Hillary Clinton’s campaign released additional medical information Wednesday, including more details on the Democratic presidential nominees latest bout of pneumonia.
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The announcements came as Clinton spent a third day resting at her home in Chappaqua, New York, after falling ill on Sunday morning as she left a September 11 memorial in New York City.
Clinton’s return to the campaign trail comes as polls show the race tightening both nationally and in key battleground states. Sounds pretty darn normal to us!
In her letter, Bardack said Clinton “has been seen by me regularly this year for routine care”. After a few days of rest, she resumed her campaign on Thursday. “She continues to remain healthy and fit to serve as President of the United States”. The pneumonia was described as a “mild non-contagious bacterial pneumonia”, for which Clinton was advised to rest and take antibiotics. His doctor said he is in “overall excellent health”.
“Over the next several days as she travelled, her congestion worsened and she developed a cough”. The doctor later said in a statement that Clinton was “rehydrated and recovering nicely”. She said she thought she “could power through It”, but that “didn’t work out so well”.
Trump has frequently questioned his Democratic rival’s health and her ability to withstand the rigours of the U.S. presidency. She underwent anticoagulation therapy to dissolve a blood clot and had to wear special glasses to correct double vision for almost two months starting in late 2012.
In an apparent effort to capitalize on Hillary Clinton’s weekend collapse, Donald Trump promised to appear on television with noted quack Dr. Oz this week to go over the results of his most recent medical exam.
The Republican candidate, Donald Trump, 70, has already sought to capitalise on the episode, with his campaign staff saying it demonstrated a familiar pattern of secrecy by Clinton.
The political news magazine said the tempering of Trump’s volatility – with a reassurance that he can actually govern – is the key to unlocking the only path to victory Trump really has: Winning Florida and sweeping through the Appalachians and upper Midwest. The appearance won’t air until Thursday, but a promo video shows Trump handing over two letters about medical tests he says were done last week.
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Clinton’s vice-presidential running mate Tim Kaine was also in the crosshairs of the controversy after former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland told a rally the candidate was “wonderfully prepared.to be the president if that ever became necessary”.
