Overheated?

Hillary Wilts in Manhattan Heat during 9/11 Ceremonies

By Judi McLeod —— Bio and Archives September 11, 2016

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There is conflicting information in FoxNews reports about Hillary Clinton leaving Memorial Plaza during 9/11 ceremonies this morning. Clinton had been standing with Donald Trump, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, former NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg, former NYPD commissioner Bernie Kerik, and others paying respect to those whose lives were lost on September 11, 2001. “But, as a law enforcement source stationed about “15 feet away” from Clinton told Fox News’ Rick Leventhal, Clinton left the Lower Manhattan, N.Y. ceremony early due to what was being called an apparent “medical episode.” (FoxNews, Sept. 11, 2016)

“Leventhal said his source watched Clinton as she was standing on a street curb with her security detail while waiting for her motorcade. “As the motorcade was not expecting her as early as she had left, Leventhal said, the Democratic presidential nominee stood for two or more minutes awaiting the vehicles. “When the motorcade approached, Clinton “stumbled off the curb and appeared to faint” as she got into her van. “Clinton appeared to need assistance getting into the vehicle, Leventhal said, losing her shoe.

"An aide grabbed the shoe as her van pulled away and gave it to the next vehicle in her motorcade. “A second source later confirmed the event to Leventhal, as the campaign “pool” reporters were not in the area and did not know where Clinton initially departed to, he told Jon Scott. “Later, Clinton spokesman Nick Merrill released a statement saying Clinton "felt overheated" and "departed to her daughter's apartment, and is feeling much better." Overheated? Temperatures in Lower Manhattan at the time of Clinton’s sudden departure from Memorial Plaza hovered around 63 degrees F°, “feeling” like 83 degrees F°” with conditions described as sunny turning breezy. Not usual temperatures and conditions conducive to heat exhaustion.

It’s four years to the day that four Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens lost their lives in the still not accounted for Benghazi attack. Perhaps Clinton was suffering from a different kind of heat today? In any case, 9/11 ceremonies commemorating the 15th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorists attacks went on without her.

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Judi McLeod is an award-winning journalist with 30 years’ experience in the print media. A former Toronto Sun columnist, she also worked for the Kingston Whig Standard. Her work has appeared on Rush Limbaugh, Newsmax.com, Drudge Report, Foxnews.com.

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