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| Clinton and Trump to release medical information – live | Clinton and Trump to release medical information – live |
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| Donald Trump campaigns in Asheville, North Carolina | |
| Watch it live here: | |
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| Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, introducing Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Asheville, North Carolina, told the assembled crowd of Trump supporters that Hillary Clinton’s “basket of deplorables” comments were “bigoted” against Trump voters. | |
| “Hillary Clinton has been running a campaign of hatred and anger and meanness and cruelty,” Giuliani said. “It’s almost like she’s not running - the only person that’s running is Donald Trump!” | |
| “We always knew why we didn’t like her, didn’t we?” Giuliani continued. “Now she’s told us why she doesn’t like us! I’ve always known this about you - I’ve always known you look down on people. I’ve always known that you think you’re smarter than the rest of us.” | |
| “But you know something? I never thought you were gonna say it.” | |
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| Mike Pence, resisting calling white nationalist David Duke “deplorable”: | |
| I’m not in the name-calling business. | |
| Mike Pence just refused to call David Duke, former Grand Wizard of the KKK, "deplorable": pic.twitter.com/Trb2wIftW1 | |
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| This, Hillary Clinton didn’t need. | |
| Former Ohio governor and putative Clinton ally Ted Strickland introduced Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine earlier this afternoon by telling a crowd in Dayton, Ohio, that the Virginia governor “is wonderfully prepared to be the vice president or the president if that ever became necessary”. | |
| Strickland’s comments come on the heels of Hillary Clinton’s “overheating” episode at the 9/11 memorial in lower Manhattan on Sunday, which was later revealed to be a consequence of a pneumonia diagnosis that the campaign declined to disclose. Clinton’s health has been a subject of conspiracy theories for months, with the pneumonia diagnosis and the revelation that staff had initially kept it secret from the public adding fuel to the fire. | |
| Some neighbors of Clintons are having an easier time addressing her illness: | |
| Sign near Clinton's home in Chappaqua, NY reads 'Get Better Soon' (via @GettyImages) pic.twitter.com/Akx9rNX0p8 | |
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| Hillary Clinton tweets about her pneumonia | Hillary Clinton tweets about her pneumonia |
| Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has tweeted about her pneumonia, describing herself as “home sick from work” and eager to rejoin Tim Kaine on the campaign trail: | Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has tweeted about her pneumonia, describing herself as “home sick from work” and eager to rejoin Tim Kaine on the campaign trail: |
| Thanks to everyone who’s reached out with well wishes! I’m feeling fine and getting better. -H | Thanks to everyone who’s reached out with well wishes! I’m feeling fine and getting better. -H |
| Like anyone who’s ever been home sick from work, I’m just anxious to get back out there. See you on the trail soon. -H | Like anyone who’s ever been home sick from work, I’m just anxious to get back out there. See you on the trail soon. -H |
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| Conservative #NeverTrump opinion-fomenter Erick Erickson has narrowed his choice down to two: | Conservative #NeverTrump opinion-fomenter Erick Erickson has narrowed his choice down to two: |
| In the presidential race, who should I vote for? | In the presidential race, who should I vote for? |
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| The Guardian’s Dan Roberts, Sabrina Siddiqui and Ben Jacobs have more on the Clinton campaign regretting not telling the truth after initially claiming Hillary Clinton’s incident at the 9/11 memorial was due to “overheating”: | The Guardian’s Dan Roberts, Sabrina Siddiqui and Ben Jacobs have more on the Clinton campaign regretting not telling the truth after initially claiming Hillary Clinton’s incident at the 9/11 memorial was due to “overheating”: |
| Hillary Clinton’s campaign has acknowledged mishandling news of her pneumonia, as Donald Trump sought to capitalize on growing questions over his opponent’s trustworthiness at a critical moment in their race for the White House. | Hillary Clinton’s campaign has acknowledged mishandling news of her pneumonia, as Donald Trump sought to capitalize on growing questions over his opponent’s trustworthiness at a critical moment in their race for the White House. |
| “We could have done better yesterday,” wrote Clinton communications director Jennifer Palmieri on Monday, after some Democrats began questioning whether the campaign had been fully transparent in its weekend accounts of her health. | “We could have done better yesterday,” wrote Clinton communications director Jennifer Palmieri on Monday, after some Democrats began questioning whether the campaign had been fully transparent in its weekend accounts of her health. |
| “In retrospect, we could have handled it better in providing more information. That’s on us. We regret that,” added press secretary Brian Fallon. | “In retrospect, we could have handled it better in providing more information. That’s on us. We regret that,” added press secretary Brian Fallon. |
| Clinton was filmed losing her footing and being assisted into a waiting van after leaving early from a memorial for 9/11 victims in New York on Sunday. | Clinton was filmed losing her footing and being assisted into a waiting van after leaving early from a memorial for 9/11 victims in New York on Sunday. |
| Initially, campaign aides said she had “overheated”, though Clinton later insisted “I’m feeling great, it’s a beautiful day in New York,” after she left her daughter’s apartment, where she was taken to rest. | Initially, campaign aides said she had “overheated”, though Clinton later insisted “I’m feeling great, it’s a beautiful day in New York,” after she left her daughter’s apartment, where she was taken to rest. |
| But once the video footage emerged – which appeared to support eyewitness accounts of a more serious incident – the campaign issued a short statement from a doctor revealing she was being treated for pneumonia. | But once the video footage emerged – which appeared to support eyewitness accounts of a more serious incident – the campaign issued a short statement from a doctor revealing she was being treated for pneumonia. |
