Last updated on July 17th, 2023 at 09:11 pm
Donald Trump tried to skate by the questions about his health by a staging an information free publicity stunt. Hillary Clinton crushed Trump’s carny antics by releasing detailed information about her health.
Politico described the Trump medical reveal on Dr. Oz, “The interview was light on details but heavy on drama. After Trump’s aides poured cold water on reports that Trump would use the taping to share the results of a recent physical exam, Trump went ahead and pulled a letter from his colorful gastroenterologist Harold Bornstein out of his jacket mid-interview and handed it to Oz to read aloud, according to attendees.
While Donald Trump was trying fool voters with fluff, Hillary Clinton’s campaign released a letter containing full details of her health and recent bout with pneumonia:
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On Friday, September 2nd, I evaluated Mrs. Clinton for a 24-hour history of a low grade fever, congestion and fatigue. On examination, she was noted to have a temperature of 99.4; her vital signs were otherwise normal as was her physical exam. She was advised to rest, put on a short course of antibiotics and continued on her allergy medications for an upper respiratory tract infection in the setting of her seasonal allergies. Over the next several days as she traveled, her congestion worsened and she developed a cough.
She was advised to see me when she returned from her travels for further testing. On Friday, September 9th, she was seen and evaluated in my office. A non-contrast chest CT scan, including a CTA calcium score, was performed. This test allowed for specific imaging of her lungs while also following up on cardiac risk stratification from 2010 given her family history of heart disease. The results of the CT scan revealed a small right middle lobe pneumonia; her coronary calcium score was again zero. She was treated with antibiotics for pneumonia and advised to rest.
This was a mild non-contagious bacterial pneumonia. On Sunday, September 11 at the 9/11 Memorial event, she became overheated and dehydrated and as a result felt dizzy. I examined her immediately upon her return home; she was re-hydrating and recovering nicely. I advised her to stay home and rest for the next several days. Mrs. Clinton has since been evaluated by me several times and continues to improve.
Donald Trump wouldn’t provide Dr. Oz with the full results of his physical. Instead, he read a summary. Hillary Clinton has released a detailed letter to the public that addressed her current health, medications that she is taking and future prognosis.
Hillary Clinton is beating Trump on transparency, as the health issue that he injected into the campaign is backfiring on the GOP nominee.
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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