Hillary Clinton Thursday threw her aides under the bus Thursday, telling reporters that the campaign should have released information earlier than it did.

“My campaign has said that they could have been faster, and I agree with that,” Clinton told reporters.

Of course, she could have solved the problem herself Friday with three words: “I have pneumonia.” To the extent the campaign practices secrecy, it’s just following the long-established lead of the candidate.

If she hadn’t turned into a rag doll following during the 9/11 commemoration, we probably would never have known that she had the illness.

Hillary spoke during a brief press conference staged after a sparsely attended rally in North Carolina, where only about 300 people showed up to see her, according to Fox News. Clinton also dodged a question about when she let Tim Kaine know she had pneumonia. “We communicated,” she said, whatever that means.