Staff Give Update on John Fetterman After Senator Has Been Hospitalized for Weeks

Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) who is currently in the hospital seeking treatment for depression hasn’t been to his office in the Senate in weeks. His staff, however, said that he will be returning in roughly a week.

“He’ll be back soon, at least over a week, but soon,” said Fetterman spokesman Joe Calvello, as reported by the Washington Times.

As previously reported by the DC Enquirer in mid-February, Fetterman was checked in to be treated for depression likely caused by his isolation in Washington, D.C., and the difficulties he has had while attempting to adjust to working in the Senate with multiple cognitive handicaps.

“Last night, Senator John Fetterman checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to receive treatment for clinical depression,” said Fetterman’s Chief of Staff Adam Jentleson at the time. “While John has experienced depression off and on throughout his life, it only became severe in recent weeks.”

“On Monday, John was evaluated by Dr. Brian P. Monahan, the Attending Physician of the United States Congress,” he continued. “Yesterday, Dr. Monahan recommended inpatient care at Walter Reed. John agreed, and he is receiving treatment on a voluntary basis. After examining John, the doctors at Walter Reed told us that John is getting the care he needs, and will soon be back to himself,” the chief of staff added.

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Fetterman, or his staff that are running the show, continues to ignore calls from Republicans for him to prove his ability to complete his duties as the senator from Pennsylvania.

While Mr. Fetterman’s staff assure the public that he is “on a path to recovery”, little is known about his condition and it is reported by the New York Post  that Fetterman “sometimes struggles to hear people’s voices clearly — comparing it to the muffled words of Charlie Brown’s teacher in ‘Peanuts.’”

Clearly, the utterances by Fetterman’s staff have not reassured Republicans. Earlier this month, the Washington County Republican Party stated that it “refuses to take assurances from the Office of the Senator or Democrat operatives that Fetterman is able to carry out his duties as Senator.”

They continued by calling for “Senator Fetterman to appear on camera to show us he is alive and well. and if he is unable to do so, we call upon our elected Representatives in Washington, Senator Casey, and Congressman Reschenthaler, to intervene immediately. Ultimately, if Fetterman is unable or unwilling to carry out his duties as a United States Senator, then we ask for his resignation and call for a special election to be held this year.”

It’s clear that Fetterman is having significant health issues and for the sake of his own well-being as well as the responsibility that he has to the people of Pennsylvania, he should resign and allow for a special election to take place in 2024.

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