A leading European bookmaker changed its odds for the U.S. presidential election following Hillary Clinton's health episode at the September 11th memorial service in New York City Sunday.
In a drastic overnight change, Paddy Power raised Republican Donald Trump's odds to win the election from 2/1 (33 percent) to 6/4 (40 percent). Clinton's odds were decreased from 4/11 (73.3 percent) to 8/15 (65.2 percent).
A spokesperson for the Irish bookmaker said it was the health concerns that forced it to make the change.
"Republicans have been pushing the ill-health agenda for some time and there’s no doubt that Hillary’s pneumonia will be used to attack her," said a spokesman for Paddy Power. "Health concerns were one of the main reasons that John McCain’s campaign struggled and Trump supporters will be hoping that the same thing could make voters think twice about backing Clinton."
The odds were also shortened for both Bernie Sanders, who was the runner-up in the Democratic nominating process, and Vice President Joe Biden, who chose not to run.
Clinton's campaign released a statement from a doctor following the incident stating that Clinton had recently been diagnosed with pneumonia and was fighting the illness during the ceremony. The doctor said Clinton become "overheated and dehydrated," which forced her near collapse.
Video of the incident shows that Clinton had little control over her body during the episode and had to be carried into a van.
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Trump said on Monday morning that he hopes "she gets well soon."
"Well, I don’t take satisfaction, Joe, and frankly, I hope she gets well, and I hope she gets well soon, but it was quite sad, to be honest with you," Trump said. "I hope she gets well soon. No satisfaction, believe me, whatsoever."
"It was interesting because they say pneumonia on Friday, but she was coughing very, very badly a week ago and even before that, if you remember," he said. "It’s very interesting to see what is going on. I want her to get better. I want her to get out there. I look forward to seeing her in the debate. I will say this. The scheduling, if you look at my scheduling and compared to anybody else’s scheduling, it’s not a contest."