President Biden on Saturday paid a personal visit to the home of his friend Bob Dole, who is battling lung cancer.
Biden traveled in the presidential race Saturday afternoon to the Watergate building in northwest Washington, DC, to visit Dole and his wife, former North Carolina Republican Party senator Elizabeth Dole.
BOB DOLE SAYS IT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH STAGE 4 LUNG CANCER
Bob Dole, a former Kansas Republican Party senator, announced on Thursday that he is beginning treatment for stage 4 lung cancer.
“While I certainly have some obstacles ahead, I also know that I will join millions of Americans facing significant health challenges,” said Dole in a statement at the time.
Dole, 97, is a World War II veteran, a former Senate majority leader and was the Republican Party’s presidential candidate in 1996. His political career spanned nearly five decades.
Although on opposite sides of the corridor, Biden considers Dole his close friend, the White House said.
Bob Dole and Biden were Senate colleagues from 1973 to 1996.
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Stage 4 cancer is the most advanced stage of the disease and is the least likely to be cured or end in remission.
Fox News’ Vandana Rambaran contributed to this report.