After a video emerged Sunday of her collapsing as she entered a Secret Service vehicle and being held up by aides, the campaign revealed she had been diagnosed with pneumonia days earlier. Then the September 11 episode happened, and Clinton canceled campaign plans for three days.
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“She is recovering well with antibiotics and rest”, Bardack said. “She is recovering well with antibiotics and rest”.
She is said to be in an excellent mental condition, and her health records are expected to show blood pressure and cholesterol within normal ranges.
Mr Trump had another physical in recent days, and he went on the television set of celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz today to disclose his new health records. Clinton takes medications for hyperthyroidism and seasonal pollen allergies.
That information won’t swing the election or anything, but the campaign hopes to forestall any more rumors about Clinton’s health and fitness to serve as president. He leads Hillary Clinton by 7 points, as she comes in at 32 percent. Clinton’s Republican rival Donald Trump has also long questioned whether she has the stamina to be an able commander-in-chief.
Clinton is expected to resume campaigning Thursday.
Picture of health: Hillary Clinton smiles as she speaks to aids on her campaign plane.
During her speech Thursday, Clinton said she spent her time off talking to friends and thinking. Her lab testing, the doctor added, was “normal”. “I don’t know. I don’t think so”. Meanwhile, her team has called on Trump to release his own personal information.
In the Quinnipiac University poll, Clinton is at 41%, Trump at 39%, Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson at 13% and Green Party nominee Jill Stein was at 4% with likely voters.
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Health issues have dominated the campaign trail for days, sidelining other questions like funding for Trump’s foundation – now the subject of a probe in NY state – with less than two weeks to go before the candidates’ first debate. Things took a slight turn for the worse in January, when Clinton developed a sinus and ear infection, requiring a visit to an ear, nose, and throat doctor. Revealingly, 51% of likely Trump voters said they’re enthusiastic about voting, while only 43% of likely Clinton voters said the same.
