Former US president Bill Clinton discharged from hospital after treatment for fever
A source close to the 42nd president of the US told NBC News, Sky's US partner network, that Mr Clinton was "grateful" for the care he received.
Tuesday 24 December 2024 17:10, UK
Former US president Bill Clinton has been discharged from hospital in Washington DC after developing a fever.
Mr Clinton, 78, had been admitted to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital for "testing and observation".
Angel Ureña, the 42nd president's deputy chief of staff, told Sky's US partner network yesterday he was in "good spirits" after being admitted and "grateful" for the care he received.
Mr Urena posted on X today to say Mr Clinton had been discharged from hospital.
Another source close to Mr Clinton had said the situation was "not urgent".
"The former president will be fine," the source added on Monday. "He developed a fever and wanted to be checked out. He is awake and alert."
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Mr Clinton was active on the campaign trail in support of vice president Kamala Harris this year and has also been promoting his book Citizen.
The former president, who served two terms from January 1993 until January 2001, also addressed the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this summer.
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Since leaving office, Mr Clinton has undergone two heart operations in New York - having a quadruple bypass operation in 2004, and two stents inserted into a coronary artery in 2010.
He was also in hospital for six days in 2021 with a urological infection that spread to his bloodstream.