Hillary Clinton Takes Out Karl Rove While Destroying Questions About Her Concussion

CLINTON: It’s very good, thank you.

SAWYER: How serious was it?

CLINTON: It was – you know, it was a – I think a serious concussion-

SAWYER: But the clot, in addition – if the clot had dislodged?

CLINTON: Yes. Well, can I tell you? That’s what – that was a scary point.

SAWYER: You had trouble with vision?

CLINTON: I had – because of the force of the – of the fall, I had some – I had double vision for a short period of time, and I had some dizziness.

SAWYER: Did you have trouble talking?

CLINTON: No, I had no – I had no problems. The only thing I had-

SAWYER: Headaches?

CLINTON: No. I didn’t – I didn’t – I didn’t have any of that. I didn’t – I felt fine, and I felt it was kind of silly that I was supposed to stay in bed.

I ran into Congressman Paul Ryan at the inauguration last year, and I had read he was this great athlete. And I said, ‘Congressman, did you ever have a concussion?’ He goes, ‘Oh, yes!’ He said, ‘I had several’ – I think three – ‘and the last one was serious. But my mother was smart enough to make me stay in’ – because what happens to athletes, soldiers, young people in car accidents – all the reasons why people get concussions – is they kind of shake it off. And I felt like – you know, I can – I can get back up. I can go to work. And the doctor said, no – you’re going to say and rest, because then, you will have a complete recovery.

So, fast-forward – I go home for Christmas – go to New York for Christmas – and I want to go back to work. And so, my doctor said, okay, let’s just do – you know, a MRI to make sure that everything’s healing as we think it is. So, here’s what they say: they say, the good news is, the concussion is totally resolving like we told you. It’s going to be fine. The bad news is, you’ve developed a clot behind your right ear, and you must immediately go the hospital, because we have to immediately put you on blood thinners.

SAWYER: Because you had a clot in your right leg before when you were traveling-

CLINTON: I have; I have-

SAWYER: Are they related?

CLINTON: Yes-

SAWYER: So, blood thinners now?

CLINTON: Blood thinners – yeah; yeah.

SAWYER: For life?

CLINTON: Probably – but I don’t mind, because I don’t ever want to have to go through that again. (laughs)

SAWYER: So, no lingering effects?

CLINTON: No lingering effects-

SAWYER: Of any kind?

CLINTON: No – nope.

SAWYER: So, you would release your medical records if you ran for president?

CLINTON: I would do what other candidates have done – absolutely.

SAWYER: And what would you like to say to Karl Rove about your brain?