Sad, it seems Fetterman's stroke has affected himm profoundly:
‘Why Does Everybody Hate Me?!’ John Fetterman Left Staffer in Tears After Melting Down During Meeting: Report
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) reportedly slammed the table and erupted during a meeting with Pennsylvania teachers union reps last week — just one day before New York Magazine published a blistering exposé raising serious questions about his mental health.
Two sources briefed on the closed-door meeting told the Associated Press on Thursday that the senator devolved into an emotional outburst, slamming his hands on a desk and shouting.
“Why does everyone hate me, what did I ever do?” he allegedly said.
The meeting then ended abruptly when a staffer called it to a close and ushered the union officials out of Fetterman’s Washington office. That staffer reportedly broke down in tears in the hallway, visibly shaken by the scene.
The timing could hardly have been worse. Just a day later, New York Magazine’s Intelligencer published a lengthy piece featuring former aides and advisers raising alarm bells over Fetterman’s mental health.
One of the most damning sources was a 2024 letter from his former chief of staff, Adam Jentleson, to Fetterman’s neuropsychiatrist. In it, Jentleson warned that the senator was veering off his recovery plan and exhibiting “long, rambling, repetitive and self-centered monologues.”
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A summary of the
Intelligencer piece (their article is blocked by a paywall):
5 Most Shocking Details From Bombshell John Fetterman Exposé
1. Fetterman Allegedly Walked into Traffic and Was Almost Hit by a Car
In February 2023, Fetterman joined other members of the Senate for a caucus retreat at the Library of Congress.
Fetterman, fresh off a hard-fought victory in the cycle’s marquee race, should have been riding high. Only he wasn’t. A staffer recalled getting a text from a person at the retreat asking if their boss was okay. Fetterman was sitting at a table by himself, slowly sipping a Coke and refusing to talk with anybody. Later that day, another staffer heard an alarming report from a journalist: Fetterman had just walked, obliviously, into the road and was nearly struck by a car.
2. Fetterman’s Wife Tearfully Pleaded for Him to Alter His Stance on Gaza
Not long after Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, Fetterman began to openly express his unconditional support for the country. Some of his staffers anonymously published a letter calling his support for Israel a “gutting betrayal.”
In early November, just weeks after the attack, Gisele arrived at her husband’s Senate office and, according to a staffer present, they got into a heated argument.
“They are bombing refugee camps. How can you support this?” the staffer recalled her saying with tears in her eyes.
“That’s all propaganda,” Fetterman replied.
Later, a still visibly upset Gisele pulled the staffer aside. She asked him if members of Fetterman’s team were pushing him to take these stances for political reasons. The staffer told her that the opposite was true: Many of them were as upset as she was. “If you’re pushing back on this, there’s no hope,” the staffer recalled her saying. “This is horrible news.”
3. Fetterman Began to Neglect His Strict Medical Regimen Following a Mental Health Episode
Not long after Fetterman allegedly walked into the road in February 2023, he was admitted into Walter Reed Hospital. At the end of his six-week stay, his mental health dramatically improved and doctors developed a comprehensive plan that included medication and regular blood checks. That plan, staffers said, seemed to have been abandoned that fall — right around the time Gaza became a focal point:
The endless fights over Israel, which saw Fetterman draw further into himself, coincided with setbacks in his recovery regimen. At that point, Fetterman hadn’t gotten his blood drawn for months, despite bloodwork being a crucial component of the plan. In the final weeks of 2023, a Senate physician called the office, according to a staffer, to say that he had seen Fetterman “acting bizarrely” near the underground trolleys that shuttle people between the Capitol and nearby office buildings. He had witnessed Fetterman, seemingly unaware of his surroundings, walk directly into a group of people, nearly bowling them over.
4. Staffers Wouldn’t Let Anyone See Fetterman Some Days for Fear of Him Saying “Really Fucked-Up Shit”
One staffer told me there would be entire days when they couldn’t let anyone outside the office be around him because he was in “some sort of state” and might say “really fucked-up shit to constituents.” Sometimes he would just “shut down,” according to one former staffer. He was saying “unhinged shit,” according to one text, and spending more time on social media. Stern wrote to the group that it seemed to him like Fetterman was “spiraling” and that his constant “doomscrolling” — “I think he’s on essentially all day now?” — would only make things worse.
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