Donald Trump campaign adviser and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani asserted that online videos exist that raise serious questions about Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clintonâs health.
In an interview on âFox News Sunday,â Giuliani blamed the news media for failing to give attention to supposedly valid questions about Clintonâs health.
Asked to explain Clintonâs lead over Trump in the polls, Giuliani argued that she has âan entire media empireâ devoted to attacking Trump and ignoring her own foibles.
The media, he claimed, âfails to point out several signs of illness by her. All youâve got to do is go online.â
Pressed for evidence of this illness by host Shannon Bream, Giuliani doubled down on unnamed internet sources.
âGo online and put down âHillary Clinton illness,â take a look at the videos for yourself,â he insisted.
While he did not specify the type of illness he believes Clinton has, his remarks echo right-wing conspiracy theories that maintain Clinton suffers from seizures and dementia.
In fact, there is no evidence to suggest that Clinton is unhealthy. Fake medical records circulating online claim that a concussion Clinton sustained in December 2012 resulted in lasting brain damage. Clintonâs physician, Lisa Bardack, reaffirmed in an Aug. 16 note that Clinton is in âexcellent health.â
Clinton campaign press secretary Brian Fallon responded to Giuliani on Twitter with a reference to Giulianiâs battle with prostate cancer that led him to drop out of the New York Senate race against Clinton in 2000.
Of course, absence of proof notwithstanding, Giuliani was only amplifying a similar smear Trump made on the campaign trail. The GOP nominee questioned Clintonâs âmental and physical staminaâ in a speech on Monday.
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this post indicated Giuliani had suggested Clinton is mentally ill, but he did not specify what type of illness he thinks she has.
Editorâs note: Donald Trump regularly incites political violence and is a serial liar, rampant xenophobe, racist, misogynist and birther who has repeatedly pledged to ban all Muslims â 1.6 billion members of an entire religion â from entering the U.S.