As Pennsylvania Democrat Senator John Fetterman has established himself as a staunch supporter of the state of Israel, Democrats who once championed him and dismissed the effects of a stroke he sustained are questioning his mental health.
Since the October 7 Hamas massacre of more than 1200 people in Israel, Fetterman has vigorously defended Israel’s right to defend itself.
After Fetterman endured a stroke in May 2022, his GOP opponent in the senatorial election, Dr. Mehmet Oz, joined other Republicans to suggest that Fetterman was unable to serve as a senator. But Democrats defended Fetterman: “Listen, Fetterman doesn’t need to debate him right now,” said Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), as POLITICO reported. “Because he’s ahead. It’s still early. I think, ultimately, he will [debate]. And why should he help Oz’s campaign? Why does he need to do it now?”
Michigan Democrat Senator Gary Peters declared that Fetterman was “getting better every day. I’m completely comfortable” with his recovery. Pennsylvania Democrat Senator Bob Casey said he had visited 36 Pennsylvania counties and “didn’t hear a word about the question of his recovery from a stroke being an impediment to being either a good candidate or a good senator.”
“There’s no great mystery about whether or how well Fetterman can speak: You can watch him do so regularly on television,” New York Magazine wrote in October 2022. “Every week, he makes fewer mistakes, stumbles a bit less, and gets clearer and more relaxed.”
But this week, New York Magazine wrote, “John Fetterman insists he is in good health. But staffers past and present say they no longer recognize the man they once knew. … Former and current 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. No one is saying every controversial position (for example, his respectful relationship with Trump) stems from his mental health — but it’s become harder for them to tell which ones do.”
Much of the New York Magazine article focuses on Fetterman’s tough pro-Israel stance, e.g., “It wasn’t until October 7 that it became clear Fetterman was the most outspoken Israel hawk in his party, offering constant and unconditional support for the military action in Gaza. Early on in the conflict, 16 of his former campaign staffers wrote a letter — anonymously — saying they found his full-throated support for Israel to be a ‘gutting betrayal.’”
The article implied that Fetterman’s support for Israel affected his mind, writing, “The endless fights over Israel, which saw Fetterman draw further into himself, coincided with setbacks in his recovery regimen.”
But Fetterman is not backing down. On Sunday, responding to a headline in Reuters titled, “Iran says it will strike back if U.S. or Israel attack,” Fetterman fired back on X: “We cannot negotiate with Iran. It’s time to destroy their nuclear program and neutralize the remaining capabilities of its proxies. I remain steadfast with Israel. Provide whatever is necessary to carry this out.”
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