Major Pennsylvania Newspaper Says Fetterman’s Stroke Raises Serious Concerns About His Ability to Serve

A major newspaper in Pennsylvania questioned Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman’s ability to serve in the Senate in a Tuesday editorial after he declined another debate with Dr. Mehmet Oz.

“Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. and U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman has not fully recovered from the serious stroke he suffered in May,” the editorial board of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said. “His campaign has acknowledged his obvious struggles with ‘auditory processing’ and speech, but the persistence of those struggles has contrasted with the campaign’s rosier predictions of a return to the rigors of campaigning, including debating his opponent, Mehmet Oz.”

Fetterman, who is running to succeed retiring Republican Sen. Pat Toomey, suffered a stroke on May 13, and claimed he had “no limits” despite issues with hearing and his speech in July. Dr. Oz, who won the Republican nomination, raised Fetterman’s health as an issue after the Democrat declined a debate in August.

“If Mr. Fetterman is not well enough to debate his opponent, that raises serious concerns about his ability to serve as a United States senator,” the editorial continued…. (Excerpt from Pennsylvania Daily Star)