Hillary Clinton and her campaign scrambled Monday to head off any lasting damage from a brutal weekend, promising to release more of her medical records following her bout of pneumonia and conceding they were too slow in providing information about her condition.
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After the disclosure about pneumonia, Clinton canceled a two-day trip to California which was scheduled to begin Monday morning.
Last week, NBC’s Matt Lauer was panned for his performance while moderating a town hall discussion, as many critics believed was throwing soft questions at Hillary Clinton and did not fact check her opponent’s answer about being opposed to the Iraq War, but Trump thinks the backlash is an attempt to control the upcoming presidential debates. Clinton drew attention Sunday for abruptly leaving a 9/11 memorial event at ground zero and was seen on video apparently being assisted getting into a van.
“There’s no other undisclosed condition”.
At the apartment, she played with her grandchildren, even chasing them around the room, Fallon said. He said that was the staff’s responsibility and “we regret that”.
Holt was selected earlier this month to moderate the first Trump-Clinton debate, with ABC’s Martha Raddatz and CNN’s Anderson Cooper handling the second, town hall-style debate and Fox News’ Chris Wallace moderating the third. Just because she says she’s fine doesn’t mean she’s fine.
In July, Trump claimed the debate schedule, which had been announced in September 2015, was “rigged” in favor of Clinton because two of the upcoming debates will air against National Football League games. “In fact. this last week I took a physical and. when the numbers come in I’ll be releasing very, very specific numbers”.
“I just didn’t think it was going to be that big a deal”, she said of the pneumonia diagnosis she received Friday. I think they’re going to be good.
This is also all happening at a time when many were already calling on both candidates to disclose more details about their health.
The incident compounds a hard time for Mrs Clinton as the race enters its final stretch.
Clinton’s campaign did not immediately respond to BuzzFeed News’ request for comment. If elected president, he would have become the oldest person to assume that office.
On Sunday, Clinton left the 9/11 memorial an hour earlier than planned. There was little shade where Clinton was standing alongside other dignitaries.
As family members of 9-11 victims read the names of the almost 3,000 people killed in the attacks, she chose to leave and get a drink of water. Clinton exited the building on her own, wearing sunglasses and carrying a handbag.
“It’s a lovely day in NY!”
“This is rich”, Jonathan Martin, the New York Times’ national political correspondent, tweeted in response to Conway.
Her doctor later said in a statement: “Secretary Clinton has been experiencing a cough related to allergies”.
Mr Fallon said Mrs Clinton felt fine soon after the incident, saying she called aides from her auto and played with her grandchildren at her daughter’s apartment. For a president, who always travels with a protective pool, an hours-long gap without knowledge of their whereabouts could spark unrest in the financial markets and worldwide concern. The sickness can be caused by either bacteria or viruses, confirms Darria Long Gillespi, MD, ER doctor and Sharecare’s SVP of clinical strategy.
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Doctors said that pneumonia is commonly treated quickly and effectively with antibiotics. Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease expert at Vanderbilt University, said that based on the available information, “this should not in any way impede her function going forward”.
