U.S. presidential campaigns to stumble amid Hillary's health issue

U.S. presidential campaigns to stumble amid Hillary's health issue. September. 13, 2016 07:29. by 워싱턴=이승헌 특파원ddr@donga.com. Hillary Clinton, the U.S. Democratic presidential candidate and former Secretary of State (69, picture), showed signs of concerns for health, leaving the 9/11 memorial service held in New York, near collapsing while trying to get into the van. Clinton's doctor said the candidate was diagnosed with pneumonia on the 9th and "became overheated and dehydrated” and “is now rehydrated and recovering nicely," which seems not to be true as she had to cancel her visit to California scheduled during Monday and Tuesday.

Clinton’s health scare is likely to affect the election campaigns seriously where Clinton and her counterpart Donald Trump (70) are running a close match. Especially in the wake of North Korea’s fifth nuclear test, U.S. president’s health issue is drawing international concerns, as physical and mental health of the "commander in chief" is at stake.

Hillary Clinton attended the September 11th Commemoration Ceremony held in Ground Zero for just an hour and thirty minutes and left, being helped by her body guards. She stumbled a couple of times waiting for her van and fell to the seat immediately after getting on the vehicle. She went to her daughter Chelsea’s apartment in Manhattan to take a rest, and later moved to her own home in Chappaqua.

Spokesman Nick Merrill announced that Clinton was “overheated,” but Dr. Lisa R. Bardack released a statement saying she had been diagnosed with pneumonia on Friday, upon growing public interest. Fox news, an American media raised suspicions on the statement, claiming that the doctor “suddenly came up with a pneumonia diagnosis after Clinton’s near collapse.”

Hillary’s health scare has already become an issue after she constantly coughed during her Cleveland speech earlier this month.