Time Magazine reports:
It was almost inevitable that questions around age and health would come up at Tuesday night’s Democratic primary debate after Sen. Bernie Sanders’s heart attack, but he had not even been asked about his health when he volunteered information about his wellbeing: “I’m healthy, I’m feeling great,” he said, adding a quip.
“We are going to be mounting a vigorous campaign all over this country. That is how I think I can reassure the American people,” Sanders then responded when he was asked how to make voters feel better about his age and the fact that he’d just had a heart attack at the beginning of the month.
Sanders was lively and sharp at the debate, on topics from impeachment to health care, making clear arguments and avoiding any self-inflicted setbacks. He even smiled out of eagerness to answer when asked a question about his tax plan, and whether its purpose was to tax billionaires out of existence.
Nearly two weeks after his health scare, Bernie Sanders delivered an energetic performance during tonight’s #DemDebatehttps://t.co/x3q9apCJKQ
— POLITICO (@politico) October 16, 2019
In his first campaign event since suffering a heart attack, Sen. Bernie Sanders largely accomplished the goal his campaign set out for him: Proving he is physically up to the task of serving as president. #DemDebate https://t.co/fKUPoBnoA0
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) October 16, 2019