RTSun, 11 Sep 2016 15:33 UTC
US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton had to seek rest at her daughter's apartment after feeling "overheated" at a 9/11 commemoration event, according to a statement from her campaign spokesperson.
According to the release, Clinton had been at the event for just over an hour when she began to feel ill.
"During the ceremony, she felt overheated so departed to go to her daughter's apartment, and is feeling much better," the statement from Nick Merrill reads.
Update: The following clip shows the moment of Hillary's "medical episode" resulting from the "blistering" 79 degree heat in Manhattan.
And another angle showing Hillary unable to stand on her own and collapsing as she is carried into the van...
Comment: Will Killary last until voting day?
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Update: Killary's MD diagnoses 'pneumonia', prescribes antibioticsRT:
Dr. Lisa Bardack, Clinton's personal doctor since 2001, released a statement through the Clinton campaign which said the former secretary of state had been diagnosed with pneumonia during a follow-up examination regarding her prolonged cough.
Clinton has been "advised to rest and modify her schedule," and was put on antibiotics on Friday, her doctor said.
"She is now re-hydrated and recovering nicely," Bardack said, referring to the earlier explanation of "overheating and dehydration" given for Clinton's abrupt departure from the 9/11 event.
The media expressed suspicion over Clinton's exit from the event after there were accounts that she had stumbled and had to be helped inside her car. Video footage later emerged which showed this to be the case.
Clinton's diagnosis has reignited the #HillaryHealth trend on Twitter, with both opponents and supporters battling it out in posts and comments about who is now a better fit for president.
With much of the Twitter storm descending into a stream of "we told you" tweets, some also identified a pattern of the Democratic camp downplaying serious Clinton issues, first with her email scandal, and then with her health.
Some became outraged at the scene of pneumonia-stricken Clinton talking with and hugging a little girl seen approaching the candidate during her "I'm feeling great" announcement.
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