James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, spoke with NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth reporter Phil Prazan on Sunday after returning from more than a week away from the trail. His campaign had attributed the absence to the flu. Talarico confirmed that account while responding to separate claims circulating online.
Prazan asked Talarico about the reported illness. Talarico said, “Yeah, I got the flu and I’m feeling much better and I’m glad I had a chance to recover.” He added that taking time to get well can stop someone from becoming sicker and that he was glad the campaign chose to take the week so he could recover. He said he was glad to be back on the trail.
