Biden Memoir Recalls Trump Letter, Condemns Jan. 6

In his forthcoming memoir, “Promise Me, America,” Joe Biden recounts receiving a handwritten, unexpectedly gracious letter from Donald Trump as he left office in 2021, while sharply condemning Trump’s efforts to remain in power after losing the 2020 election and his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. Biden also rejects claims that he concealed his stage 4 prostate cancer diagnosis, saying he sought care after symptoms developed and noting that routine screening generally stops for men over 70. Diagnosed in May 2025 with cancer that had spread to his bones, Biden received radiation and hormone therapy; his son Hunter said the disease was painful and had spread further. Biden says his doctors are encouraged by his response to treatment, though the illness sometimes slows him down and has forced him to scale back public appearances promoting the memoir, scheduled for release Nov. 17.