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Trump team leaps on Clinton coughing fit

“Every time I think of Trump, I get allergic."

“Every time I think of Trump, I get allergic." Photo: Getty

Hillary Clinton has suffered a coughing fit during a Labor Day rally in Cleveland, Ohio, giving Donald Trump some fresh material and sparking a dedicated coughing hashtag on social media.

“Every time I think of Trump, I get allergic,” Ms Clinton managed to say in between coughs.

“Boy, we have 63 days to go.”

Ms Clinton has suffered coughing attacks before on the campaign trail, but this episode went on for around four minutes.

The crowd cheered her on, saying, “We love you Hillary!”

Watch the awkward rally speech

Mr Trump’s campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway, seized on the latest episode, claiming it was an allergy to facing the media, not to Mr Trump, that sparked the awkward fit.

“Must be allergic to media. Finally spent a minute [with] them,” Conway posted on Twitter.

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