Democratic presidential candidate and former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke speaks during an Equity and Justice Roundtable in Los Angeles, California on September 17, 2019. (Photo by Ronen Tivony/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Oct 06, 2019
Beto O'Rourke told reporters Saturday that he has no concerns about Sen. Bernie Sanders's fitness for the presidency following the Vermont senator's brief hospitalization for a heart attack last week.
"There isn't a more important voice out there on some of the most important issues that this country faces," said O'Rourke, a former Texas congressman and current 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. "There isn't a more energized, energetic candidate and campaigner keeping up a relentless schedule."
"I have no fears about Bernie Sanders, and [it] does not cause me any concern at all," O'Rourke added, referring to Sanders's hospitalization. "And really all I wish for him is a full and speedy recovery, and his ability to get back after it on the campaign trail. Grateful that he's a candidate and grateful to be in this race with him."
\u201cBeto O\u2019Rourke on whether the physical fitness of a candidate matters: \u201cYes it does. But if you\u2019re asking me about Bernie Sanders specifically... I have no fears.\u201d Says there isn\u2019t a more energetic candidate in the race.\n\nFull answer:\u201d— Amy B Wang (@Amy B Wang) 1570301471
David Sirota, Sanders's speechwriter, applauded O'Rourke's remarks, which came as the Sanders campaign is pushing back against an emerging media narrative that the senator was not forthright about his health scare.
"A class act," tweeted Sirota.
Sanders was discharged from the hospital Friday after two and a half days. On Tuesday, the campaign said Sanders had a heart stent procedure after the senator experienced chest discomfort on the trail in Nevada.
Upon Sanders's exit from the hospital Friday, the campaign released a statement from the senator's doctors announcing he was treated for a myocardial infarction, the medical term for a heart attack.
Responding to criticism of the way the campaign handled Sanders's hospitalization and diagnosis, Mike Casca, senior communications adviser for Sanders, tweeted: "Give me a break. We consistently updated the press and supporters on the senator's condition during his stay through statements and a gaggle with Jane, and we released all the information from his doctors as he was discharged."
\u201cgive me a break. we consistently updated the press and supporters on the senator\u2019s condition during his stay through statements and a gaggle with jane, and we released all the information from his doctors as he was discharged. https://t.co/kdDQrcgawP\u201d— mike casca (@mike casca) 1570229354
In a video posted on Twitter hours after leaving the hospital, Sanders expressed gratitude for the love and well-wishes he received and said he is "feeling so much better."
"See you soon on the campaign trail," Sanders said.
\u201cHello everybody! We\u2019re in Las Vegas. I\u2019m feeling so much better. \n\nThank you for all of the love and warm wishes that you sent me.\n\nSee you soon on the campaign trail.\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1570233662
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Beto O'Rourke told reporters Saturday that he has no concerns about Sen. Bernie Sanders's fitness for the presidency following the Vermont senator's brief hospitalization for a heart attack last week.
"There isn't a more important voice out there on some of the most important issues that this country faces," said O'Rourke, a former Texas congressman and current 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. "There isn't a more energized, energetic candidate and campaigner keeping up a relentless schedule."
"I have no fears about Bernie Sanders, and [it] does not cause me any concern at all," O'Rourke added, referring to Sanders's hospitalization. "And really all I wish for him is a full and speedy recovery, and his ability to get back after it on the campaign trail. Grateful that he's a candidate and grateful to be in this race with him."
\u201cBeto O\u2019Rourke on whether the physical fitness of a candidate matters: \u201cYes it does. But if you\u2019re asking me about Bernie Sanders specifically... I have no fears.\u201d Says there isn\u2019t a more energetic candidate in the race.\n\nFull answer:\u201d— Amy B Wang (@Amy B Wang) 1570301471
David Sirota, Sanders's speechwriter, applauded O'Rourke's remarks, which came as the Sanders campaign is pushing back against an emerging media narrative that the senator was not forthright about his health scare.
