“This last week, I took a physical, and I’ll be releasing, when the numbers come in, hopefully they are going to be good”.
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Clinton had a coughing fit a week ago which her campaign attributed to seasonal allergies.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton walks from her daughter’s apartment building Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, in NY.
In July, Clinton released a summary of her medical records, signed by her physician Dr Lisa Bardack, confirming she is in good health, but her campaign has previously indicated Clinton will not be releasing further medical files.
Democratic donor and fundraiser Bill Bartmann later fielded calls from about half a dozen Democrats anxious about how the episode would look.
In the ad, a female announcer says: “People like you. you. and you”. The ad plays Clinton’s comments overlaid with images from the RNC and Trump rallies, and hits Clinton for “viciously demonizing hard working people”.
The Democratic presidential nominee sparked an uproar late Friday when she described Trump’s supporters at a fundraiser.
Clinton’s health has become a concern among right-wing conspiracy theorists during the campaign, with questions about whether Clinton will survive the race flashing across blogs and websites.
In a separate interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box”, Trump was asked if he was correct in his assessment that Clinton doesn’t have the stamina mentally or physically to serve as president.
Neither Clinton nor Trump has allowed for a protective pool, who travel with candidates in order to provide minute-to-minute accounts of their activities. Trump, normally voluble on Twitter, stayed silent on the issue on Sunday.
Trump said that instead of having a moderator, “let Hillary and I sit there and just debate, because I think the system is being rigged”. He plans to discuss his health regimen this week during an appearance on “The Dr. Oz Show”. “It’s a attractive day in NY”.
Trump’s move is likely to increase pressure on Clinton to release more information about her health. He will release the results soon.
But less than two months from Election Day, it was a problematic visual for Clinton as she tries to project the vigor needed for one of the world’s most demanding jobs. Trump turned 70 in June, while Clinton will have just turned 69 if she wins the White House. “And she actually did, and she even really doubled up, because it was said with such anger … such unbelievable anger”, he said.
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The uncharacteristic move comes after Clinton fell ill yesterday at a 9/11 memorial ceremony in NY, renewing speculation about her health just under eight weeks from Election Day. “You’re president of everybody, and somehow it has to get out there that you know, its not a certain group of people that’s going to be left behind”.
