NEW YORK: Hillary Clinton cancelled a California fund-raising trip after being diagnosed with pneumonia and falling ill on Sunday at a 9/11 ceremony, renewing speculation about the Democratic presidential candidate’s health barely eight weeks from Election Day. “Secretary Clinton will not be travelling to California tomorrow (yesterday) or Tuesday,” said spokes­­man Nick Merrill, hours after the 68-year-old candidate abruptly left the Ground Zero memorial in New York suffering from dehydration. Trump – who also attended the 9/11 ceremony – was uncharacteristically silent on Twitter about Clinton’s illness, as both took a break from formal campaigning to mark the sombre day. But the businessman, his spokespeople and surrogates have promoted the idea in recent weeks that Clinton has serious health pro­blems. The root of the claims lies in 2012, when Clinton was nearing the end of her State Department tenure.

Source: The Star September 12, 2016 23:15 UTC