Donald Trump just gave an unexpected response to Hillary's pneumonia diagnosis

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UPDATE: Sept. 12, 2016, 4:54 p.m. EDT Hillary Clinton tweeted a message to those concerned about her health.

The Hillary health saga continues, and Donald Trump has surprisingly changed his tone.

After Hillary Clinton left the 9/11 ceremony early on Sunday after reportedly becoming overheated, her campaign stated that the Democratic presidential candidate had been diagnosed with pneumonia on Friday.


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Following this announcement, many anticipated a brutal response from Republican critics, especially Donald Trump, who in the past, has claimed her current state of health makes her unfit to serve in the White House.

On Monday morning in an interview with Fox & Friends, Donald Trump finally spoke out on the matter.

In the interview, much to everyone's surprise, Trump gave a very general, and extremely diplomatic reply to Hillary's pneumonia diagnosis. He told Fox & Friends, "The coughing fit was a week ago, so I assume that was pneumonia also ... Something's going on but I just hope she gets well and gets back on the trail and we'll be seeing her at the debate."

In the past, Donald Trump has been especially accusatory of Clinton hiding serious health problems. After he called attention to a coughing fit she endured during a speech on Labor Day -- which he referenced in the interview -- many assumed he would use this diagnosis as more fuel for his campaign.

Instead, Trump took a different route.

Later on Monday, Hillary Clinton wrote a message to Twitter followers concerned with her health saying she's andcious to get back to campaigning, "feeling fine and getting better."

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