Fetterman calls bombshell report about his well being a ‘hit piece’ however received’t say if he’s taking his meds | EUROtoday

Pennsylvania Democratic Senator John Fetterman referred to as a New York Magazine report concerning his well being a “hit piece,” however wouldn’t say if he’s taking his drugs, one of many claims made in opposition to him within the article.

“It’s a one-source story, with a couple of anonymous sources, hit piece from a very left publication. There’s really nothing more to say about that,” he instructed NBC News.

Asked if he was taking his drugs, Fetterman stated, “Again, a hit piece, anonymous sources.”

The senator has rejected allegations that well being points make him unfit to serve within the higher chamber, telling CNN that he would serve out his time period in workplace.

Speaking to the community from his Senate workplace, Fetterman talked about his melancholy therapy, saying that he’s adhering to a strict program put collectively by his medical doctors.

He dismissed claims from the New York Magazine report that he has been reckless and erratic. In feedback to CNN, he stated, “It’s a one-source hit piece, and it involved maybe two or three and anonymous disgruntled staffers saying just absolute false things.”

Fetterman has beforehand been open about being handled for scientific melancholy and the way his 2022 Senate race negatively impacted his psychological well being.

New York Magazine reported that former Fetterman Chief of Staff Adam Jentleson and ex-staffers stated the senator “has become almost impossible to work for.”

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In May 2024, Jentleson despatched a 1,600-word electronic mail to the medical director at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center who had overseen Fetterman’s care after he was admitted in 2023.

“I think John is on a bad trajectory and I’m really worried about him,” he wrote, in line with the journal. He added that if there was no change, he was fearful Fetterman “won’t be with us for much longer.”

“We do not know if he is taking his meds and his behavior frequently suggests he is not,” Jentleson went on.

“We often see the kind of warning signs we discussed,” he instructed the medical director. “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 stated Fetterman was avoiding common check-ins suggested by his physicians.

Fetterman grew “catatonic” throughout a gathering with former Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown earlier than he was admitted to Walter Reed in 2023, in line with the journal.

“He could barely string two sentences together, talking so quietly that everyone in the room had to strain to hear him. Fetterman then stood up and began walking around the office in tight loops,” New York Magazine Washington correspondent Ben Terris writes.

This comes amid important curiosity in difficult the centrist senator in a main, and with some Democrats advocating for elevated medical transparency following former President Joe Biden’s departure from the 2024 presidential race amid questions on his health to serve.

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Some political commentators have referred to as on the senator to resign.

Fetterman stated he has no different psychological well being issues aside from these he has beforehand shared publicly, saying that it’s “outrageous” to counsel that he does.

“My doctors have confirmed that that is not the case,” he instructed CNN.

“I’ve been very front and center about my … depression, absolutely none of these other things, and it’s like so someone that was trying to accumulate my medical records and leak those things that’s part of this weird grudge for this hit piece,” he added.

Fetterman checked himself into Walter Reed in 2023 to be handled for scientific melancholy. The yr earlier than, he suffered a stroke whereas working for Senate.

The New York Magazine report outlined allegations, each on the report and nameless, that Fetterman will not be taking his drugs, claims he has rejected.

The senator stated his medical doctors imagine he’s “great,” including that he’s been attending common check-ins and adhering to his wellness program.

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“It’s incredibly invasive. And why are people talking about anyone’s personal medical things? It’s that, you know, I think most people would agree that’s really, really invasive,” stated Fetterman.

Jentleson instructed New York Magazine that he was taking his issues public out of concern for Fetterman’s well being and for his workers. On Tuesday, Fetterman instructed CNN that Jentleson has a “weird grudge.”

“If you’re really concerned about someone, you could say, ‘Hey, let’s sit down. Can we talk?’ It’s not … like going to the media,” he instructed the community.

“I stand by what I said, and I hope he gets the help he needs,” Jentleson instructed CNN.

The Independent has reached out to Fetterman’s workplace for remark.