1. ‘She is not contagious’
Hillary Clinton spent the day resting at home on doctor’s orders after she stumbled out of a 9/11 memorial event Sunday. She has pneumonia, her campaign said – but “she’s not contagious”.
Campaign: ‘we could have done better’
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2. Clinton to release more medical records
Spokesman Brian Fallon said Clinton would release more medical information “to further put to rest any lingering concerns”. He said multiple campaign staffers “have been ill with respiratory issues”.
Eight things more important than Clinton’s pneumonia
3. Trump promises results of physical
Donald Trump said he had had a physical exam last week and would release his “numbers” later this week with Dr Oz, the TV doctor whose peers have diagnosed in him an “egregious lack of integrity”.
‘Very, very specific’ health report soon
Friendly (?) fire
Antibiotics can take care of pneumonia. What's the cure for an unhealthy penchant for privacy that repeatedly creates unnecessary problems?
— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) September 12, 2016
4. Trump goes big on ‘deplorables’ flap
After Clinton told donors she puts half of Trump’s supporters – the racists and bigots – in a “basket of deplorables”, Trump pounced, releasing an ad accusing Clinton of “viciously demonizing hard-working people like you”.
Trump attacks Clinton as elitist
Irony alert
Hillary Clinton lives a sequestered life behind gates and guards … You cannot run for president if you have such contempt in your heart for the American voter … if Hillary Clinton will not retract her comments in full, I don’t see how she can credibly campaign any further.
– Donald Trump
The Trump hypocrisy award
Which line from Trump in Baltimore speech to national guard just concluded was most hypocritical?
— Tom McCarthy (@TeeMcSee) September 12, 2016
5. Trump childhood home for sale
Trump’s childhood home, a five-bedroom Tudor in the Jamaica Estates neighborhood in Queens, will go up for auction on 19 October.
6. Trump’s debate idea: ditch the moderators
“Maybe we should have no moderator,” Trump said. “Let Hillary and I sit there and just debate because I think the system is being rigged so it’s gonna be a very unfair debate.”
... and another thing:
Met a new pal on the trail this Saturday. pic.twitter.com/q6Yzp2d5oq
— Senator Tim Kaine (@timkaine) September 12, 2016
... and another thing:
A photo of Clinton megadonor David Geffen hanging at US Open with Ivanka and Jared Kushner https://t.co/2fNiO5K9iL pic.twitter.com/iZaeVxu3zz
— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) September 12, 2016