“I was supposed to rest five days – that’s what they told me on Friday – and I didn’t follow that very wise advice”, Clinton told CNN’s Anderson Cooper in a phone interview.
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Former President Obama adviser David Axelrod rapped Clinton Monday on her “penchant for privacy”.
“I would say rather than talking about how frail she is, we should be talking about how strong and tuff this woman is”, Mendoza said. I felt dizzy and I did lose my balance for a minute. “But I got in, once I could sit down, once I could cool off, once I got some water, I immediately started feeling better”.
Clinton continued: “What happened yesterday was that I just was incredibly committed to being at the memorial”.
Last year, Trump’s doctor released a letter claiming he would be “the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency”.
Hillary Clinton’s pneumonia appears mild but it is fueling the question of what else voters need to know about whether she and Donald Trump are fit enough to be president.
Some critics questioned why this had only been revealed after Sunday’s events.
Soon a video shot by a witness surfaced online, in which an apparently ailing Clinton struggled to steady herself and had to be helped by two Secret Service agents into her van.
Bill Clinton said nothing more serious is happening. That event is still happening, but Clinton won’t be there instead calling in from her house in Chappaqua, NY.
“I have just examined her and she is now re-hydrated and recovering nicely”, Dr. Lisa R. Bardick said in the statement, which wasn’t released until after Clinton was recorded on video appearing unsteady as she left the September 11 commemoration in an SUV. There was little shade where Clinton was standing alongside other dignitaries.
“If you’ve got pneumonia and you’re being treated with antibiotics, those can indirectly lead to dehydration”, said CBS2’s Dr. Max Gomez.
Despite her being diagnosed with pneumonia on Friday, Clinton continued with her grilling schedule which finally resulted in her falling ill on Sunday. “Her intention was to power through”, Fallon said.
As she left the building two hours later, she waved to reporters and said: “I’m feeling great”.
The Democratic nominee also added that New York Sen.
Doctors at the time found a blood clot on the brain, but Clinton later received the all-clear. The pneumonia is the extent of it, ” Fallon said. “She’s been….well, if it is (something worse) it’s a mystery to me and all her doctors”.
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In recent weeks, staff at Clinton’s headquarters in Brooklyn have been hit by an illness, and several aides required medical treatment, a campaign aide said.
