Clinton says she didn't think pneumonia diagnosis was 'going to be that big of a deal'

Hillary Clinton.
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One day after her campaign revealed she was diagnosed with pneumonia on Friday, Hillary Clinton told CNN's Anderson Cooper on Monday that she is feeling "much better."

The diagnosis was announced on Sunday after Clinton was spotted stumbling as she left a Sept. 11 memorial service in New York City, and Clinton told Cooper she didn't think it was "going to be that big of a deal. It's just the kind of thing that if it happens to you and you're a busy, active person, you keep moving forward." Clinton said she tried to power through the illness, and her cough at first seemed like an allergy. She also said she has released her medical records and there needs to be the same scrutiny of her opponent, Republican nominee Donald Trump.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.