Last updated on July 17th, 2023 at 09:10 pm
Donald Trump has refused to release any details about his medical history, but some in the mainstream press are legitimizing Clinton health conspiracies after Democratic nominee overheated on 9/11.
Despite the fact that Trump has released nothing that would qualify as legitimate information about his health, the media jumped full steam into validating Trump’s claims that Clinton isn’t healthy enough to be president after she overheated at the 9/11 memorial.
NBC News whipping up the conspiracy:
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Hillary Clinton walked out of the 9/11 memorial about 30 minutes ago but campaign aides won't comment on where she is now.
— Monica Alba (@albamonica) September 11, 2016
Chris Cillizza of The Washington Post claimed that Clinton’s health is now a legitimate issue, “Whereas Clinton and her campaign could laugh off questions about her health before today, the “overheating” episode makes it almost impossible for them to do so. Not only has it come at a time when there was growing chatter — with very little evidence — that her health was a problem but it also happened at a 9/11 memorial event — an incredibly high-profile moment with lots and lots of cameras and reporters around.”
What the media is really upset about is that they haven’t been given info:
Hillary is headed to home to Chappaqua without press pool, which is still waiting for info from campaign on whether she met w a Dr, per pool
— Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) September 11, 2016
Some in the press, because they feel that they weren’t given a fast enough update and allowed to tag along, have decided that they are going to punish the Democratic nominee by engaging in uneducated speculation that will fan the flames of right-wing conservative Clinton health conspiracies.
It is unfair for the media to obsess over Clinton’s health, while not questioning in the slightest the fact that Trump hasn’t released a single shred of credible information about his own health. The five minute typo-filled letter from his wacky doctor friend does not meet the threshold for health disclosure.
Clinton’s health should not be any more of a legitimate issue than Trump’s health.
The Clinton campaign should release her medical records to put the pressure on Trump to do the same. The biased treatment is going to continue to go against Hillary Clinton, which is why her campaign needs to go on the offensive and put the heat on Donald Trump for making his own medical history a total mystery.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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