The fallout of former President Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis continued into its third day with new insight into his relationship with the longtime physician who treats him — and also happens to be a close family friend.
Critics claim the familial bond between Biden and Dr. Kevin O’Connor, who served as the 82-year-old’s primary doctor during his four years in the White House, likely put a strain on by-the-book pronouncements about presidential health, especially while Biden was facing renewed questions about his vitality and vigor.
O’Connor, a former U.S. Army surgeon affectionately nicknamed “Doc” by Biden, previously worked with James Biden, the embattled brother who received a last-minute pardon. The two reportedly partnered up on a venture capital deal to develop a rural hospital.
The since-bankrupt operation came apart following allegations of fraud by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
After more than two decades in the Army, O’Connor joined the White House Medical Unit as a physician serving former President George W. Bush. It was following Bush’s departure that he was kept on by the Obama administration and fell in line to keep Biden, then vice president, fit for duty.
That didn’t work out and, so, I ended up doing the whole eight years with him,” O’Connor said in a 2023 interview about what was supposed to be just a six-month stint under Obama.
