Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid Harry Mason ReidOn The Trail: Battle over Ginsburg replacement threatens to break Senate Democrats fear Russia interference could spoil bid to retake Senate Graham signals support for confirming a Supreme Court nominee this year MORE (D-Nev.) blasted the media on Tuesday, arguing it has blown Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonJoe Biden looks to expand election battleground into Trump country Biden leads Trump by 12 points among Catholic voters: poll The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden goes on offense MORE's pneumonia out of proportion.

"You've all been unfair to Hillary... look at Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBubba Wallace to be driver of Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin NASCAR team Graham: GOP will confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the election Southwest Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid MORE at his medical records, which are nonexistent," he told reporters during a weekly press conference. "Take a look at this character that's running for president. He complains about her heath. What does he do? He's 70 years old. He's not slim and trim. He brags about eating fast food every day."

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Clinton's staffers announced over the weekend that she has pneumonia after video showed her being helped into a van. Though the presidential race was already tightening, the health story has dominated the headlines this week and renewed questions about Clinton's health and the campaign's transparency.

Reid, however, blamed reporters who he said have "magnified the problems that she has," comparing them to one of his Senate colleagues.

"Listen, Chuck Schumer Chuck SchumerJacobin editor: Primarying Schumer would force him to fight Trump's SCOTUS nominee CNN's Toobin: Democrats are 'wimps' who won't 'have the guts' to add Supreme Court seats Republican senator says plans to confirm justice before election 'completely consistent with the precedent' MORE had pneumonia, okay?" he added. "She's off the campaign trail for a few days, she probably needed the rest anyways."

The Associated Press reported on Monday that Schumer, who is expected to the next Senate Democratic leader, had been diagnosed with pneumonia but had already recovered.

Reid, who frequently uses the Senate floor to criticize Trump, added that reporters should focus on Trump's scandals.

"[He's] cheating people on his contributions to charities and I can't imagine, I can't imagine, you folks not being a little inquisitive about what he's done to cheat people in Atlantic City and everybody else," he added. "Look at this tax returns. You're letting him getting away with the fact that there's an audit."

Trump has said he will not release his tax returns until the IRS completes its audit. The agency, however, has said that does not prevent him from releasing the information.