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| Clinton calls on EpiPen maker to reduce price after enormous increase – live | Clinton calls on EpiPen maker to reduce price after enormous increase – live |
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| Opinion, from Dr. Celine Gounder: Parkinson’s, seizures, sedatives - wild rumors about the Democratic candidate’s health signal fear among Trump supporters that they’re heading for defeat. | |
| Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton’s health has been under scrutiny in recent weeks, not by medical professionals but by politicians and supposed pundits playing doctor on TV. Clinton’s personal physician, Dr Lisa Bardack, has repeatedly said: “Secretary Clinton is in excellent health and fit to serve as president of the United States.” Meanwhile, conspiracy theories about Clinton’s supposed ill health have gone viral. There’s no evidence these claims are true. | |
| I’m a doctor. I don’t play at being a doctor. I don’t diagnose patients in the absence of unbiased, reliable information, such as performing a physical exam or reviewing tests. When I write or am interviewed on television or the radio, I’ll talk about what new research will mean for patients and the science behind the latest guidelines. I’ll explain why we’re seeing increasing rates of certain diseases and whether policies to combat them make sense. I don’t talk about individuals except to say what one might expect more generally with regard to a particular medical illness. | |
| But the scientist in me understands that the real issue here isn’t Clinton’s health. Conspiracy theories signal fear; in this case, Trump’s realization that Clinton may well be the next president of the United States. | |
| This is not the first time rumors of illness have been deployed to attack a seemingly untouchable political adversary. At a time when Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis had a 10-point lead over then vice-president George HW Bush in the polls, reports circulated that Dukakis suffered severe depression after losing his first re-election campaign. When asked if Dukakis should release his complete medical records, Ronald Reagan did little to dispel those rumors,saying: “Look, I’m not going to pick on an invalid.” | |
| Some Trump surrogates are also calling on Clinton to release her medical records. Trump has not released his, and a letter from his physician reads as if Trump had written it himself: little in the way of detail but plenty of superlatives like “astonishingly excellent” and “extraordinary”. Meanwhile, in contrast to Clinton and every other presidential candidate in the last 40 years except Gerald R Ford, Trump has yet to release his tax returns. | |
| The scientist in me knows that attempts to debunk conspiracy theories – whether they’re about Clinton’s health or the myth that vaccines cause autism – are at best futile and may in fact backfire. We pick and choose those facts that add up to the truth we’ve already chosen to believe. The more someone tries to disprove the reality we’ve constructed, the more we dig in our heels. | |
| In 2008, questions about President Obama’s citizenship intensified with his likelihood of clinching the Democratic nomination. So long as the odds of winning the election remain in Clinton’s favor, we can expect to see more conspiracy theories emerge between now and November. | |
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| Trump’s done. That was quite a speech. | Trump’s done. That was quite a speech. |
| Seeing Trump going off script off teleprompter for the first time in weeks felt strangely like being reunited with an old friend | Seeing Trump going off script off teleprompter for the first time in weeks felt strangely like being reunited with an old friend |
| The music came on before Trump had finished - almost like his staff decided it was time for the ad-libbing to end | The music came on before Trump had finished - almost like his staff decided it was time for the ad-libbing to end |
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| “The drugs are not going to be flowing across like gravy,” if Donald Trump is elected president, he promises. | “The drugs are not going to be flowing across like gravy,” if Donald Trump is elected president, he promises. |
| “We’re going to have a peaceful nation. A rising standard of living. This is what I promise you. Let’s get out there and win on November 8th.” | “We’re going to have a peaceful nation. A rising standard of living. This is what I promise you. Let’s get out there and win on November 8th.” |
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| If I don’t win, it will be worse than ever before. You will see. You will see. But hopefully you won’t get a chance to see. | If I don’t win, it will be worse than ever before. You will see. You will see. But hopefully you won’t get a chance to see. |
| – Donald Trump | – Donald Trump |
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| Trump: 'we're going to build a wall, don't worry' | Trump: 'we're going to build a wall, don't worry' |
