Sept. 11, Democratic Party Nominee for President Hillary Clinton had to leave the 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony she was attending for apparent medical reasons. Her campaign originally came out with a statement 90 minutes after her departure saying she “felt overheated.” The Conservative news circle soon started circulating a video that seemed to show Clinton fainting as she was stepping into her van, having to rely on the help of her aides to carry her into the awaiting vehicle. This soon began the speculation that there was something much more going on and that Clinton was in fact much more ill than the campaign was letting on.
Later on in the day, her campaign released a letter from Dr. Lisa Bardack, Clinton’s personal physician, stating that on Sept. 9 she had undergone “a non-contrast chest CT scan” which “revealed a small right middle-lobe pneumonia.” Many people soon came out saying that they felt Clinton should have released the information on Friday since the public already perceives her to have a transparency problem.
The Republican and Independent polling sites soon jumped on the breaking news. New polling conducted after this event shows Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump gaining ground. In new Bloomberg Politics polls and CNN polls, Trump is shown leading Ohio, a key swing state, by 5 points. Trump now has a lead over Clinton in Florida by 3 points, and in Nevada, where he currently leads by 2 points according to a Monmouth University poll. On Sept. 11, Clinton was leading Trump nationally by an average of 3.1%, with Clinton polling at 46.0% and Trump at 42.9%. Now, in the days following Clinton’s health scare, Trump has jumped within 1.8% points of Clinton, with her national average at 45.8% and Trump’s at 44.0%.
According to reports, Washington Democrats are slowly becoming more concerned with Clinton’s health. Politico said earlier in the week, “Former DNC Chairman Dan Fowler believes that party leaders should come together with a plan to pick a successor to the Nominee if she becomes much more ill.” Fowler went on record and said, “Now is the time for all good political leaders to come to the aid of their party” and that he “[thinks] the plan should be developed by 6 o’clock this afternoon.” Different names have been speculated as to who could possibly take over if Clinton were to step down, such as Vice President Biden or Vice Presidential Nominee Senator Tim Kaine.
The scrutiny over Clinton’s health is now forcing Trump to turn over his health records. Due to mounting pressure from the liberal media and the “Never Trump” right, he has been forced to release the results of his last physical. The physical, which was done by Dr. Harold Bornstein, showed that Trump takes a statin, a medicine taken to lower cholesterol, and that he takes a “low-dose aspirin.” Trump later went on to the Dr. Oz show to clarify his health and how he feels on a day-to-day basis. When asked what he does for exercise, the Republican Nominee responded with “In its own way, it’s a pretty healthy act.”
