An alleged outburst by Sen. John Fetterman is reopening concerns about whether the Democrat is still fit for office after suffering a stroke several years ago. (Allison Robbert/AFP via Getty Images and Fox News Digital)
According to the AP, an aide cut off the meeting, ushered the visitors out and proceeded to break down crying.
The outburst came shortly before New York Magazine published a story detailing concerns about his mental health from several current and former staffers. The magazine reported that staffers "paint 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 article extensively cites testimony from Adam Jentleson, Fetterman’s former chief of staff, who voiced a plethora of concerning behavior, including "conspiratorial thinking; megalomania" and "high highs and low lows; long, rambling, repetitive and self centered monologues; lying in ways that are painfully, awkwardly obvious to everyone in the room."
The article’s author went on to state that many of the staffers are not only worried about his fitness as a senator but also that "he may present a risk to the Democratic Party and maybe even to himself."
Sen. John Fetterman talks with West Point cadets in the Senate subway on Nov. 19, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Fetterman said that "if those were genuine concerns, they’d pick up the phone and call me, not the press," adding, "My ACTUAL doctors and my family affirmed that I’m very well."
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The senator has previously labeled the magazine’s report "a dumb hit piece," saying: "We've all moved on."
Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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