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| Donald Trump doctor admits writing health note in five minutes | Donald Trump doctor admits writing health note in five minutes |
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| Donald Trump's doctor has said he spent just five minutes on a letter endorsing the Republican candidate's health, while Mr Trump's car waited outside. | Donald Trump's doctor has said he spent just five minutes on a letter endorsing the Republican candidate's health, while Mr Trump's car waited outside. |
| "In the rush I think some of those words didn't come out exactly the way they were meant," Dr Harold Bornstein told NBC News. | "In the rush I think some of those words didn't come out exactly the way they were meant," Dr Harold Bornstein told NBC News. |
| Dr Bornstein's letter said Mr Trump, 70, would be the "healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency". | Dr Bornstein's letter said Mr Trump, 70, would be the "healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency". |
| He said he "picked up" the candidate's own "kind of language" when writing it. | He said he "picked up" the candidate's own "kind of language" when writing it. |
| Two weeks before the note was written, Mr Trump tweeted to say he had "instructed my long-time doctor to issue, within two weeks, a full medical report", adding that it would "show perfection". | Two weeks before the note was written, Mr Trump tweeted to say he had "instructed my long-time doctor to issue, within two weeks, a full medical report", adding that it would "show perfection". |
| Mr Trump later highlighted the endorsement from Dr Bornstein, who faced questions about its exaggerated tone. | Mr Trump later highlighted the endorsement from Dr Bornstein, who faced questions about its exaggerated tone. |
| The doctor, of New York's Lenox Hill Hospital, says he may have overstated the case "so that they [the Trump campaign] would be happy". | |
| "I think I picked up his kind of language and then I just interpreted it to my own," he said. | "I think I picked up his kind of language and then I just interpreted it to my own," he said. |
| Mr Trump would be the oldest person to be elected US president, were he to win in November. Mrs Clinton is 68. | Mr Trump would be the oldest person to be elected US president, were he to win in November. Mrs Clinton is 68. |
| The health of two candidates has become a focal point in the campaign, with Mr Trump repeatedly alleging that his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton is physically unfit. | The health of two candidates has become a focal point in the campaign, with Mr Trump repeatedly alleging that his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton is physically unfit. |
| Mrs Clinton has hit back at what she says are unfounded allegations, and Mr Trump has faced criticism over the personal nature of the attacks. | Mrs Clinton has hit back at what she says are unfounded allegations, and Mr Trump has faced criticism over the personal nature of the attacks. |
| Neither candidate has divulged their full medical record. Mrs Clinton released a statement from her doctor, Lisa Bardack, last year. | Neither candidate has divulged their full medical record. Mrs Clinton released a statement from her doctor, Lisa Bardack, last year. |
| Dr Bardack said: "She is excellent physical condition and fit to serve as President of the United States." | Dr Bardack said: "She is excellent physical condition and fit to serve as President of the United States." |