Witnesses said the ex‑president spoke in a low, gravelly tone and moved deliberately; some attendees remarked his hands appeared to tremble as he handled his notes. Others called the moment difficult to watch given his slowed delivery.
Clinton has had prior heart procedures, including a quadruple bypass and a later stent, and has been hospitalized in recent years for a serious infection and, more recently, a fever treated at MedStar Georgetown. He was also seen last August with a portable heart device while leaving the Hamptons.