Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Pneumonia Had Reportedly Sickened Others In Clinton's Brooklyn Headquarters


The case of pneumonia that caused Hillary Clinton to stumble as she abruptly left a 9/11 memorial ceremony on Sunday morning reportedly hit her Brooklyn campaign headquarters late last month and took out at least six members of her senior staff.

A campaign source told People magazine after Sunday's incident that "everyone's been sick," and that two advisors often in Clinton's company ended up seeking emergency medical treatment. At least one collapsed from "severe dehydration" and was rushed to the ER. In a statement Sunday night, Clinton's longtime physician Dr. Lisa Bardack described similar symptoms. Confirming that Clinton had been diagnosed with pneumonia on Friday, she said that the presidential nominee "became overheated and dehydrated." 

The doctor's statement came hours after Clinton's public near-collapse, leaving a big window for speculation—especially considering Trump's recent insinuations about Clinton's coughing. The Republican nominee wondered on Twitter last week "what's up" with Clinton's "massive 'hacking' or coughing attack," prompting a new conspiracy movement. (Far-right conspiracy theorists have been questioning Clinton's health for years.)

"It's not the end of the world—I think she's OK—but it ain't good," a person close to the Clintons told Politico shortly after the nominee left her daughter Chelsea's Manhattan apartment on Sunday. "It adds a new, unwelcome element." 

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Source: Gothamist (via The Empire Report)  

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