"A class act," tweeted Sirota.
Sanders was discharged from the hospital Friday after two and a half days. On Tuesday, the campaign said Sanders had a heart stent procedure after the senator experienced chest discomfort on the trail in Nevada.
Upon Sanders's exit from the hospital Friday, the campaign released a statement from the senator's doctors announcing he was treated for a myocardial infarction, the medical term for a heart attack.
Responding to criticism of the way the campaign handled Sanders's hospitalization and diagnosis, Mike Casca, senior communications adviser for Sanders, tweeted: "Give me a break. We consistently updated the press and supporters on the senator's condition during his stay through statements and a gaggle with Jane, and we released all the information from his doctors as he was discharged."
\u201cgive me a break. we consistently updated the press and supporters on the senator\u2019s condition during his stay through statements and a gaggle with jane, and we released all the information from his doctors as he was discharged. https://t.co/kdDQrcgawP\u201d— mike casca (@mike casca) 1570229354
In a video posted on Twitter hours after leaving the hospital, Sanders expressed gratitude for the love and well-wishes he received and said he is "feeling so much better."
"See you soon on the campaign trail," Sanders said.
\u201cHello everybody! We\u2019re in Las Vegas. I\u2019m feeling so much better. \n\nThank you for all of the love and warm wishes that you sent me.\n\nSee you soon on the campaign trail.\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1570233662
Beto O'Rourke told reporters Saturday that he has no concerns about Sen. Bernie Sanders's fitness for the presidency following the Vermont senator's brief hospitalization for a heart attack last week.
"There isn't a more important voice out there on some of the most important issues that this country faces," said O'Rourke, a former Texas congressman and current 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. "There isn't a more energized, energetic candidate and campaigner keeping up a relentless schedule."
"I have no fears about Bernie Sanders, and [it] does not cause me any concern at all," O'Rourke added, referring to Sanders's hospitalization. "And really all I wish for him is a full and speedy recovery, and his ability to get back after it on the campaign trail. Grateful that he's a candidate and grateful to be in this race with him."
\u201cBeto O\u2019Rourke on whether the physical fitness of a candidate matters: \u201cYes it does. But if you\u2019re asking me about Bernie Sanders specifically... I have no fears.\u201d Says there isn\u2019t a more energetic candidate in the race.\n\nFull answer:\u201d— Amy B Wang (@Amy B Wang) 1570301471
David Sirota, Sanders's speechwriter, applauded O'Rourke's remarks, which came as the Sanders campaign is pushing back against an emerging media narrative that the senator was not forthright about his health scare.
"A class act," tweeted Sirota.
Sanders was discharged from the hospital Friday after two and a half days. On Tuesday, the campaign said Sanders had a heart stent procedure after the senator experienced chest discomfort on the trail in Nevada.
Upon Sanders's exit from the hospital Friday, the campaign released a statement from the senator's doctors announcing he was treated for a myocardial infarction, the medical term for a heart attack.
Responding to criticism of the way the campaign handled Sanders's hospitalization and diagnosis, Mike Casca, senior communications adviser for Sanders, tweeted: "Give me a break. We consistently updated the press and supporters on the senator's condition during his stay through statements and a gaggle with Jane, and we released all the information from his doctors as he was discharged."
\u201cgive me a break. we consistently updated the press and supporters on the senator\u2019s condition during his stay through statements and a gaggle with jane, and we released all the information from his doctors as he was discharged. https://t.co/kdDQrcgawP\u201d— mike casca (@mike casca) 1570229354
In a video posted on Twitter hours after leaving the hospital, Sanders expressed gratitude for the love and well-wishes he received and said he is "feeling so much better."
"See you soon on the campaign trail," Sanders said.
\u201cHello everybody! We\u2019re in Las Vegas. I\u2019m feeling so much better. \n\nThank you for all of the love and warm wishes that you sent me.\n\nSee you soon on the campaign trail.\u201d— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1570233662
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