Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton canceled a trip Monday to California for a series of campaign events, reportedly resting after video captured her a day earlier collapsing while being whisked out early from a 9/11 commemoration ceremony.
The Clinton campaign released a statement from her physician Sunday saying the candidate was “overheated and dehydrated” and had been diagnosed Sunday with pneumonia.
Mrs. Clinton was scheduled to fly Monday to California to attend fund-raising events, deliver a speech on the economy and appear on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”
It was unclear whether Mrs. Clinton would attend a scheduled event Wednesday in Nevada.
The health scare reinvigorated ongoing concerns about the state of Mrs. Clinton’s health.
Speculation about her ill health has included debilitating conditions ranging from seizures and dementia to Parkinson’s disease that would impair her service in the Oval Office.
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Amateur videos posted online showed Mrs. Clinton, who turns 69 next month, as she was assisted in leaving the 9/11 ceremony Sunday in New York City. She was barely able to walk, escorted by two aides on either side who held her by her arms.
When she steps off the curb, her knees appear to buckle and she collapses. Aides and Secret Service agents grab her, preventing her from falling onto the street and hustle her into the van.
About two hours later, Mrs. Clinton was seen leaving her daughter’s apartment in New York, apparently recovered.
The Clinton campaign responded to the incident by releasing a statement by Mrs. Clinton’s physician, Lisa R. Bardack, explain that the former secretary of state had been diagnosed with pneumonia Friday, during a follow-up visit for coughing spells related to allergies.
“She was put on antibiotics, and advised to rest and modify her schedule,” Dr. Bardack wrote. “While at this morning’s event, she became overheated and dehydrated. I have just examined her, and she is now re-hydrated and recovering nicely.”
• S.A. Miller can be reached at smiller@washingtontimes.com.
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