Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential election campaign on Wednesday sought to use news the candidate had a heart procedure to highlight the benefits of his trademark Medicare for All healthcare plan.
Sanders' campaign canceled campaign events and pulled TV ads after the 78-year-old U.S. senator had two stents inserted into an artery after he experienced discomfort during a campaign visit to Nevada on Tuesday.
The candidate would rest for a few days after the relatively common procedure, his campaign for the November 2020 presidential election said.
Sanders' speechwriter, David Sirota, said in a daily newsletter that the unexpected medical procedure was "a perfect example of why the United States needs to join the rest of the world and pass Bernie's Medicare for All legislation."
Sanders advocates an approach that would extend the existing Medicare program for Americans aged over 65 to all Americans and largely eliminate the private insurance industry.
News of Sanders' health scare sparked mean-spirited jokes pointing out the U.S. senator was treated by the healthcare system he wants to overhaul.
The senator from Vermont's campaign manager, Faiz Shakir, retweeted one message from a supporter that read, "Take my heart bernie!!".
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-sanders-medicare/sanders-presidential-campaign-pivots-health-scare-to-medicare-for-all-message-idUSKBN1WH2DC
Sanders' campaign canceled campaign events and pulled TV ads after the 78-year-old U.S. senator had two stents inserted into an artery after he experienced discomfort during a campaign visit to Nevada on Tuesday.
The candidate would rest for a few days after the relatively common procedure, his campaign for the November 2020 presidential election said.
Sanders' speechwriter, David Sirota, said in a daily newsletter that the unexpected medical procedure was "a perfect example of why the United States needs to join the rest of the world and pass Bernie's Medicare for All legislation."
Sanders advocates an approach that would extend the existing Medicare program for Americans aged over 65 to all Americans and largely eliminate the private insurance industry.
News of Sanders' health scare sparked mean-spirited jokes pointing out the U.S. senator was treated by the healthcare system he wants to overhaul.
The senator from Vermont's campaign manager, Faiz Shakir, retweeted one message from a supporter that read, "Take my heart bernie!!".
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-sanders-medicare/sanders-presidential-campaign-pivots-health-scare-to-medicare-for-all-message-idUSKBN1WH2DC
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