U.S. President Joe Biden revealed on the 13th (local time) to American media that he was asked to deliver a eulogy by former President Jimmy Carter (98), who is receiving hospice care while bedridden.

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According to local media including CNN, President Biden said at a Democratic National Committee (DNC) fundraising event held in Rancho Santa Fe, California, "He (former President Carter) asked me to give a eulogy." However, immediately after the remark, he hurriedly tried to recover by saying, "Please forgive me. I shouldn't have said that..."


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Former President Carter revealed in 2015 that he was battling liver cancer and was declared cured in December of the same year. However, he underwent brain surgery again in 2019, and it is currently reported that melanoma, a type of skin cancer, has spread to his liver and brain. On the 18th of last month, the Carter Center announced that he decided to receive hospice care at home with his family rather than pursue additional treatment.


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