Hillary Clinton has returned refreshed to the presidential campaign trail, days after she was caught on camera staggering on a NY street amid a bout of pneumonia.
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Clinton fell ill Sunday during a 9/11 memorial ceremony in NY, where she was seen stumbling limp-legged into her vehicle, an episode that raised tough questions about her overall health and her campaign’s transparency.
In the interview, Trump defended his wife’s immigration history; attacked CNN host Anderson Cooper; and said he had been “respectful” since Clinton fell ill but “that doesn’t mean that I’m going to stay there”.
The poll shows Clinton with just a two-point lead over Donald Trump in a four-way race with third party candidates.
Clinton’s campaign responded with a new letter from her doctor Wednesday declaring her “fit to serve” as president and recovering well from her recent illness.
After a 20-minute speech before a supportive crowd, Mrs. Clinton took a half-dozen questions from reporters, trying to throw cold water on her 285-day streak without a press conference.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arrives at a rally at University of North Carolina, in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016.
The goal was to inspire Latinos, who support Clinton over Trump by large margins, to vote for both her and the down-ballot candidates who can help her enact her agenda, including the comprehensive immigration reform that she has promised.
Clinton, 68, has blood pressure of 100 over 70.
Clinton has been resting at her home this week after being diagnosed on Friday with what her doctor described as a mild bacterial pneumonia. The 70-year-old has blood pressure of 116 over 70 and his total cholesterol is 169, his doctor says.
Clinton running mate Tim Kaine also released a letter from his doctor, Brian Monahan, the attending physician of Congress.
The disclosure came as the media-savvy Trump, 70, teased new health data of his own during the taping of a medical chat show, before publishing it today in full. Her letter made no mention of her weight, a key part of a medical exam, nor did a similar letter released a year ago.
The polls indicate a tight race nationally and in the key battleground states, with 54 days to election day. Trump nearly certainly needs to carry the state in order to win the White House, while Clinton’s team is eager to block his path.
There would be “no limit” to American job growth if the government were to slash taxes, remove destructive regulations and unleash the energy sector, he said, warning that the nation would tumble into “dwindling prosperity” and see more people grow dependent on handouts if Clinton were elected. The decision has angered businesses in the state, and this week the NCAA announced it was pulling seven sports championships from North Carolina. And aides to Trump have worked to neutralize the issue for the general election: campaign manager Kellyanne Conway, for example, has said recently that Trump now believes Mr. Obama was born in the United States.
“We really want to respond to legitimate questions that people might have”, Clinton said.
Trump made the comments to The Washington Post in an article that came out just 20 minutes before Obama, the first black president, took the stage at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Gala, so Obama may not have seen them. Video credit: Zdenek Gazda.
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“We need to stand up and repudiate divisive rhetoric”, she said.
