Clad in dark formal suit with temperature around 28C and 46 percent humidity, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton departed from the 9/11 memorial event in downtown Manhattan after feeling "overheated."
According to one of his campaign spokesmen, Nick Merril, the Democratic contender attended the "September 11th Commemoration Ceremony for just an hour and 30 minutes."
On Twitter, Merril said:
Just in: Stmt from Clinton spox @NickMerrill: Clinton felt "overheated" and left 9/11 memorial for Chelsea's apt. pic.twitter.com/cV8cG5zgEN
— Alex Seitz-Wald (@aseitzwald) September 11, 2016
Joining the thousands of New Yorkers in paying respect to the fallen of the September 11 terrorist attack, Secretary Clinton was rushed to her vehicle and brought to the apartment of her daughter Chelsea. But the incident caught the eyes of many, while others posted their observations at the social media.
BREAKING: law enf source: Hillary Clinton just left 9/11 ceremony w/medical episode, appeared to faint on way into van, helped by security — RickLeventhalFoxNews (@RickLeventhal) September 11, 2016
Hillary Clinton staggered and appeared to faint as she left early from today's 9/11 memorial pic.twitter.com/0ZlbyXNyFy
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) September 11, 2016
After more than two hours, Clinton left her daughter’s apartment, waving and smiling at the crowd, saying: "I’m feeling great, it’s a beautiful day in New York."
When Hillary emerged from Chelsea's apt., a little girl ran up to her & asked her to pose for a photo. HRC obliged. pic.twitter.com/kyxwMEbiJZ — Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) September 11, 2016
Meanwhile, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump also attended the ceremony.
In another report, The Guardian said the Democratic and Republican nominees were to keep a rare silence.
Politicians may have been prevented to give speeches during the event, but none could stopTrump on commenting Clinton's medical episode when he tweeted:
USA needs STRONG leadership. Not someone who has one medical episode after another. Hillary likely had stroke today. https://t.co/d0SDdn1fZ0
— Donald J. Trump (@P0TUSTrump) September 11, 2016