Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman asked the Commission on Presidential Debates to give the Democratic presidential nominee a step stool on stage Monday so she could avoid looking dramatically shorter than Republican rival Donald Trump, according to a new report.

The Clinton camp didn't get its wish, but Hillary will have a 'custom-made podium, which will accommodate the difference in stature,' according to a breaking news alert The Drudge Report published Friday morning.

Clinton is 5-feet, 4-inches tall, according to famed news aggregator Matt Drudge. Trump towers 10 inches above her at 6'2", he adds.

SHORT ORDER: Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman John Podesta reportedly asked the Commission on Presidential Debates to allow the diminutive Democratic nominee to debate Donald Trump on a step stool behind her podium

TALL ORDER: Trump (2nd left) is over 6 feet tall and could be a commanding presence on the debate stage next to a much shorter opponent

NO HEALTH BREAKS: Clinton's medical history – and her tendency to keep personal and medical information far from view – is coming in for new scrutiny following a pneumonia diagnosis and a high-profile physical collapse on Sept. 11

When she meets the Republican nominee Monday night at Hofstra University, Clinton will be stuck on stage if she is unsteady on her feet or lapses into a prolonged coughing fit.

Drudge didn't name names, but quoted a 'commission source' saying: 'There are no commercial breaks. Period.'

In addition, debate moderator Lester Holt, who anchors NBC Nightly News, will not have the power to instruct cameramen to 'cut away' from the stage if Clinton finds herself physically compromised during the 90-minute debate, the first of three showdowns before the November 8 election.

'And microphone audio for either of the candidates is not to be manipulated,' Drudge reported.

HIGH WIRE ACT: Clinton will be working without a net and faces the prospect of global embarrassment if she has one of her infamous coughing fits on stage Monday

Clinton's health has been the subject of intense speculation since she collapsed during a 9/11 memorial service two weekends ago and had to be physically lifted into her armored van.

She has experienced a series of lengthy coughing episodes on the campaign trail, including one on Labor Day that lasted 4 minutes.

Trump has subtly made an issue of it, repeatedly saying in campaign rallies that Clinton lacks the 'stamina' to be president.

Thursday in suburban Philadelphia he noted that Clinton had taken the day off.

"Where is Hillary today?' he asked a screaming crowd of more than 4,000.