Karine Jean-Pierre (White House Press Secretary) stated Monday that President Biden views Pennsylvania Democratic Senate candidateJohn Fetterman, an “impressive individual” who’s “just as capable and as talented as ever.”
Jean-Pierre was questioned if President Biden, who is scheduled to appear with the lieutenant governor later this week, had concerns about Fetterman’s health following his stroke earlier this year.
FILE: John Fetterman is the lieutenant governor for Pennsylvania and Democratic senate Candidate. He speaks at a Pittsburgh rally on Saturday Oct. 1, 2022.
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“The president has found him to be an impressive individual … who’s just as capable as always and who’s carrying out his office,” Jean-Pierre said, adding that Fetterman was serving the people of Pennsylvania as Lt. Gov. “With great talent and concern.”
Jean-Pierre stated, “So yes, he feels that he’s very capable of doing that job,” pointing out that Fetterman and Biden have had “many interactions” in the last few months.
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Fetterman, a Democrat suffered a stroke May 13th, and his health has been a major concern in the campaign against Republican opponent, Dr. Mehmet O.
Sunday, The Atlantic Published a piece confirming NBC journalist Dasha Burns’ widely disputed claim that Fetterman appears to have problems making conversation without the use of closed captioning, noting that he had difficulty responding “meaningfully” to voter questions.
In the piece, Atlantic staff writer Elaine Godfrey noted that Fetterman “still struggles to process the words that he hears, and sometimes he can’t quite express what he means “five months after suffered a stroke.”
Atlantic article about John Fetterman
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Burns’ Friday interview was with Fetterman and aired on Tuesday. It was his first interview since his stroke. Burns used a closed captioning device to display Burns’ questions on a computer monitor in front of him.
Although Fetterman seemed to be able to answer the questions quickly after reading them, NBC showed him struggling with the word “empathetic.” Burns stated that the captioning device wasn’t working properly and that he didn’t understand our conversation.
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Fetterman (53 years old) has not spoken out about his medical records and refused to allow reporters to interview him. In June, Fetterman received speech therapy. His cardiologist wrote a letter stating that he would be fine to serve in the Senate provided he eats well, takes prescribed medication, and exercises.
This report was contributed by The Associated Press.
