The Democratic candidate abruptly left the New York City September 11 memorial on Sunday after becoming “overheated“, her campaign said.
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On Sunday, Ms Clinton said she was “feeling great”, after a video showed Ms Clinton appearing to faint and stumble as she was led to a waiting van by her aides.
Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was diagnosed with pneumonia on Friday, according to a statement from her doctor Dr. Lisa R. Bardack, M.D. regarding her health issues in recent days.
Hillary Clinton unexpectedly left Sunday’s 9/11 anniversary ceremony after feeling “overheated” and retreated to her daughter’s nearby apartment for almost an hour. During the speech, she quipped, “Every time I think about Trump I get allergic”. Her absence was initially noted by press who noticed Clinton was no longer in attendance, but the campaign waited more than an hour to respond to requests concerning her whereabouts. Clinton is “feeling much better”, the statement said. Clinton said she regretted saying “half”, but then listed a number of “deplorable” things about Trump.
In December 2012, Clinton suffered a concussion and shortly afterward developed a blood clot. The hashtag #HillarysHealth trended on Twitter, with many accusing the Clinton camp of covering up far more serious illnesses.
Trump – who along with Clinton pledged to abstain from campaigning and politicking yesterday in observance of 9/11 – was silent on the controversy, responding, “I don’t know anything about it”, when asked by reporters about Clinton’s episode. On Fox News, he said he hopes “she gets well and gets back on the trail and we’ll be seeing her at the debate”.
Throughout her presidential campaign, Mrs Clinton has talked about what it was like to be a U.S. senator from NY during the 9/11 attacks and how she personally lobbied President George W. Bush to get $US20 billion in aid for NY.
The statement offered no additional details, including whether the 68-year-old Mrs Clinton required medical attention.
Former CIA deputy director Michael Morell, speaking to CNN’s Jake Tapper Sunday, said he attended a national security meeting Friday with Clinton and “she looked fantastic”. “I won’t stop calling out bigotry and racist rhetoric in this campaign”, she said.
She carried on with a packed campaign schedule and yesterday morning attended the official 9/11 commemoration ceremony in NY.
For example, John McCain, the failed 2008 Republican presidential nominee, allowed reporters to see 1,173 pages of medical records after concerns were raised about a cancer scare.
On Friday, she told donors that “half” of Mr Trump’s supporters are in a “basket of deplorables” – a comment that drew sharp criticism from Republicans.
He previously released released a letter from his longtime doctor, gastroenterologist Harold Bornstein, that has been mocked by Democrats and doctors.
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Unlikely previous presidential candidates, both Clinton and Trump have opted not to travel with what’s known as the “protective pool” – a small group of journalists that follow the candidate everywhere.
