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[chadskin]

Rick Leventhal, Fox News:

BREAKING: law enf source: Hillary Clinton just left 9/11 ceremony w/medical episode, appeared to faint on way into van, helped by security

Source tells me Hillary Clinton "clearly having some type of medical episode" & had to be helped into van by her protective detail at WTC

MORE ON #HILLARY per witness: "unexpected early departure"; she stumbled off curb, "knees buckled", lost a shoe as she was helped into van

https://twitter.com/rickleventhal/

Oh boy.


Latest update:
Statement from Clinton's doctor:

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A video has surfaced:

video https://twitter.com/zgazda66/status/774993814025011200/video/1

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Two senior law enforcement sources tell NBC News that Hillary Clinton fell ill and may have fainted at the 9/11 Memorial.

Statement from the Clinton Campaign:

 

[Neuromancer]

Just great.

 

[Aurongel]

Not seeing this story corroborated elsewhere.

 

[Smellycat]

Omg

 

[Vinsanity.]

There is CLEARLY something wrong with her....this isn't just allergies or a cough she has.

 

[quackamole]

Fuck. What?

 

[Boney]

.

 

[Polioliolio]

She's evil!
Oh, AND she's not trust worthy.
Also, she's not healthy!

She's also mentally impaired!

 

[Lightning_Roller]

Oh what the hell!! I hope this isn't anything serious.

 

[Slayven]

Wheres the video?

 

[ryutaro's mama]

There is CLEARLY something wrong with her....this isn't just allergies or a cough she has.

😐

 

[Paz]

Kinda expecting this to be either untrue or massively overblown, but don't you find it terrifying to be one serious illness for one person away from a Trump presidency? Crazy world.

 

[GrizzleBoy]

So she broke a heel and twisted her ankle, everybody thinks she fainted?

 

[Garrett Hawke]

faux news?

 

[sprsk]

Medical episode makes it sound like she had muscle spasms and started foaming at the mouth. Likely she just tripped.

 

[Makonero]

You say something stupid enough times and people begin to see smoke where there's no fire.

This is a full on campaign at this point. Disgusting.

 

[Mechanized]

Could be exhaustion. She needs to take a break for a bit. The worst thing that could happen right now is catching some kinda illness from over-working.

 

[sazzy]

likely fake

 

[Anarky]

I'm not seeing this anywhere else and since it's Fox I'm gonna take it with a grain of salt.

 

[Galafar]

Any other sources?

 

[Zushin]

I'm completely ignorant to the US political system, but what would happen if a candidate were to pull out due to health reasons?

 

[giga]

Not seeing this reported anywhere else. Got another source?

 

[chimpychi]

I'll need more than Fox News' 2nd hand report of an unknown witness..

 

[VenomousCoffee]

I'm imagining the history books of some dark future, describing how President Trump only got elected because his opponent contracted pneumonia during the campaign.

Spoiler

Said history books will be carved into the walls of the caves where the last remnants of humanity wait out nuclear winter.

 

[RPGCrazied]

Proof? Even if true, and she wouldn't be able to serve, I'd rather Tim Kaine be president then Trump or fucking Pence.

 

[sprsk]

I'm not seeing this anywhere else and since it's Fox I'm gonna take it with a grain of salt.

Dude says press didn't see it but his law enforcement source did. How convenient.

 

[FTF]

Any other sources?

This. It's fucking fox news.

 

[Leona Lewis]

The reporter didn't even see it. He said he has a source in "law enforcement" who saw it.

No corroboration yet.

 

[chadskin]

Any other sources?

Not seeing this reported anywhere else. Got another source?

Not at this time, other than this from a CBS reporter:

Pool of reporters who protectively travel w/Hillary Clinton are being penned in at 9/11 memorial, not informed of her current whereabouts.

https://twitter.com/stevenportnoy/status/774968725732728832

 

[VenomousCoffee]

Edit: Maybe I'm wrong (thank God!).

