Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) once said that he was going to release his medical records before the Democratic primaries started, but that was before he had a heart attack a few months ago. Now he’s backtracking on that pledge.
While appearing on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday, host Chuck Todd brought up the pledge and how his heart attack a few months ago has affected his follow through.
“In September of 2019, before your heart incident, you had said the following about your medical records,” Todd stated before playing a tape of Sanders pledging to release them.
“The American people have the right know whether the person they’re going to be voting for for president is healthy, and we will certainly release our medical records before the primaries,” Sanders said on the tape. “It will certainly be before the first votes are cast.”
After the clip played, Todd asked Sanders, “The first votes have already been cast, you did not release your medical records. You released a few letters. Nobody interviewed your doctors. You did have a heart attack, apparently. Shouldn’t voters see your medical records before Super Tuesday?”
Sanders responded that his campaign had “released as much documentation, I think, as any other candidate.”
To that, Todd countered that “no other candidate has had a heart attack.”
After the two went back and forth about Sanders’ activities on the campaign trail, Todd pointed out that some voters have been concerned about the 78-year-old candidate’s age.
“I mean, you can start releasing medical records and it never ends,” Sanders replied. “We have released a substantive part, all of our background. We have doctors who have, cardiologists who are confirming that I am in good health. I am in good health.”
Sanders was already fielding concerns about his age before he had the heart attack in October, after which his campaign was accused of an “inexcusable three days of silence” for staying keeping people in the dark on what had happened.
In the immortal words of our Democrats… what’s he trying to hide?
Someone call the Supreme Court we need those records now!
We’ll trade you Sanders’s medical records for the records taken from Dr. Bornstein’s office.
Do you think Trump is going to release the results of his annual medical examination before the election? I believe it’s due this month.
@Greg: I have no idea why this is a news story, everyone knows Bernie had a heart attack, #2 was a jest. Bernie is 78 doesnt look a day over 85.
@Greg: Trump hasn’t had a heart attack. Let’s see Bernie’s records.
@Deplorable Me, #5:
Bernie doesn’t have herpes and early stage dementia. Let’s see Trump’s records.
@Greg:
Right after we get Obama’s.
@Greg: Nah, he just has bank fraud and communism.