of his cognitive health.

Biden, even after he has exited political life and as he faces a serious cancer diagnosis, remains a factor in the conversation about his party's political future.