Hillary Clinton 'felt unwell' at 9/11 ceremony

[DFighter]

US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says she is "feeling great" hours after her early exit from a 9/11 ceremony raised health fears.

Her campaign said earlier she had left the event in New York because she had "felt overheated" and had gone to her daughter's apartment.

Mrs Clinton's Republican opponents have queried her physical fitness.

Her doctors say she made a full recovery from surgery she underwent in 2012 for a blood clot.

Mrs Clinton's personal doctor Lisa Bardack said last month she was "in excellent health and fit to serve as president of the United States".

The Clinton campaign has accused opponents of pushing a "deranged conspiracy about Clinton's health".

Emerging from her daughter's home, Mrs Clinton said: "I'm feeling great. It's a beautiful day in New York."

She later left for her home in Chappaqua, New York, according to her campaign.

A video posted on Twitter purports to show Mrs Clinton being supported by aides at the 9/11 ceremony before being helped into her van.

The statement from the Clinton campaign said: "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.

"During the ceremony, she felt overheated so departed to go to her daughter's apartment, and is feeling much better."

Mrs Clinton previously served as secretary of state and retains an honorary title.

The weather was warm and humid in New York on Sunday, and there was a breeze during the ceremony, the Associated Press reports.

 

The candidate came to the ceremony fresh from a political storm over comments she made about Mr Trump's supporters at a fundraiser on Friday.

She had apologised on Saturday for suggesting half of the Republican's supporters were "deplorables".

Mrs Clinton is next due to appear on the Ellen DeGeneres Show on Wednesday and attend a rally in las Vegas on the same day.

Analysis - Anthony Zurcher, BBC News, Washington

George HW Bush once vomited on a Japanese prime minister. His son fainted in the White House after nearly choking on a pretzel. Franklin Roosevelt hid his serious health conditions, and John F Kennedy never spoke of his debilitating back condition.

The difference between these men and Hillary Clinton, however, is that her "overheating" episode comes in the home stretch of a presidential campaign where she seeks to tie Ronald Reagan as the oldest person ever elected to a first term as president.

Then there are the conspiracy theories about her health - some of them advanced by top Trump campaign surrogates - which will only become more prominent, particularly after Mrs Clinton left her press pool in the dark for more than two hours on Sunday.

Age has been a factor in several recent presidential elections. Both John McCain in 2008 and Bob Dole in 1996 would have easily shattered Reagan's record. Donald Trump, at age 70, has his own health questions to address.

Sunday's episode may end up being simply an annoying distraction for the Democrats. Now, however, people who would otherwise have shrugged off Mrs Clinton's health rumours will be watching her activity more closely.

Services marking the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks have taken place in New York and around the world throughout Sunday.

A total of 2,996 people died on 11 September 2001 when al-Qaeda militants hijacked four planes, crashing two into the World Trade Center's twin towers in New York, a third into the Pentagon and the fourth into a field in Pennsylvania.

Passions are high just over two weeks before the first election debate between Mrs Clinton and Mr Trump on 26 September.

Election day is 8 November.

Source + video: http://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-37332106

[Flible]

Hillary played this well, and a part of the swing votes will be persuaded by this little stunt of hers.

Compliments. I just wonder if putting up acts for more votes makes a good president.

[Bambi]

this woman is very sick. sick in the head and healthy

[Alita]

She's been diagnosed with pneumonia.

[bo0m]

What does Trump how to say about this? Lmao

[Bon Scott]

#Trump2016

[bo0m]

#Wig2016 hahaha

[LazyHippo]

This woman is an offender, during her "work" as secretary of state things happened in the world that I dont want to remember, for me she is a criminal that should be on jail...

And how can you run as a presidential candidate when you are been under FBI surveillance and investigation?

[DFighter]

personally when I see clinton and trump I already miss obama while he even didnt leave yet
as EU guy I only can hope you guys vote for clinton because in my perspective trump will be a global disaster

[Kepar]

personally when I see clinton and trump I already miss obama while he even didnt leave yet

as EU guy I only can hope you guys vote for clinton because in my perspective trump will be a global disaster

Exactly this, it will be more damage for rest of the world than for USA. To put it shorter he is new Hitler

[speedfact]

.................before this topic gets out of hand...like most politic/religious topics do...:

no fighting, no dissing, no bickering or the topic will be taken down.

 

Just a forewarning, not gonna do anything right now but just remember to keep it civil and what not.

[Raskin]

Yeah true..most people have strong opinions on these matters..better to not talk of such things here..plenty on internet to view or share on these topics.. I vow from this day forward to not give any more input..

[L3ftY.]

[Dingus]

She's been diagnosed with pneumonia.

Then why was she hugging babies that afternoon???

[Dingus]

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