Rove Now Says Hillary's 'Traumatic Brain Episode' Is 'Minor' Issue

[DonViejo]

CATHERINE THOMPSON – MAY 15, 2014, 11:03 AM EDT

Karl Rove continued on Wednesday to defend the remarks he made about Hillary Clinton's medical issues even as he played down her "traumatic brain episode" as a "minor" issue for a potential 2016 campaign.

The Republican strategist caused a stir when the New York Post reported over the weekend that Rove suggested the former secretary of state suffered a "traumatic brain injury." That reported comment was widely mocked and dismissed by Democrats, including White House spokesman Jay Carney, former President Bill Clinton and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).

"Now, is this going to be the issue of the 2016 presidential campaign if she runs?" Rove told Fox News' Sean Hannity. "No, it's going to be a minor thing."

Still, Rove said that Clinton will need to be more forthcoming about her health records if she launches a presidential bid. He cited former Vice President Dick Cheney, whose doctors gave a press conference after he had a defibrillator put into his heart in 2001, as an example. He also said the New York Times had ripped Bill Clinton in a 1996 editorial for being the "least cooperative" presidential candidate in releasing his health records.

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[packman]

1. I saw this interview yesterday

and never did directly answer the question Hannity asked - did he say she was in the hospital for 30 days and did he say she had a traumatic brain injury. He just babbled on and on giving dates, spouting this and that and being the turd blossum (GW's nickname for him). What a piece of worthless shit.