Former President Bill Clinton, 78, discharged from hospital after battling flu

Former President Bill Clinton, 78, was discharged from the hospital on Christmas Eve after being treated for the flu.

Clinton was hospitalized Monday at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C., and was undergoing additional testing after developing a fever. 

‘President Clinton was discharged earlier today after being treated for the flu,’ Angel Urena, Clinton’s former deputy chief of staff, wrote on X on 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 he received.’ 

‘He sends his warmest wishes for a happy and healthy holiday season to all.’

Urena said a day earlier that the former president had remained in ‘good spirits’ and hoped to be home in time for Christmas. 

Clinton’s health has been in the spotlight in recent years as the once-vibrant Democrat has noticeably aged. 

In 2021, he was also hospitalized after a urological infection spread to his bloodstream.

Clinton, during an appearance on ABC’s The View, called any potential targeting of his wife a ‘fool’s errand’

‘President Clinton was discharged earlier today after being treated for the flu,’ Angel Urena, Clinton’s former deputy chief of staff, wrote on X.

He also underwent quadruple bypass heart surgery in 2004 and had a procedure to open an artery six years later. 

He’s been in the spotlight in recent months as he promotes his new memoir ‘Citizen’ and hit the campaign trail for Kamala Harris.

In it, he let out his frustration at being questioned about his relationship with then-intern Monica Lewinsky and admits he never apologized directly to her.

Clinton impeached by the House of Representatives when it emerged in 1998 that he had lied about a sexual relationship with the then 22-year-old.

He writes about a 2018 interview on NBC’s ‘Today Show’ when he admits he was ‘caught off guard’ by questions on the subject. 

In addition, earlier this month Clinton said he was willing to talk to President Joe Biden about a presumptive pardon for wife Hillary Clinton in case President-elect Donald Trump would try to lock her up.

Trump railed against Clinton in their 2016 campaign and his nominee to lead the FBI, Kash Patel, has said he thinks the former secretary of state has potentially committed crimes.

‘Lock her up,’ was a common chant about Clinton from Trump supporters. The president-elect also vowed revenge against those he calls his political enemies.

Clinton, during an appearance on ABC’s The View, called any potential targeting of his wife a ‘fool’s errand.’

‘If Kash Patel is determined to make one up, he could do it, but I think if President Biden wanted to talk to me about that, I will talk to him about it,’ the former president said.

However, he then added he may not be the best person to talk about pardons. During his presidency Clinton caused a huge controversy when he pardoned billionaire Marc Rich, who had been a fugitive for decades for fraud related to making illegal oil deals and not paying more than $48 million in taxes.

Former President Bill Clinton , 78, was hospitalized Monday and is undergoing testing according to a former staff member

Earlier this month, he said he was willing to talk to President Joe Biden about a presumptive pardon for wife Hillary Clinton in case President-elect Donald Trump would try to lock her up

‘I don’t think I should be giving public advice on the pardon power. I think it’s too — it’s a very personal thing, but it is — I hope [Trump] won’t do that,’ Clinton said.

‘Trump, you know, most of us get out of this world ahead of where we’d get if all we got was simple justice. And so it’s normally a fool’s ear and to spend a lot of time trying to get even,’ Bill Clinton added.

Patel has listed of dozens of people he viewed as ‘deep state’ enemies, including current National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, current FBI Director Cristopher Wray, former FBI Director James Comey, Comey’s former deputy Andy McCabe, ex-FBI agent Peter Strzok and former FBI attorney Lisa Page.