{"id":2432058,"date":"2025-05-07T16:07:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T20:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-fetterman-waves-off-hit-piece-questioning-his-mental-fitness\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T16:07:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T20:07:35","slug":"john-fetterman-waves-off-hit-piece-questioning-his-mental-fitness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-fetterman-waves-off-hit-piece-questioning-his-mental-fitness\/","title":{"rendered":"John Fetterman waves off \u2018hit piece\u2019 questioning his mental fitness"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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-waves-off-hit-piece-questioning-his-mental-fitness%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=2432058&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--><p>Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) has dismissed a recent report questioning his mental fitness as a &#8220;hit piece,&#8221; affirming his commitment to serve in Congress despite <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >past health struggles<\/a>. Fetterman suffered a stroke while campaigning for his Senate seat in May 2022, and after winning the election, he sought treatment for depression earlier this year. While he has stated that he is mostly recovered, a New York magazine article cited anonymous former staffers claiming he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cleveland-catholic-schools-ban-all-lgbtq-affiliation-and-behaviors\/\" title=\"Cleveland Catholic Schools prohibit LGBTQ+ affiliation and actions.\">facing mental health challenges<\/a>. Fetterman refuted these allegations,labeling them as false and invasive,and specifically criticized the breach of privacy regarding his medical history. He confirmed that he plans to complete his term, which ends in January 2029, but was noncommittal about seeking reelection in 2028.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">John Fetterman waves off &lsquo;hit piece&rsquo; questioning his mental fitness<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2115496\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-fetterman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"John Fetterman\">John Fetterman<\/a> (D-PA) pushed back on a report questioning his mental fitness, calling it a &ldquo;hit piece&rdquo; and affirming that he will remain in Congress.<\/p>\n<p>The Pennsylvania Democrat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1228860\/pa-democratic-senate-hopeful-john-fetterman-suffers-stroke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"suffered\">suffered<\/a> a stroke while running for his Senate seat in May 2022. He won the election that November but later checked into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for treatment for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/176479\/fetterman-discharged-from-walter-reed-depression-now-in-remission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"depression\">depression<\/a> in early 2023.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3402851\/democrats-bill-ban-lawmakers-trump-crypto-coins\/\">Democrats to introduce bill banning Trump and lawmakers from sponsoring crypto coins<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3403000\/lankford-congress-immigration-bill-make-border-security-permanent\/\">Lankford pushes Congress to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-us-rep-john-jenrette-jailed-in-abscam-scandal-dies-at-86\/\" title=\"Former US Rep. 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He rejected the claims of the report in an interview with CNN on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a one-source hit piece, and it involved maybe two or three and anonymous disgruntled staffers saying just absolute false things,&rdquo; Fetterman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/05\/06\/politics\/fetterman-mental-health-senate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">told the outlet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) speaks to a reporter on Friday, March 14, 2025, near the Senate chamber at the Capitol in Washington.&nbsp;(AP Photo\/Ben Curtis)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He also rejected allegations about other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/naomi-osaka-representing-japan-knocked-from-olympics-in-stunning-upset\/\" title=\"Naomi Osaka, Representing Japan, Knocked From Olympics In Stunning Upset\u00a0\">mental health struggles<\/a> he had not been public about and other claims in the report that he was not taking his medication as prescribed by doctors.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been very front and center about my &hellip; depression, absolutely none of these other things, and it&rsquo;s like so someone that was trying to accumulate my medical records and leak those things that&rsquo;s part of this weird grudge for this hit piece,&rdquo; Fetterman said.<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman also called the discussion of his medical history &ldquo;invasive&rdquo; and once again claimed his former chief of staff, Adam Jentleson, who was quoted in the <em>New York <\/em>magazine report, was holding a &ldquo;weird grudge.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s incredibly invasive,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;And why are people talking about anyone&rsquo;s personal medical things? It&rsquo;s that, you know, I think most people would agree that&rsquo;s really, really invasive.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3399337\/john-fetterman-profile-mental-health-struggles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"JOHN FETTERMAN PROFILE DRAWS CONCERNS OVER PENNSYLVANIA SENATOR&rsquo;S POLITICAL FUTURE\">JOHN FETTERMAN PROFILE DRAWS CONCERNS OVER PENNSYLVANIA SENATOR&rsquo;S POLITICAL FUTURE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fetterman said he &ldquo;of course&rdquo; plans to serve out the rest of his term, which expires in January 2029. When asked by the outlet if he would seek reelection to his seat, he was less firm.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re not talking about &lsquo;28,&rdquo; Fetterman said. &ldquo;Who knows what&rsquo;s going to happen in &lsquo;28?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2115496\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2115496\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Fetterman dismisses report questioning his mental fitness<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2432059,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AP25073839183423.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34794,41377,37534,33277,32171],"class_list":["post-2432058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-hit-piece","tag-john-fetterman","tag-media-response","tag-mental-fitness","tag-political-commentary"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AP25073839183423.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2432058","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\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2432058"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2432058\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2432062,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2432058\/revisions\/2432062"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2432059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2432058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2432058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2432058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}