In accepting an award from the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate over the weekend, former President Joe Biden said, “all of us are dismayed by the present state of the

Biden called the current political climate “dark days” but urged Americans to "keep the faith" and “get back up.”

In his first public appearance since undergoing a round of prostate cancer radiation treatment on Sunday, former President Joe Biden assessed the "dark days" Americans are living in under Donald Trump and applauded late night comedians like Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert for shining "a light on free speech knowing their careers are on the line.

Former President Joe Biden praised late-night hosts for speaking out against the Trump administration knowing their "careers are on the line" during a speech in Boston.

Former President Joe Biden received the lifetime achievement award at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute​ in Boston Sunday.

Joe Biden received a lifetime achievement award at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute in his first public appearance post-cancer treatment.