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Van Susteren knocks Fox News colleagues for 'snarky' questioning of Clinton's illness

Fox News’s Greta Van Susteren on Wednesday night criticized her colleagues who have questioned Hillary Clinton’s illness, writing in a blog post that she doesn’t agree with anyone who is “snarky” or “a tad bit sarcastic on our air” about the Secretary of State’s condition.

“I don’t agree with any of my FNC colleagues or anyone else who is a tad bit sarcastic on our air about Secretary Clinton’s health,” Van Susteren wrote in a GretaWire blog post. “I believe that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is suffering from a concussion. “

(VIDEO: State Dept. responds to Bolton claim about Clinton concussion)

Clinton, Van Susteren wrote, has “never shied away from a fight” and “very significantly she has agreed to testify in January” on Benghazi. And Republicans, who hold the majority in the House, could have summoned or subpoenaed her to testify earlier, she noted.

“Frankly, I do want to hear what she says about Benghazi — she is important to hear from on this serious matter – but I want to hear from her when she is in good health,” the “On The Record” host wrote.

Ideally, Van Susteren added, “I would have liked to have had her testify weeks ago and answered the questions — but now that she is sick — the right thing to do is to wait until she is better.”

“I don’t agree with being snarky about someone’s health,” Van Susteren wrote.

Earlier this week, the State Dept. slammed Fox News contributor John Bolton and others who have suggested Clinton is faking her illness to get out of testifying on Bengahzi as “people who don’t know what they’re talking about.”

"It's really unfortunate that in times like this people make wild speculation based on no information," State Dept. spokesperson Victoria Nuland told reporters on Tuesday.