 

[sazzy]

caling it bullshit

 

[Diablos]

I see this being reported nowhere else, perhaps it's because it would be such a sensitive story and it would be improper to break it in the middle of a memorial service. Hopefully it's bullshit or an exaggeration of sorts.

 

[YuriLowell]

Nice one Fox News.

 

[SolarPowered]

I'm completely ignorant to the US political system, but what would happen if a candidate were to pull out due to health reasons?

This close to November? Probably chaos since it might be too late for another candidate to be registered on all the state ballots.

 

[necrosis]

There is CLEARLY something wrong with her....this isn't just allergies or a cough she has.

lol

 

[Escape Goat]

Twitter news reports really should be banned.

 

[Zukkoyaki]

Tim Kaine will make a solid president. He'll invite us all to Disney World with his family.

 

[trembli0s]

Pretty hard for a senior correspondent to just make shit up whole cloth, hope it's nothing serious.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

I'm completely ignorant to the US political system, but what would happen if a candidate were to pull out due to health reasons?

I hate to dignify the thread topic with a response, but the Democratic party would rush to nominate another person to head the ticket, which would involve getting top officials from each state to vote. States would probably have ballot issues due to the late nature of the change (particularly red states, because reasons).

 

[Jarmel]

I'm completely ignorant to the US political system, but what would happen if a candidate were to pull out due to health reasons?

Cataclysmic

 

[trebbble]

So she broke a heel and twisted her ankle, everybody thinks she fainted?

My thoughts exactly.

 

[StarCreator]

The individual states have dates by which a hopeful candidate has to demonstrate enough support to get on the ballot. Those dates have all passed, I'm pretty sure.

So if HRC is actually seriously ill and can't finish the campaign, Trump will win by default.

I'm pretty sure the running mate (Tim Kaine, remember him?) automatically gets the ticket if Hillary were to die before the election. Hillary being incapacitated doesn't actually remove her from the ballot.

 

[Zushin]

The individual states have dates by which a hopeful candidate has to demonstrate enough support to get on the ballot. Those dates have all passed, I'm pretty sure.

So if HRC is actually seriously ill and can't finish the campaign, Trump will win by default.

Wow, that's fucked. Would of thought there would be some form of postponement, not just default to Trump :/

Edit: Not all would be lost according to other posters. Thanks for the info all

 

[BriGuy]

This. It's fucking fox news.

As much as I despise them, they tend to be pretty good about getting out "breaking news." I hope it's nothing, because love her or loathe her, this country can't survive a Trump presidency.

 

[ShaggsMagoo]

The individual states have dates by which a hopeful candidate has to demonstrate enough support to get on the ballot. Those dates have all passed, I'm pretty sure.

So if HRC is actually seriously ill and can't finish the campaign, Trump will win by default.

Nope, The democratic ticket would remain on the ballot. A vote for Hilary in this situation would just be a vote for Tim Kaine.

 

[StarCreator]

Wow, that's fucked. Would of thought there would be some form of postponement, not just default to Trump :/

Read above responses, the poster you're responding to is not correct.

 

[VenomousCoffee]

I'm pretty sure the running mate (Tim Kaine, remember him?) automatically gets the ticket if Hillary were to die before the election. Hillary being incapacitated doesn't actually remove her from the ballot.

I hope I'm wrong? I was thinking of all the talk with getting another GOP guy to run against Trump and all the problems with that scenario, but maybe it doesn't apply to a 'top two' party candidate.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

I'm pretty sure the running mate (Tim Kaine, remember him?) automatically gets the ticket if Hillary were to die before the election. Hillary being incapacitated doesn't actually remove her from the ballot.

No, he doesn't. Both parties have established policies for replacing a candidate that is no longer able (or chooses not) to run. I don't recall when or if those policies have ever been executed, but they are in place and it's not just a matter of elevating the VP candidate by default.

 

[chadskin]

AP reporter:

Hillary Clinton left viewing area for 9/11 ceremony about 30 mins ago. No info about her current whereabouts.

https://twitter.com/llerer/status/774971472767057921

 

[sazzy]

I wouldn't be surprised if this one of those shitty 4chan/r/donald things they do where they spread fake news