Former Fetterman Staffer Sent Warning Letter To Doctor About Senator’s ‘Bad Trajectory’: Report | EUROtoday

Sen. John Fetterman’s former chief of employees wrote a letter to a physician concerned with the Pennsylvania senator’s therapy for scientific despair, detailing “warning signs” and expressing concern for the senator’s psychological well being.

New York Magazine reported Friday that Adam Jentleson, who served as Fetterman’s chief of employees from 2022 to 2024, listed a variety of considerations within the letter, together with fear that the senator was not taking his remedy as prescribed and was not following by with checkups.

Jentleson had beforehand communicated updates in regards to the senator’s care to the general public after Fetterman checked right into a hospital in February 2023 to obtain therapy for scientific despair. Fetterman remained there for six weeks, and declared his despair “in remission” when he left. Fetterman beforehand had a stroke in May 2022, throughout his Senate marketing campaign.

One yr after Fetterman accomplished his inpatient therapy, Jentleson detailed “warning signs we discussed” to David Williamson, a physician who had helped with Fetterman’s care at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

“I think John is on a bad trajectory and I’m really worried about him,” Jentleson mentioned in his letter, in accordance with NY Mag. The New York Times additionally obtained a replica of the letter, which was despatched by way of electronic mail with the topic line, “concerns.”

“Conspiratorial thinking; megalomania (for example, he claims to be the most knowledgeable source on Israel and Gaza around but his sources are just what he reads in the news — he declines most briefings and never reads memos); 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,” Jentleson mentioned, in accordance with NY Mag.

Jentleson additionally expressed fear about Fetterman buying a gun, and mentioned he’d warned others to not get in a automotive with Fetterman if the senator was driving.

The New York Times studies Fetterman referred to as the NY Mag article — which additionally detailed the considerations of different staffers and alleged apprehensive feedback from Fetterman’s spouse Gisele — a “hit piece,” and mentioned “my ACTUAL doctors and my family affirmed that I’m very well.” Gisele Fetterman informed NY Mag Jentleson informed her “scary, untrue stories about John’s health.”

During his time within the Senate, Fetterman has change into often called a staunch ally for Israel, and has been extra keen to interrupt with progressive Democrats on a variety of points.

He was the primary sitting Democratic senator to satisfy with President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago after he defeated former Vice President Kamala Harris within the 2024 presidential election.