Clinton May Have Had a Slight ‘Medical Episode’ Late in the Debate
Following a particularly rough salvo late in Monday night’s presidential debate from Republican nominee Donald Trump, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton had a very odd reaction that has many speculating she may have had another “medical episode.”
“Well, I have much better judgment than she does. There’s no question about that. I also have a much better temperament than she has, you know? I have a winning temperament—I know how to win,” he said, drawing one of several interruptions from moderator Lester Holt.
But Trump didn’t back down.
“Wait. The AFL-CIO the other day, behind the blue screen—I don’t know who you were talking to, Secretary Clinton, but you were totally out of control,” he added. “I said, ‘There’s a person with a temperament that’s got a problem.'”
Holt asked Clinton to respond, but it wasn’t just what came out of her mouth that shocked some observers. Letting out what can only be described as a “Howard Dean yell,” she began to shudder.
A momentary shoulder shake would’ve been entirely appropriate for the moment, but her tremors went on for a couple seconds, during which time she seemed to have difficulty keeping her eyes open. It was eerily similar to her “cold chai moment” in July.
The Clinton campaign apparently wanted to get out ahead of this one, turning it into a .gif—albeit a much shorter version of the events—calling it a “shimmy.” With the help of Mashable and the like, the clip is quickly going viral, but not for the reason perhaps it should.
