Bernie Sanders Hospitalized, ‘Canceling Events’ Until Further Notice

Bernie Sanders Hospitalized, ‘Canceling Events’ Until Further Notice
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks at the Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum in Sioux City, Iowa, on Aug. 20, 2019. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) suspended his presidential campaign after he was hospitalized in Las Vegas, receiving two stents in an artery.

“During a campaign event yesterday evening, Sen. Sanders experienced some chest discomfort. Following medical evaluation and testing, he was found to have a blockage in one artery and two stents were successfully inserted. Sen. Sanders is conversing and in good spirits. He will be resting up over the next few days,” Sanders’s senior adviser Jeff Weaver said on Oct. 2.

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