Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders released his medical history today.
The Sanders campaign circulated a doctor’s
note from Sanders' physician for the last 26 years, Rear Adm. Brian P.
Monahan, who is the attending physician of the United States Congress.
Monahan wrote that Sanders is in “very good health” and weighed 179 pounds at his most recent physical exam on Nov. 18, 2015.
Sanders, 74, is the oldest candidate running
for president and would be the oldest president elected to office if he
wins the race. The next oldest candidates are Donald Trump, 69, Hillary
Clinton, 68, and Ben Carson, 64.
"Anyone who follows me on the campaign trail
knows that I have a lot of endurance. My health is good," Sanders told
ABC’s Jonathan Karl today while campaigning in Des Moines, Iowa.
Politico reported last Sunday that David
Brock, head of the Clinton super PAC Correct the Record, would call on
the Vermont senator to release his medical records if the campaign did
not do so voluntarily.
Clinton campaign chair John Podesta tweeted at
Brock to “chill out.” Afterwards, Brock released a statement denying
any truth to the Politico report and said Correct the Record will not be
going after Sanders for his medical records.
Clinton released a health statement from her
doctor over the summer saying that she is in "excellent physical
condition and fit to serve as President of the United States."
Michael Briggs, Sanders' communications
director, told ABC News in a statement that the campaign planned "all
along" to release medical information from his physician before the
primaries and caucuses.
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