Gary Bauer at Campaign for Working Families writes (graphic not in original):
Clinton Collapses
Often friends or reporters ask me, “Gary, what will happen this November?” I always tell them that the election is likely to be determined by events we can’t predict. One of those events took place yesterday.
After attending the 9/11 memorial ceremony in New York City for about 90 minutes, Clinton suddenly got up and left the event. The abruptness of her exit grabbed the media’s attention. Campaign staff were unable to answer questions as to why the candidate was leaving.
Hillary was escorted to a curb where she had to wait for her motorcade to arrive. It wasn’t there waiting for her because she was leaving early. What happened next was a nightmare for the Clinton campaign.
Her van pulled up and as Clinton started to step off the curb, her knees buckled. The only thing that prevented her from falling to the ground were the staffers who grabbed her and propped her up. The Daily Beast quoted a senior law enforcement official as saying, “They threw her in like she was a side of beef.” Watch it here.
Clinton’s collapse happened after weeks of sparring with the Trump campaign and the media over the state of her health. Trump has alleged that Hillary doesn’t have the stamina to be president. Her campaign responded by attacking journalists and media outlets who dared to ask questions about her health.
For hours yesterday the Clinton campaign said nothing, as the candidate retreated to her daughter’s apartment. But once the video of her collapse started going viral, we were told that Clinton felt overheated. Hours later, the campaign acknowledged that Hillary had been diagnosed with pneumonia two days earlier and was taking anti-biotics. She later cancelled events for today and tomorrow.
Does anyone think Hillary Clinton would have told the American people she had pneumonia if she hadn’t collapsed at the memorial?
Once again, a Clinton has been caught doing what the Clintons always seem to be doing — lying. Whether it is Bill’s escapades, Hillary’s handling of classified information or her health, they do everything they can to avoid the truth.
I think the coverage of the last 24 hours has been very damaging. Hillary’s health is now a major issue.
Veteran journalist Tom Brokaw said yesterday, “I think that she should go to a hospital, see a neurologist, and get a clean report if it is available. This is not something that is going to be dealt with at her daughter’s apartment.”
Famed Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein agreed, saying, “I think . . . she and her doctor need to be in front of the press for an hour with medical records, discussing and open to questions about her medical history,” adding that voters need to “demand” information about her health.
NBC’s Andrea Mitchell said, “There’s never a good time for a candidate to get sick in the middle of a campaign, of course, but the way Clinton has handled this has likely made it a lot worse.”
There are even some whispers about Democrats finding a new nominee.
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