Sen. Fetterman calls report on his mental health a 'hit piece'
Share this @internewscast.com


Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) is dismissing a recent report detailing extensive concerns from some of his current and former staffers over his mental state.

“It’s a one-source story with a couple of anonymous sources, a hit piece from a very left publication,” Fetterman told NBC News when asked about the story, which was published in New York Magazine last week.

“Many of the staffers I spoke with are angry,” journalist Ben Terris wrote as part of the piece. “They are troubled. And they are sad. These were some of Fetterman’s truest believers, and they now question his fitness to be a senator. They worry he may present a risk to the Democratic Party and maybe even to himself.”

Terris reported former and current staffers painted a picture “of an erratic senator who has become almost impossible to work for and whose mental-health situation is more serious and complicated than previously reported.”

The piece reported that the senator in February for 2023 accidently “walked, obliviously, into the road and was nearly struck by a car.”

New York Magazine did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Fetterman, a moderate Democrat, has spoken openly about his mental health struggles in the past. In 2023 he received in-person treatment for depression at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for six weeks.

“I don’t care if you’re a liberal or conservative, Republican or Democrat, we all can be depressed and we all can get made healthier,” he said during an interview with People magazine that year. “Go to the doctor or whoever you’re able to. Address your depression. I was skeptical it would make anything better, but it did. It works. And I’m so grateful.”

Share this @internewscast.com
You May Also Like

Trump Administration Dismisses Leading Copyright Official Following Librarian of Congress Removal

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has dismissed Shira Perlmutter, the nation’s…

PHOTOS: Firefighters Practice Rescue Operations in Danville

Firefighters from Central Illinois, as well as a few from other states,…

Drug-Resistant Fungus Candida Auris Found in 17 States

(NEXSTAR) – The deadly and drug-resistant fungus Candida auris is under close…

Trump Announces Plan to Sign Executive Order to Limit Drug Prices

President Trump said Sunday he will sign an executive order Monday to…

Video: Amazon driver allegedly using home’s front porch as restroom

A couple of Los Angeles families woke up to interesting and smelly…

Missouri Boy Discovers Enormous Morel Mushroom Almost as Big as His Head

MISSOURI (KTVI) – What started as a casual trip in Missouri’s spring…

Republicans Encounter Challenges with Trump’s Tax Bill

Congressional Republicans are halfway through a critical four-week stretch for passing President…

WNBA Athletes Courtney Vandersloot and Allie Quigley Celebrate Birth of Daughter

WNBA all-stars Courtney Vandersloot and Allie Quigley have apparently welcomed their first…

Tampa Catholics Gather for First Sunday Mass Led by Newly Elected Pope

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The world was watching as the Catholic Church…

Tragic California Desert Crash Claims Lives of Three Siblings Among Four Victims

The victims of a brutal crash on the westbound 40 Freeway near…

Republican Efforts to Sell Western Public Lands Spark Renewed Political Debate

BILLINGS, Mont. – Republican members of Congress are proposing to sell substantial…

Jordon Hudson Secures Third Place in Miss Maine USA Pageant with Bill Belichick Watching from the Front Row

Jordon Hudson, girlfriend of former NFL football coach Bill Belichick, placed second runner-up…