Hillary Clinton's 9/11 Pneumonia Scare, Canceled Campaign Events, Donald Trump Responds and More

Hillary Clinton on Sunday left New York City's 9/11 memorial early after feeling overheated, with a video later emerging showing the Democratic nominee stumbling and perhaps even fainting. Later, the Clinton campaign said she had been diagnosed on Friday with pneumonia — something the press slammed the campaign for because it had not been previously disclosed.

For his part, Donald Trump did not immediately take to Twitter to spread the the already wild conspiracy theories about Clinton's health. In an interview on Monday morning, the Republican presidential nominee simply said that he "hopes she gets well soon," making perhaps the most mature response of the last 24 hours.

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Hillary Clinton Takes Ill, Leaves 9/11 Ceremony After Feeling 'Overheated,' Cancels West Coast Visit: "Hillary Clinton took ill Sunday and left New York City's 9/11 ceremony early after she felt overheated, campaign spokesman Nick Merrill said in a statement. Her doctor later said the candidate had been diagnosed Friday with pneumonia and was dehydrated Sunday morning." (Patch)

Press Rips Clinton Campaign's Handling of Health Incident: "Hillary Clinton’s campaign is coming under fire for failing to disclose that she was diagnosed with pneumonia on Friday, and for saying she simply got 'overheated' at the 9/11 memorial service in New York, when video showed her knees buckling as aides helped her into a waiting van." (Politico)

What Hillary Clinton’s Pneumonia Diagnosis Means, Medically Speaking: "Isn’t pneumonia, after all, a serious health concern? The short answer, at the moment — based on the limited available information about Clinton’s case and viewed independently of any unknown other health issues she may or may not face — is no. 'At this point, there is no reason to believe that Secretary Clinton will be disabled' by pneumonia, American Lung Association scientific adviser Norman H. Edelman told The Post by phone Sunday night." (The Washington Post)

From the Twitterverse

GOP communications director Sean Spicer had a bit of a Freudian slip this weekend. I believe it is his candidate that talks about "deportables."

On the Radar

• Donald Trump will speak at the National Guard Association in Baltimore. He will also hold a campaign rally in Asheville, North Carolina.
• Hillary Clinton has cleared her schedule on Monday and Tuesday due to illness.
• Tim Kaine will speak at a campaign rally in Dayton, Ohio.

Today's Numbers

• 56 days until Election Day 2016.
• President Obama's approval rating stands at 58 percent — the highest it's been since taking office in 2009.
• Donald Trump used his foundation's money to buy a $20,000 painting of himself.
• In 2014 there were 183,355 same-sex marriages in the U.S. — about one-third of 1 percent of all marriages.

Quote of the Day

Donald Trump on Hillary Clinton's health:

"Well, I really just don't know, I hope she gets well soon. I don't know what's going on."

Allen McDuffee is a politics and policy reporter, investigative journalist, blogger and podcast host. He has written for The Atlantic, Wired and The Washington Post. Follow him on Twitter: @AllenMcDuffee

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