Clinton Leaves 9/11 Ceremony Early After Feeling 'Overheated'
Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton left a memorial event in New York City abruptly on Sunday morning, sparking reports that she had fallen ill. The Clinton campaign later said that she felt overheated and went to recuperate at her daughter’s apartment.
“Secretary Clinton attended the September 11th Commemoration Ceremony for just an hour and thirty minutes this morning to pay her respects and greet some of the families of the fallen,” a statement from the campaign read. “During the ceremony, she felt overheated so departed to go to her daughter’s apartment, and is feeling much better.”
The incident took place in a crowded ceremony in downtown Manhattan, with temperatures in the high 70s and low 80s. According to reports, Clinton departed from the memorial without her accompanying press corps. The campaign initially declined to tell reporters where she was headed and speculation ensued that she had been whisked away in a health-related incident. Later, NBC News, citing two law enforcement officials, reported that she “fell ill and may have fainted at the 9/11 Memorial.”
Additional details of what actually transpired are scant.
The episode will likely spark further attempts by Republicans to question Clinton’s fitness for office. GOP nominee Donald Trump has repeatedly insinuated that Clinton is in poor health, a storyline that conservative outlets like The Drudge Report and Fox News’ Sean Hannity have pushed.
There has been little evidence to support these claims. Clinton suffered a concussion in 2012 as a result of a fall that her doctor said was due to dehydration. As Clinton, 68, launched her presidential campaign in 2015, her longtime physician, Dr. Lisa Bardack released a statement on her health, writing:
Mrs. Clinton is a healthy female with hypothyroidism and seasonal allergies, on long-term anticoagulation. She participates in a healthy lifestyle and has had a full medical evaluation, which reveals no evidence of additional medical issues or cardiovascular disease. her cancer screening evaluations are all negative. She is in excellent physical condition and fit to serve as President of the United States.
Trump, who at 70 is two years older than Clinton, also released a letter from a doctor late last year, which stated that the businessman’s health was “extraordinarily excellent.” The physician, Dr. Harold Bornstein, later said he wrote the letter in just five minutes, while a Trump limousine waited outside his office.
Trump is set to appear on Dr. Oz’s television show this week to discuss his “personal health regimen.”
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