Political strategist David Axelrod on Sunday said discussions about President Biden’s mental acuity and whether he should have exited last year’s presidential race sooner should be "set aside" as the former president deals with a prostate cancer diagnosis.

“I think those kinds of discussions are going to happen, but they should be more muted and set aside for now as he’s sort of struggling through this,” Axelrod said on CNN not long after the news about Biden circulated.

Biden, 82, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer, his office announced Sunday. The diagnosis comes after a regular medical exam found a “small nodule” on his prostate earlier this month. The finding “necessitated further........

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