| Clinton had been diagnosed on Friday but the condition went undisclosed despite the campaign chastising reporters who had questioned bouts of coughing at recent public events. | Clinton had been diagnosed on Friday but the condition went undisclosed despite the campaign chastising reporters who had questioned bouts of coughing at recent public events. |
| The campaign now says Clinton will release “additional medical information” from her doctor in the next few days “to further put to rest any lingering concerns”, but insists there are “no other underlying conditions, the pneumonia is the extent of it”. | The campaign now says Clinton will release “additional medical information” from her doctor in the next few days “to further put to rest any lingering concerns”, but insists there are “no other underlying conditions, the pneumonia is the extent of it”. |
| “I expect by the middle or back end of the week she will be back out there on the campaign trail,” Fallon told MSNBC. “If it was up to her she would be travelling to California today but it was her doctor’s advice [to rest at home].” | “I expect by the middle or back end of the week she will be back out there on the campaign trail,” Fallon told MSNBC. “If it was up to her she would be travelling to California today but it was her doctor’s advice [to rest at home].” |
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| Alabama congressman has 'serious doubts' whether Hillary Clinton has pneumonia | Alabama congressman has 'serious doubts' whether Hillary Clinton has pneumonia |
| Alabama Republican congressman Gary Palmer apparently didn’t get the memo that Donald Trump’s campaign would rather keep quiet about rival Hillary Clinton’s pneumonia diagnosis, telling a local radio station this morning that while he does not “wish her ill,” he has “serious doubts as to whether or not it’s pneumonia”. | Alabama Republican congressman Gary Palmer apparently didn’t get the memo that Donald Trump’s campaign would rather keep quiet about rival Hillary Clinton’s pneumonia diagnosis, telling a local radio station this morning that while he does not “wish her ill,” he has “serious doubts as to whether or not it’s pneumonia”. |
| “I’ve got serious doubts as to whether or not it’s pneumonia,” Palmer told WAPI, an AM radio station in Alabama. “But I can’t say ... if it were pneumonia, I would’ve thought they would’ve come out and said that very early on. You know, she’s disappeared for a few days and if I’d been her adviser, I would’ve said, ‘You need to get out there and let people know what’s wrong with you, get treatment, get a few days’ rest, get back on your feet.’” | “I’ve got serious doubts as to whether or not it’s pneumonia,” Palmer told WAPI, an AM radio station in Alabama. “But I can’t say ... if it were pneumonia, I would’ve thought they would’ve come out and said that very early on. You know, she’s disappeared for a few days and if I’d been her adviser, I would’ve said, ‘You need to get out there and let people know what’s wrong with you, get treatment, get a few days’ rest, get back on your feet.’” |
| Referring to a coughing fit that became fodder for internet conspiracy theories that she was secretly suffering from an unnamed illness, Palmer told WAPI that he believes she has suffered from some respiratory ailment since the Benghazi hearings. | Referring to a coughing fit that became fodder for internet conspiracy theories that she was secretly suffering from an unnamed illness, Palmer told WAPI that he believes she has suffered from some respiratory ailment since the Benghazi hearings. |
| “I sat in the Benghazi hearing for three hours, and she sat there and coughed her way through that,” Palmer continued. “Uou know, again, you just look at the pattern and it just begs the question, are we being lied to again?” | “I sat in the Benghazi hearing for three hours, and she sat there and coughed her way through that,” Palmer continued. “Uou know, again, you just look at the pattern and it just begs the question, are we being lied to again?” |
| Although the Clinton campaign has pledged to release more health records to prove that the former secretary of state is in perfect health - minus the pneumonia - Palmer believes that she suffers from another syndrome: | Although the Clinton campaign has pledged to release more health records to prove that the former secretary of state is in perfect health - minus the pneumonia - Palmer believes that she suffers from another syndrome: |
| “If lying were a disease, she’d be terminal.” | “If lying were a disease, she’d be terminal.” |
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| Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine made a pit-stop at Washington, DC’s most popular gay nightclub on Saturday for a quick half-hour fundraiser, according to US News & World Report: | Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine made a pit-stop at Washington, DC’s most popular gay nightclub on Saturday for a quick half-hour fundraiser, according to US News & World Report: |
| . @timkaine did a fundraiser at Town in DC Saturday. No word if there was a foam party. pic.twitter.com/3GKIGfcfPg | . @timkaine did a fundraiser at Town in DC Saturday. No word if there was a foam party. pic.twitter.com/3GKIGfcfPg |
| The fundraiser, held in the early evening hours at Town Danceboutique, cost $45 to $1,000 to attend, $2,500 to host, and if memory serves us, two dollars for gelatin shots. | The fundraiser, held in the early evening hours at Town Danceboutique, cost $45 to $1,000 to attend, $2,500 to host, and if memory serves us, two dollars for gelatin shots. |
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| Vice president Joe Biden has some advice for Clinton: follow the advice of your doctor. | Vice president Joe Biden has some advice for Clinton: follow the advice of your doctor. |
| "They shud have listened to the doctors for God's sake." @vp on @HillaryClinton health issues pic.twitter.com/5zFDwf2Qs8 | "They shud have listened to the doctors for God's sake." @vp on @HillaryClinton health issues pic.twitter.com/5zFDwf2Qs8 |
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| I’ll trade you this pacifier for those glasses. | I’ll trade you this pacifier for those glasses. |
| Met a new pal on the trail this Saturday. pic.twitter.com/q6Yzp2d5oq | Met a new pal on the trail this Saturday. pic.twitter.com/q6Yzp2d5oq |