“I’m feeling great. It’s a lovely day in New York”, Mrs. Clinton said outside Chelsea’s pad later in the morning, posing for a photo with a young girl on the street.
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“As soon as I got into the air-conditioned van, I cooled off, I got some water and very quickly I felt better”. More than 20 hours later, her campaign gave a fuller accounting of the episode, which sparked a wave of bipartisan concern about her health and questions about her political transparency.
Clinton’s campaign was already on the defensive after she used the term “basket of deplorables” to describe half of Trump’s supporters.
Clinton’s evening interview, in which she promised to release more information at some point, came as her campaign scrambled to head off lasting damage from a hard weekend.
Less than two months from Election Day, Clinton’s handling of her health incident added to Democrats’ growing sense of uncertainty about the presidential race. There was little shade where Clinton was standing alongside other dignitaries.
The democratic nominee was diagnosed with pneumonia on Friday but her campaign only revealed the fact later on Sunday.
“What happened (on Sunday) was that I just was incredibly committed to being at the memorial – as a senator on 9/11, this is incredibly personal to me”. The pneumonia is the extent of it, ‘ Fallon said. “And, obviously, that did not work out so well”, she said. “It’s a attractive day in NY”.
The public was left in the dark about Clinton’s whereabouts for about 90 minutes, sparking widespread speculation about her condition.
Mr Trump also said he had a physical last week and will release detailed health information when he gets the results, which are expected in coming days.
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Clinton’s doctor, Lisa R. Barback, later came to her home and conducted an examination.
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White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Obama doesn’t feel like he needs to help Clinton with damage control. The day of her diagnosis, she attended several scheduled events, including fundraisers, meetings and press interviews. Late on Sunday, she cancelled plans to travel to California for two days of fundraising, campaigning and an appearance on Ellen DeGeneres’ talk show. Her husband will headline some of her events, an aide announced late Monday.
