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Monday, May 26 was Memorial Day in the United States. In a strange, unhinged, rant on Truth Social, Trump wished all, "Including the scum who ruined our country over the past four years" a Happy Memorial Day. A vitriolic message threatening to wreak retribution on all his political enemies.

- KUMAR DE SILVA

Memorial Day is not a festive “Happy” holiday. It is a day to honor the ultimate sacrifice made by those in defense of their country. A day of reverence that demands humility and respect for the nation's fallen heroes.

Former President Biden's recent diagnosis of Stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer has raised questions about when he was first aware that his prostate cancer had metastasized, thereby becoming increasingly more aggressive.

The vast majority of patients suffering from a disease not uncommon for men in their 70s, had they adhered to annual check-ups and screening protocols, would have been identified with such an aggressive cancer at a much earlier stage.

Which raises the question whether those surrounding the former president had kept that information away from the public.

Biden had showed no cognitive or physical decline during the first two years of his presidency, when he delivered an outstanding legislative performance. A performance that gave the Democrats a convincing win in the 2022 mid-terms. Sadly, this success prompted Biden to break his pre-election promise of being a one-term, transitional president, and to seek a second presidential term. A most ill-thought of and selfish decision, considering, even had he won re-election, he would have been 86-years old at the end of his second term.

Signs of cognitive decline and physical disability had become obvious during the final two years of his presidency. It is entirely possible that Biden's prostate cancer had metastasized during this time, and his allies, out of a misplaced sense of loyalty, had indeed covered up the illness. A fatal mistake, one that may well have cost the nation its democracy.