{"id":2001675,"date":"2023-08-15T18:24:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T22:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-fetterman-flamed-for-making-fun-of-womans-mental-breakdown-months-after-his-own-recovery\/"},"modified":"2023-08-15T18:26:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T22:26:35","slug":"john-fetterman-flamed-for-making-fun-of-womans-mental-breakdown-months-after-his-own-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-fetterman-flamed-for-making-fun-of-womans-mental-breakdown-months-after-his-own-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"John Fetterman criticized for mocking woman&#8217;s mental breakdown despite his own &#8216;recovery&#8217;."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjohn-fetterman-flamed-for-making-fun-of-womans-mental-breakdown-months-after-his-own-recovery%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2001675&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>John Fetterman Flamed for Making Fun of \u200bWoman&#8217;s Mental Breakdown Months After His Own &#8216;Recovery&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania is being\u200c lit up\u200b online\u200c for making fun\u2064 of a viral video of a woman\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-sides-with-man-fighting-gun-seizure-after-mental-health-episode\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Sides With Man Fighting Gun Seizure After Mental Health Episode\">mental health episode<\/a> on an airplane \u2014 just months after he was hospitalized for clinical depression.<\/p>\n<p>As \u200bthe saying goes, \u201cPeople who live in glass houses shouldn\u2019t\u2064 throw\u200c stones.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman, who spent six weeks at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center this year for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fetterman-fresh-hospital-depression-issues-tweet-celebrating-drug-illegal-pa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clinical\u200d depression<\/a>, missed the memo.<\/p>\n<p>In an attempt to take a shot\u2062 at Republican 2024 Senate candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-oz-mccormick-prepare-recount-pa-gop-senate-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David McCormick<\/a>, Fetterman (or someone running \u200chis X \u2063account) used viral footage from a low\u200c moment of a woman named Tiffany Gomas.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Gomas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfaa.com\/article\/news\/local\/tiffany-gomas-dallas-woman-viral-video-plane-not-real-tiktok-american-airlines-dfw-airport\/287-598d7fa0-41e2-424e-b00b-6c6f1f0225b5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">created\u2063 a stir<\/a> \u200d aboard an American\u2063 Airlines flight when \u200dshe became \u2063emotional, \u200dexpressed fears something was wrong with the\u2064 aircraft and notoriously said one of her fellow passengers was \u201cnot real.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gomas has apologized for the incident, which has made her into a meme, and taken accountability while calling for more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/chef-causes-meltdown-bans-vegans-restaurant-mental-health-reasons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mental health<\/a> \u2063 awareness.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, she spoke at length about the July 2 incident on Instagram and also commented, \u201cThis experience has been life-altering\u2064 and I hope to do good from it and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/study-shows-parents-were-right-crt-being-taught-in-many-public-schools\/\" title=\"Study Shows Parents Were Right, CRT Being Taught in Many Public Schools\">promote positive mental health<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF;border: 0;border-radius: 3px;margin: 1px;max-width: 540px;min-width: 326px;padding: 0;width: calc(100% - 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Bob Casey, who McCormick is challenging.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Anyway, \u200cdonate to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bob_Casey?\">@Bob_Casey<\/a> to keep a true Pennsylvanian\u200d in the Senate: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tCyZjtWGeT\">https:\/\/t.co\/tCyZjtWGeT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Fetterman (@JohnFetterman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnFetterman\/status\/1691103614331187201?\">August\u200d 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fetterman-uses-sneaky-move-get-away-wearing-hoodies-gym-shorts-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the senator<\/a> was flamed for doing so:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Watching <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnFetterman?\">@JohnFetterman<\/a> using someone else\u2019s mental health issues for a joke just a few months after coming back from his own \u201crecovery\u201d says everything you need to know about him &#038; his team. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KqhOuqvD9y\">https:\/\/t.co\/KqhOuqvD9y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ryan S. Powers (@RyanSPowers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanSPowers\/status\/1691177984739123200?\">August 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">She was very\u200c relatable talking just yesterday about her mental health issues and how painful these meme uses are\u200b to her \u2013 but sure go off \u200cqueen?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Colangelo (@Itsjoeco) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Itsjoeco\/status\/1691166887818792961?\">August 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">As someone who recently had mental health issues, you\u200d should \u2063be \u2063more sympathetic to her.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jay in\u200c Philly (@jay_vaccaro)\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jay_vaccaro\/status\/1691108379094069248?\">August 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hey, this was a woman having a mental breakdown. I prefer you over the republican\u2019s, \u200dbut let\u2019s NOT make fun of a woman having a mental \u2063breakdown. That\u2019s\u200c NOT good actually.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Anna (@MaybeAnnatar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaybeAnnatar\/status\/1691135663037468697?\">August 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Did you not hear her response? She\u2019s having a mental breakdown \u200cand now this video has made her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-fetterman-flamed-for-making-fun-of-womans-mental-breakdown-months-after-his-own-recovery\/\" title=\"John Fetterman criticized for mocking woman's mental breakdown despite his own 'recovery'.\">mental health \u2063worse<\/a>! And now here you are, keeping the joke alive. Way to back someone with a \u200bmental health issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marcus Aurelius II (@AntiHarryJ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AntiHarryJ\/status\/1691134467551731712?\">August 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Out of anyone you should understand how hurtful it is to\u200c use someone\u2019s mental health crisis as a punchline.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chase Fitzgerald (@FitzinFlorida) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FitzinFlorida\/status\/1691116009862868993?\">August 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Let\u2019s not normalize the mocking of mental illness in memes. Just saying.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Doug Greig  (@douggreigYYC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/douggreigYYC\/status\/1691117024037191680?\">August 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Terrible.\u200c I support <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenBobCasey?\">@SenBobCasey<\/a> but I dislike seeing someone\u2019s mental health issue\u2062 used to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/now-there-are-5-two-more-women-accuse-gov-cuomo-of-sexual-misconduct\/\" title=\"Now There Are 5: Two More Women Accuse Gov. Cuomo Of Sexual Misconduct\">score cheap points<\/a>. Your social media team \u2062should know better.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Team Teddy Pa (@TeamTeddyinPA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamTeddyinPA\/status\/1691124101484871680?\">August 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As far\u2064 as glass houses go, Fetterman inhabits a pretty big one here. In addition to suffering from communication\u2063 issues following a stroke last year, he was admitted to a hospital in February and spent more than a month\u2064 there being treated for depression.<\/p>\n<p>A lot \u200cof people showed him \u2062a lot of grace.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps he\u200d should remember that the next time he considers using a woman\u2019s mental health issues in order to raise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/questions-raised-fair-trump-trial-revealed-doj-prosecutor-spent-money\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">money<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/john-fetterman-flamed-making-fun-womans-mental-breakdown-months-recovery\/\">John Fetterman Flamed\u200c for Making Fun of Woman&#8217;s Mental Breakdown Months After His Own &#8216;Recovery&#8217;<\/a> appeared first\u200b on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania faces backlash online for mocking a viral video of a woman&#8217;s mental health incident on a plane. Ironically, Fetterman himself battled clinical depression and was hospitalized recently. The old adage holds true: &#8220;Those in glass houses should not throw stones.&#8221; Fetterman&#8217;s hospitalization lasted six weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2006,"featured_media":2001676,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2001675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2001675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2006"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2001675"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2001675\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2001676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2001675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2001675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2001675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}