Bernie Sanders said he has no plans to limit his campaign events amid the coronavirus outbreak but would cancel them if asked by public health officials.
Sanders, 78, and his presidential opponents — President Trump, 73, and former Vice President Joe Biden, 77 — are more vulnerable to the outbreak than others because of their ages. The Vermont senator was asked Sunday on CNN’s State of the Union whether the three should limit their travel and avoid crowds.
“In the best of all possible worlds, maybe. But right now, we’re running as hard as we can,” he responded.
In another interview with NBC’s Meet the Press, Sanders said his campaign was in contact with public health officials.
“If a public health official in Michigan says, ‘You know what, I know you have a big rally scheduled here,’ wherever it is, if they say, ‘Don’t do it,’ you’re not gonna do it?” host Chuck Todd asked.
“Look, we’re not gonna — obviously, we’re not going to endanger the health of anybody in this country. Again, this is an issue that every organization, every candidate has got to deal with,” Sanders replied.
Trump told reporters Saturday he still planned to hold “tremendous” rallies amid the outbreak despite some predictions that he may have to hit pause on the events.
