A Bernie Sanders spokeswoman compared requests for Sanders' full medical records to “birtherism” and falsely said that Michael Bloomberg suffered heart attacks in the past during a CNN interview today.
A Bernie Sanders spokeswoman compared requests for the presidential candidate’s full medical records to “birtherism” and falsely said his presidential opponent Michael R. Bloomberg suffered heart attacks in the past during a CNN interview on Wednesday morning.
The 78-year-old Vermont senator said last night at a CNN town hall that he would not release additional medical records, despite saying he would after suffering a heart attack in October. Sanders released letters from three physicians on New Year’s Eve concluding he was healthy enough for the presidency.
Briahna Joy Gray, Sanders’ national press secretary, said the debate over Sanders’ health is reminiscent of some of the campaigns that question where candidates are from and “aspects of their lineage.” Gray seemed to refer to the campaign waged against then-candidate Barack Obama during his presidential campaign. Now-President Trump led an effort questioning whether Obama was actually born in the United States.“Asking Sanders to release health records he promised to release is not remotely equal to birtherism,” said Tim Wise, a writer and anti-racist activist. “What an ignorant argument, Sanders HAD a heart attack. Obama was NOT born in Kenya. One is true, the other false.
In response to Wise, Gray said “Obama DID release his birth certificate. Bernie DID release his health records. Get the analogy?”You might have made a living explaining racism to white people, Tim, but trust that this Black woman who literally grew up in Kenya, gets it.
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