Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during the first of two Democratic presidential primary debates hosted by CNN Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at the Fox Theatre in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Scary news just breaking that Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) was rushed to the hospital in Las Vegas with chest discomfort. He was there for a campaign event.
Doctors found that he had a blockage in an artery and they inserted two stents.
He’s talking and in “good spirits” according to his campaign.
They’ve cancelled all his events until further notice.
BREAKING: @BernieSanders was hospitalized with chest discomfort and found to have a blockage in an artery. Two stents were inserted. He’s now “conversing and I’m good spirits.” Campaign statement: pic.twitter.com/OtPv4Fzu9h
— Adam Kelsey (@adamkelsey) October 2, 2019
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Sanders was in Nevada, hosting a town hall on Medicare for All and social security in Las Vegas ahead of his appearance at a gun control forum on Wednesday when he began to feel pain.
Sanders is one of a few candidates who are over 70. He is the oldest candidate in the Democratic primary at 78 years old.
He was given a clean bill of health after he cut his head in February and got several stitches.
From ABC:
Sanders entered his second bid for president, after falling short to Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Democratic primary, as a known quantity. Despite the presence of another liberal stalwart in the 2020 race, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the former mayor of Burlington continues to carve out a lane for himself in a crowded field that still counts 19 with his blunt style and progressive ideals – including his signature “Medicare for All” proposal, which has been embraced by several of his Democratic rivals and often a key source of debate throughout the protracted contest.
Last month, Sanders told ABC’s “The View” that 2020 is different because “many of the ideas that I talked about,” including universal health care, “were perceived to be radical,” but now “a lot of candidates and the majority of the American people agree.”
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