Hillary Struck with Coughing Fit After Not Ruling Out 2020 Run
Matthew Horwood / Getty Images Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at Swansea University in Wales on Nov. 15, 2019. (Matthew Horwood / Getty Images)
By Andrew J. Sciascia
Published December 5, 2019 at 10:05am
If the rumors are true and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is about to make one more run for the presidency, she will undoubtedly have her health to contend with once again on the campaign trail.
Amid much speculation as to the two-time failed candidate’s current political intentions, numerous statements from close former aides seem to suggest she has yet to entirely rule out a late entrance into the hotly contested 2020 Democratic presidential primary race.
Clinton only added fuel to that fire recently, telling the BBC’s Graham Norton last week she is “not yet” ready to be forgotten as a political force and would “have to make up [her] mind really quickly” if she were to step back into the ring.
But when Clinton was hit with one of her famous coughing fits Wednesday on “The Howard Stern Show” on SiriusXM radio, it revealed that the biblical adage “the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak” appears to be even more true for her today than it was during the 2016 election cycle.
Making for an unbearably uncomfortable three minutes of audio and eliciting a concerned response from host Stern, Clinton’s struggles came as the two discussed how hard it supposedly is to live with round-the-clock Secret Service protection.
Heavy lies the head that wore the metaphorical crown, apparently. Queue my rolling eyes.
Regardless, Stern’s segue was repeatedly interjected with Clinton’s incessant hacking — so much so that the host was compelled to offer her a remedy.
“I feel like I need to give you a cough drop or something,” Stern cut in. “[Are] you OK?”
“I got one,” Clinton responded hoarsely.
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