Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) underwent heart surgery Tuesday night after experiencing pain in his chest. He is cancelling his campaign events “until further notice.”
According to his Senior Adviser Jeff Weaver, Sanders had a blockage in one artery and two stents were surgically inserted.
“Sen. Sanders is conversing and in good spirits,” Weaver said in a statement. “He will be resting up over the next few days.”
Per a doctor’s note he released during the 2016 campaign, Sanders has no history of heart disease.
Uh-oh. Hope everything has gone well for him.
Good time to drop out while saving face, rather then continuing to lose support to Warren. Not sure his ego will allow it though.
Quick reminder, there are multiple elderly people running for President.
I wish Senator Sanders a prompt recovery and good health, but it’s hard for me to imagine this not effectively ending his campaign. I hope his fervent fans return to the fold in good faith and are welcomed back with the same good faith.
This is unfortunate. I don’t support Bernie, but I wish him well.
I’m not a doctor (I don’t even play one on TV), but I don’t think that this kind of surgery should be disabling, much less disqualifying.
What bothers me is not Bernie’s current condition, but his age in general. People of his age (and I’m not far away) face a significant likelihood of rapid mental decline in the next five years. That, to me, is pretty much disqualifying (unless it’s just Bernie or Biden against Trump, who’s already experiencing rapid mental decline.)