Americans have been fearing this day. Now it has come.
As a U.S. President was just rushed to the hospital with severe health risk.
The United States has a number of U.S. Presidents who are still alive but definitely at the end of their careers, and in the case of Jimmy Carter, definitely at the end of the road of life. Jimmy Carter is in fact now 100 years old, as he went into the triple digits in October of this year. George Bush is 78 years old. Soon-to-be President once more, Donald Trump, is 78 years old as well, though many point out that he has energy like that of a young man.
It was bound to happen soon that one of the storied U.S. Presidents would face a serious health concern in the near future. Unfortunately, that day has come. News has broke that former U.S. Democrat President Bill Clinton at 78 years old has fallen ill and had to be rushed to the hospital for treatment. This is not the first time Bill Clinton has been hospitalized for illness or infection.
Bill Clinton Hospitalized for Observation After Developing Fever
Former President Bill Clinton was admitted to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital on Monday afternoon for testing and observation following the onset of a fever. Clinton’s spokesperson, Angel Urena, provided a brief statement confirming the hospitalization and reassuring the public about the former president’s condition.
“President Clinton was admitted to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital this afternoon for testing and observation after developing a fever. He remains in good spirits and deeply appreciates the excellent care he is receiving,” Urena said in the statement.
Urena further clarified in an interview with Fox News that there was no additional information available at the time regarding the duration of Clinton’s stay or when he might be discharged. The lack of information has some concerned that the health of the former President may not not totally recover this time around compared to his previous hospitalizations for illness.
This hospitalization comes as Clinton, 78, has been in the public eye recently due to his reflections on his presidential decisions and his new memoir, Citizen: My Life After the White House. More so than in recent years, Bill Clinton has been providing interviews, giving insight as to what he thinks about the current political atmosphere for his Democrat Party.
Earlier this month, Clinton made headlines during an appearance at the New York Times DealBook Summit, where he reflected on his decision to pardon his half-brother, Roger Clinton, in the 1990s. The conversation was sparked by President Biden’s controversial pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, and Clinton’s remarks drew comparisons between the two cases.
“I think that the president did have reason to believe that the nature of the offenses involved were likely to produce far stronger adverse consequences for his son than they would for any normal person under the same circumstances,” Clinton said, referring to Biden’s decision to pardon Hunter.
Clinton went on to explain that the situation with his brother, who had been convicted of drug-related charges in the 1980s, was somewhat similar. Roger Clinton served a prison sentence for cocaine-related offenses before being pardoned by his brother, the then-president, in 2001. However, Roger Clinton’s post-pardon life has been troubled, with subsequent legal issues, including a drunk-driving arrest.
“I read that it was comparable to when I pardoned my half-brother, Roger Clinton,” Clinton remarked. “Roger did 14 months in federal prison for something he did when he was 20. I supported it, and he testified, told the truth about what he’d done when he had a drug problem and helped to bring down a larger enterprise.”
The former president contrasted his brother’s case with that of Hunter Biden, noting the complexities of presidential pardons. While Clinton emphasized that pardons are often politically charged and nuanced, he expressed his belief that there are differences between the two cases. “The real question was, would he ever be able to vote again? Would he ever be able to have normal citizenship responsibilities?” Clinton added.
He also touched on the political dynamics surrounding pardons, acknowledging the challenges of removing politics from such decisions. “I wish he hadn’t said he wasn’t going to do it,” Clinton said of Biden’s decision not to comment on the matter more definitively at the time. “I think it does weaken his case.”
New Memoir Reveals Reflections on Jeffrey Epstein and Post-Presidential Life
In November, Clinton released his memoir Citizen: My Life After the White House, which chronicles his life after leaving the presidency and his continued work in philanthropy. One of the most widely discussed parts of the memoir involves Clinton’s reflections on his past encounters with the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
“I wish I had never met him,” Clinton wrote in the book, referring to Epstein. According to an advance copy reviewed by The Associated Press, Clinton explained that he had only interacted with Epstein in relation to his charitable endeavors, particularly the Clinton Foundation. Clinton flew on Epstein’s private jet to events associated with the foundation, but he denied any personal relationship with Epstein.
“Traveling on Epstein’s plane was not worth the years of questioning afterward,” Clinton wrote, referring to the scrutiny he faced following Epstein’s arrest and subsequent death in custody in 2019. Clinton clarified that during the trips, he and Epstein discussed “politics and economics” but that he never visited Epstein’s private island in the U.S. Virgin Islands, known as Little St. James.
While Clinton has not been accused of any wrongdoing related to Epstein, his connection to the financier has sparked considerable public interest. Clinton’s spokesperson, Angel Urena, has maintained that Clinton had no knowledge of Epstein’s criminal activities, noting that the former president could have opposed the unsealing of his name in connection to Epstein’s case but chose not to.
“I had always thought Epstein was odd but had no inkling of the crimes he was committing,” Clinton wrote in the memoir, offering a reflection on the unassuming nature of his interactions with the disgraced financier.
Stay tuned to the DC Daily Journal for more updates.
