Former President Bill Clinton has been released from the hospital after being treated for the flu, a spokesman said Tuesday.
“He and his family are deeply grateful for the exceptional care provided by the team at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and are touched by the kind messages and well wishes they have received. They send their warmest wishes to everyone for a happy and healthy holiday season.” Angel Ureña, Clinton’s deputy chief of staff, said in a statement.
Clinton, 78, was admitted to a hospital in Washington on Monday after suffering from a fever.
He was “in a good mood” because he received attention and had tests done, according to Ureña.
Clinton, the 42nd president was a Democrat United StatesSince leaving the White House in 2001, he has had some health problems.
In 2004 he underwent quadruple surgery and in 2010 two stents were inserted into his heart valves. He underwent surgery in 2005 for a collapsed lung. He was recently hospitalized for several days due to a blood infection in 2021.
Clinton campaigned for Vice President Kamala Harris this past year. He also hit the road this fall to promote his new memoir, “Citizen: My Life After the White House.”
In an appearance on ABC’s “The View” earlier this month, Clinton reflected on her 2024 Democratic loss, telling her to “stop yelling at each other and listen to each other.”
“We will always have our differences. Now we are very closely divided on many things, but I think you should not run away from the hardliners, you should become them,” he said. “I think it will. help us get back together again.”
