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"Further, the process of transformation, even if it brings revolutionary change, is likely to be a long one, absent some catastrophic and catalyzing event - like a new Pearl Harbor."
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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