Category: John Fetterman

Debate Host Fires Back After John Fetterman Team Claims Closed Captioning ‘Full of Errors’

U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman’s campaign alleged that the closed captioning system used to assist the Pennsylvania Democrat candidate against the first—and only—debate against Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz was full of errors and delayed. Earlier this year, Fetterman, the Pennsylvania lieutenant governor, suffered a stroke and has struggled with his speech and communication, triggering concerns that…


Pennsylvania’s Crime a Source of Heated Discussion in Oz-Fetterman Debate

Before the only scheduled debate between Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidates John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz, police prevented access to side streets in the usually quiet Harrisburg neighborhood where the event took place. The heightened security presence was fitting in a high-stakes race where crime is a widely discussed issue. The health of Fetterman, who continues…


Fetterman Stumbles Over Words, Has Prolonged Pauses During Pennsylvania Senate Debate

Democratic allies of John Fetterman feared that the Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidate would struggle in the first and only scheduled debate with Republican opponent Mehmet Oz, citing Oz’s experience as a television personality and Fetterman’s continued recovery from a severe stroke in May. Their concerns were immediately validated when the former mayor of Braddock and…


Fetterman’s Health Is Among Key Issues in Awaited Showdown With Oz in Pennsylvania

Late-campaign general election debates are often more curiosity than determinative in influencing all but the most undecided of voters. Most face-to-face candidate clashes consist of a rehash of platform pledges, past achievements, and well-worn attacks on opponents, while hoping to induce or avoid a blatant blunder or loss of composure in the last laps before…


Oz and Fetterman Set for Long-Awaited Pennsylvania Senate Race Debate

One of the most anticipated events leading up to Election Day on Nov. 8 will unfold tonight when Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Mehmet Oz take the stage in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for their only scheduled debate. The candidates are vying to replace retiring Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Pat Toomey in a race that will help determine…


Biden Says John Fetterman’s Wife Will Make a ‘Great Lady in the Senate’

President Joe Biden said on Oct. 20 that Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman’s wife, Gisele Baretto Fetterman, will make a “great lady in the Senate.” The remarks, apparently in error, were made while on a stop at the site of a bridge that collapsed last year in Pittsburg, Pennslyvania, where he touted his $1 trillion infrastructure…


Doctor Who Wrote Fetterman Medical Update Donated to His Campaign, FEC Records Show

Under frequent scrutiny from Republican opponent Mehmet Oz and multiple media outlets regarding questions about his health, Pennsylvania Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman released a letter on Oct. 19 from a doctor who wrote that the lieutenant governor “is recovering well from his stroke” and “has no work restrictions and can work full duty in…


Oz Drawing Fire For Suggesting Opponent’s Wife Might Serve as Senator

Less than a week ahead of his only scheduled debate with John Fetterman, Mehmet Oz is under fire for his comments that suggest Fetterman’s wife, Gisele Baretto Fetterman, would serve as senator if her husband is elected. “This is not about me or him. It’s about the voters,” Oz said in an interview on the…


Doctor Says John Fetterman ‘Recovering Well’ From Stroke

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman is recovering from the stroke he suffered earlier this year, according to a doctor’s note made public on Oct. 19. Dr. Clifford Chen said he examined Fetterman during a follow-up visit on Oct. 14 and determined the official is “recovering well from his stroke and his health has continued to…


Pennsylvania Doctors Group Calls for Fetterman to Release His Medical Records

In a race that could determine which party controls the U.S. Senate, Democratic nominee and Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman’s health has emerged as the most widely discussed issue. Fetterman suffered a severe stroke days before the May 17 primary and has made limited public appearances. His opponent, Republican nominee Dr. Mehmet Oz, has repeatedly…