What’s The Problem With Fetterman?
By Bob Small
What’s the problem with John Fetterman? Or is there one?
The problem with Fetterman is the theme of media coverage.
But is the coverage part of the problem?
In a letter to Dr. David Williamson — Fetterman’s neuropsychiatrist at Walter Reed — Adam Gentleson, the former chief of staff to Senator Fetterman said “We do not know if he is taking his meds and his behavior frequently suggests he is not”.
Leaving aside whether this is privileged information, isn’t it a tad strange that this is coming out now, the same time as what I’ll call “the Biden papers” are seeing the light of day.
It should be mentioned that “In the past year — from April 2024 to this March — Fetterman missed 77 of 381 votes, according to GovTrack. This translates to the highest 10 percent “among all senators in terms of total votes missed during each three-month stretch of the calendar in that time.”
This Associated Press article mentions an event where Fetterman began repeating himself, shouting and questioning why “everybody is mad at me,” “why does everyone hate me, what did I ever do” and slamming his hands on a desk” according to one person who was briefed on what occurred.”
This seems to be “hearsay” inadmissible in a court of law but admissible in the court of public opinion.
Fetterman, a Harvard graduate, is aware of his awkward persona Pa. Sen. John Fetterman: What to know about mental health
He once joked “I don’t even look like a typical person,” He came to Braddock, Pa., by the way,” as an AmeriCorps alumni to set up a GED program. “
He has frequently violated the Senate dress code which led to the passage of “the SHORTS, or Show Our Respect to the Senate, Act “
Part of Fetterman’s response saying he was open about his “conditions” and “it’s like so someone that was trying to accumulate my medical records and leak those things that’s part of this weird grudge for this hit piece.”
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