| We’re going to build a wall, don’t worry about it... we’re going to build a wall, and Mexico is going to pay for it, 100%.... and we’re going to have protection for tunnels, so people can’t tunnel under... Mexico’s gonna pay for it. | We’re going to build a wall, don’t worry about it... we’re going to build a wall, and Mexico is going to pay for it, 100%.... and we’re going to have protection for tunnels, so people can’t tunnel under... Mexico’s gonna pay for it. |
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| Donald Trump disses Cher, not by name: | Donald Trump disses Cher, not by name: |
| The only people enthusiastic about [Clinton’s] campaign are Hollywood celebrities – in many cases celebrities that aren’t even hot anymore – Wall Street special interests... | The only people enthusiastic about [Clinton’s] campaign are Hollywood celebrities – in many cases celebrities that aren’t even hot anymore – Wall Street special interests... |
| Video of Cher attacking Trump at a Clinton fundraiser earlier this week made its way onto Facebook. He must have heard about it. | Video of Cher attacking Trump at a Clinton fundraiser earlier this week made its way onto Facebook. He must have heard about it. |
| Scott Baio nods approvingly. https://t.co/cwbIQlJbDs | Scott Baio nods approvingly. https://t.co/cwbIQlJbDs |
| Hillary was just with Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel. Trump was endorsed by Jon Voight and Scott Baio. https://t.co/aNssdhiwzr | Hillary was just with Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel. Trump was endorsed by Jon Voight and Scott Baio. https://t.co/aNssdhiwzr |
| Jon Voight won an Oscar! https://t.co/WCFfGEigYV | Jon Voight won an Oscar! https://t.co/WCFfGEigYV |
| Trump boasts that he fills arenas, thought he his speaking in a room not full: | Trump boasts that he fills arenas, thought he his speaking in a room not full: |
| Trump: "We've beaten Elton John's records, he has pianos, I don't have pianos" | Trump: "We've beaten Elton John's records, he has pianos, I don't have pianos" |
| .@HillaryClinton crowd at same venue last month, pre-DNC pic.twitter.com/E49IITmds5 | .@HillaryClinton crowd at same venue last month, pre-DNC pic.twitter.com/E49IITmds5 |
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| Trump now dogwhistling on rumors about Hillary Clinton's health talking about her "premedication" | Trump now dogwhistling on rumors about Hillary Clinton's health talking about her "premedication" |
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| Trump: Clinton deleted emails 'to hide evidence of her crimes' | Trump: Clinton deleted emails 'to hide evidence of her crimes' |
| Trump picks up on the AP report that half of Clinton’s meetings as secretary of state with non-governmental figures were with people connected to donations to the Clinton foundation. | Trump picks up on the AP report that half of Clinton’s meetings as secretary of state with non-governmental figures were with people connected to donations to the Clinton foundation. |
| Trump: | Trump: |
| She sold favors. She sold access... it looks like 50% of the people that saw her had to make contributions... wait till you see what she did for all of those people... the people she met with outside of government [crowd: Lock her up!] the people she met...she even deleted 33,000 emails to hide evidence of her crimes.... | She sold favors. She sold access... it looks like 50% of the people that saw her had to make contributions... wait till you see what she did for all of those people... the people she met with outside of government [crowd: Lock her up!] the people she met...she even deleted 33,000 emails to hide evidence of her crimes.... |
| The FBI did not act. I am so disappointed. .. How did they let that happen? She was so guilty. She was so guilty. The world is laughing at us folks. | The FBI did not act. I am so disappointed. .. How did they let that happen? She was so guilty. She was so guilty. The world is laughing at us folks. |
| Trump on Hillary Clinton: She lied to Congress 100%. Everybody agrees . . . let Congress act today. | Trump on Hillary Clinton: She lied to Congress 100%. Everybody agrees . . . let Congress act today. |
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| Trump: The only thing that comes into our country is drugs | Trump: The only thing that comes into our country is drugs |
| Explains why my iPhone fell apart into a pile of cocaine the other day. https://t.co/SzowlgBM4R | Explains why my iPhone fell apart into a pile of cocaine the other day. https://t.co/SzowlgBM4R |
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| Trump said polls show he is gaining ground with African American and Latino voters. That assertion is not buttressed by discernible reality, however. | Trump said polls show he is gaining ground with African American and Latino voters. That assertion is not buttressed by discernible reality, however. |
| Trump says I don't know if you've seen polls I'm improving w/ Latinos. He's not. https://t.co/0Z8VLP79wP | Trump says I don't know if you've seen polls I'm improving w/ Latinos. He's not. https://t.co/0Z8VLP79wP |
| Clinton 73, Trump 22 w/ Latinos according to NBC News/Survey Monkey. Clinton +12, Trump -10 since May https://t.co/5ZhsMMGN7C via @julito77 | Clinton 73, Trump 22 w/ Latinos according to NBC News/Survey Monkey. Clinton +12, Trump -10 since May https://t.co/5ZhsMMGN7C via @julito77 |