2012

Bachmann Addresses Migraines

As campaign aides rough up a reporter.

Be ware of asking Michele Bachmann about her headaches: ABC News reporter Brian Ross was grabbed and pushed with “unusual force,” according to Time, for attempting to ask Bachmann about her migraine condition, which was first reported Tuesday by the Daily Caller. “I have never seen a reporter treated so roughly at a campaign event, especially not a presidential one,” Time’s Michael Crowley writes. Bachmann did address questions about her migraine condition in a statement, saying “my ability to function effectively has never been impeded by migraines” and noting that she has prescription medications to treat them. Politico notes that in July 2010, Bachmann missed eight House votes while being treated for a migraine in the hospital.