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Clinton, Trump declared medically fit as race for White House intensifies
Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton and her Republican rival Donald Trump have both been declared medically fit by their minders as the race to occupy White House intensifies.
A letter released by Clinton’s doctor declaring her fit for the presidency reads thus; “Clinton, 68, is healthy and fit to serve as president and is currently recovering from non-contagious, bacterial pneumonia,” the letter by her physician, Dr. Lisa Bardack read.
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The announcements came as Clinton spent a third day resting at her home in Chappaqua, New York, after falling ill on Sunday morning as she left a Sept. 11 memorial in New York City.
In a related development, Trump’s campaign adviser Sarah Huckabee Sanders told MSNBC that “Trump, 70, knows he could stand to lose a few pounds but otherwise is in great health”.
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