FILE PHOTO: Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during a campaign event in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
(Reuters) - Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders on Tuesday scrapped three Iowa campaign appearances scheduled for this week, as he and the other U.S. senators running for president remained in Washington for President Donald Trump's impeachment trial.
Instead of Sanders, progressive congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will appear in his place for two Iowa events. The swap marks the first scheduling casualty of the Senate's gruelling impeachment schedule.
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