Shortly before he ran for the Pennsylvania Senate seat, John Fetterman had a serious stroke that left him with some significant, albeit seemingly temporary, cognitive impairments. The Left insisted he was fine while the Right had concerns about his mental capacity (which were dismissed as 'ableism').
This writer confesses she likes Fetterman, even if she doesn't agree with him on every issue. He's a staunch ally of Israel and not afraid to tell his fellow Dems when they're in the wrong.
Which isn't going over well with the rest of his party, apparently.
Just as it was clear in 2022 that Fetterman's stroke impacted him, it's also clear he's made a full recovery and is functioning just fine. But now the Left is attacking Fetterman's health:
John Fetterman insists he is in good health. But staffers past and present say they no longer recognize the man they once knew. https://t.co/XGXi69qYcZ
— New York Magazine (@NYMag) May 2, 2025
More from New York Magazine:
A recent poll from Morning Consult found that his overall popularity is on the rise, with 50 percent of respondents approving of the job he is doing, against just 35 percent who don’t. With the Democratic Party out of power and fighting with itself about how to move forward, it would be easy to imagine a 'Fetterman 2028' machine kicking into gear.
Instead, many of his former staffers are hoping it never happens. 'Part of the tragedy here is that this is a man who could be leading Democrats out of the wilderness,' Jentleson said. 'But I also think he’s struggling in a way that shouldn’t be hidden from the public.'
Jentleson is a longtime Washington operator. He’s worked for a liberal think tank and written a book about the filibuster. He and I first met back when he worked for Harry Reid, then the Democratic leader of the Senate, and later we became friends. Jentleson continues to believe, broadly, in the Fetterman project: that Democrats would benefit from punching left more often and that voters crave a heterodox candidate willing to stick a thumb in the eye of his own party. He says his disagreements with Fetterman are, by and large, not political but rather an expression of genuine worry for Fetterman’s well-being. He told me he hadn’t gone public with his concerns earlier because he had hoped Fetterman could correct course.
This is rich coming from the party (and the media) that ran cover for Joe Biden and his cognitive decline for years.
He had a stroke but his staffers are the ones who are brain dead
— Kyle Beckley (@Kyle_Beckley) May 2, 2025
Nailed it.
This is what the left does to you simply for calling for the release of hostages and not supporting terrorists
— Jim Muessig (@JimMuessig) May 2, 2025
Yep.
— Ron Tucker (@FearIsALiar60) May 2, 2025
Heh.
It sounds like some people have never known someone who has had a stroke.
— The Doctor (@TennantRob) May 2, 2025
They frequently exhibit differences afterwards. It doesn’t mean they cannot function in society.
What doesn’t change is the backstabbing nature of the people around them.
Good people continue to be…
New York Magazine is not good people.
This takes gutter journalism to a new low. We don’t believe the media because this is the media.
— Toilet News Network (@AtlantaDawg) May 2, 2025
There is no low to which they won't sink.
Hahahahahaha lmfao - he was a vegetable when he was elected because he was recovering from a stroke and now he is mostly healthy but you run this piece now? Hahahaha propagandists
— Brock Landers (@Brock_Landers_) May 2, 2025
Nothing but propagandists.
NYMag hates the miracles of modern mental health care.
— Will Collier (@willcollier) May 2, 2025
No other way to look at it, really.
Oh, they also hate Democrats who don't blindly toe the party line.
He had a stroke and could barely speak running against Oz but his staffers and the media gaslit us and told us he was totally fine. Now he actually can speak again and we're supposed to believe he's not ok because he... supports Israel? https://t.co/NIcHYZAJl0
— Jonathan Cumberland (@Jcumberland__) May 2, 2025
Sums it up perfectly.
Amazing. Absolutely amazing. https://t.co/FGtWNthXI9
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) May 2, 2025
It's almost breathtaking.
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) May 2, 2025
They admit it: it's about Israel.
Oh, so we're doing this NOW? https://t.co/4d22kv8oCF
— Noam Blum (@neontaster) May 2, 2025
We sure are.
Funny, he still votes in lockstep with Democrats 99% of the time, but just saying stuff they disagree with is good enough for this hitjob. https://t.co/vm9Num9VlA
— Sensurround (@ShamashAran) May 2, 2025
'Hit job' is a good way to describe it.
Man… remember when the media would call anyone who questioned his health a bigot
— Jay Asliken 🕋☪️✈️ (@assliken) May 2, 2025
Absolutely shameless… https://t.co/d5XRI5ulWL
The have no shame.
I know at least one person who has known Fetterman for 20 years who told me months back that this is exactly who he's always been. https://t.co/FjvdJhb7rJ
— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) May 2, 2025
He should fire all his staffers over this.
NYT from Oct 2022 vs NYMag now.
— Magnus (@JacksonTDawes) May 2, 2025
All because he's pro Israel, and doesn't vote lockstep with D's.
Our media sucks such big donkey farts right out their furry hind ends. https://t.co/bpGlkFarnd https://t.co/OsoSbY4tSh pic.twitter.com/lAeHNYjxuw
Look at that.
They sure do suck.
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