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‘Dilbert’ Creator Reveals He’s Paralyzed Following Cancer Diagnosis

The MAGA cartoonist said he is unable to move his muscles.

The creator of the comic strip Dilbert, who revealed his cancer diagnosis in May and asked President Donald Trump for help last month, said he is “paralyzed below the waist.” Scott Adams, 68, spoke from his hospital bed during a livestream on Dec. 13, giving viewers an update on his condition months after announcing that he is dying from the same aggressive form of prostate cancer that former President Joe Biden was diagnosed with. “I do have feeling, I just can’t move any muscles,” the MAGA cartoonist said, adding that the “solution” is that he will receive more radiation to get him to a point where he “can do enough” so he “can go home.” In November, the cartoonist—who is an outspoken Trump supporter and faced backlash in 2023 for a racist rant in which he called Black Americans a “hate group,” leading Dilbert to be dropped by many newspapers—asked the president for help to “save” his life. “I will ask President Trump, via X, to help save my life. He offered to help me if I needed it,” Adams wrote on X, which drew a positive response from Trump, who replied, “On it!” In his Dec. 13 livestream, Adams acknowledged that his message may have brought him “more attention” from healthcare professionals.