A senior aide said Friday that Pennsylvania's U.S. Sen. John Fetterman could potentially be hospitalized for weeks.
, a sometimes stigmatized condition, saying that it only added to the sense that he understands the struggles of many of his constituents.
Some commentators on the right have newly mocked Fetterman, questioned his fitness for office, and accused his aides of misleading the public, especially after his campaign initially downplayed the severity of the stroke and provided overly rosy assessments. “Senator John Fetterman has shown himself to be a courageous leader in sharing the circumstances of his hospitalization with the public,” said a statement Thursday from Rep. Susan Wild , D- Pa., whose partner died by suicide in 2019. “In the past year, John experienced a significant health event, underwent the stress of a campaign, and is now adapting to a demanding new job — all under the glare of media lights and microscope of the public eye.
On the day he was sworn in, he didn’t put out a statement of any kind, not even a perfunctory acknowledgment of the new job. On the Senate floor he clung closely to fellow Pennsylvania Democrat Sen. Bob Casey, his guide in his new workplace. He’s kept a full schedule of meetings with constituents and colleagues, but two senior aides said he’d been withdrawn in recent weeks.
He had a stroke May 13, the Friday before the May 17 primary. He was in the hospital as he won all 67 counties in an emphatic romp. His wife, Gisele, delivered a victory speech while Fetterman sent in a brief video from his hospital bed. He arrived in Washington with a largely new team of experienced Senate aides and some of his top campaign staff, but many new faces as well. He planned to follow the long tradition of famous new senators putting their heads down and earning their place, in the mold of freshmen such as Hillary Clinton, Al Franken and Mitt Romney.At times, he seemed to marvel at just being there.
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