Are they using this as a Distraction ?
Partially.
They hope this distracts form the previous story of his dementia and the subsequent cover-up. But in reality it just adds gasoline to the fire.................
I believe it is possible. The fact that every expert knows that the common practice is to detect prostate cancer, early indicates an amateur attempt to manufacture the narrative of a newly discovered aggressive tumor.
The presidency was run by woke amateurs while maintaining the senile Biden as a figurehead.
The parallels to the original Star Trek episode “Patterns of Force” featuring a doped up political leader is interesting.