Democrat hopeful John Fetterman appears to misspeak saying he ‘celebrates the demise of Roe v. Wade’

The Pennsylvania Democratic Senate hoped John Fetterman made a mistake at a campaign rally on Saturday when he tried to make his stance on abortion clear, while instead making a contradictory statement.

“I’m walking on Roe v. Wade. I’m celebrating the downfall of Roe v. Wade,” he said.

Fetterman, who takes on famed physician Dr. Mehmet Oz, may have tried to say ‘Oz celebrates the demise of Roe v. Wade’, but it wasn’t clear enough to be definitive to the audience listening.

Fetterman spoke at the campaign rally at the Temple University Liacouras Center in Philadelphia

“I’m walking on Roe v. Wade. I celebrate the passing of Roe v. Wade.” he could be heard on camera holding a microphone in his hand

Fetterman and his Republican rival have been neck and neck in the bitterly-fought race, but his conduct when it comes to public speaking has sparked concern among Democratic party leaders after a number of garbled replies, much of which was attributed to his recovery from a stroke in recent months.

A debate show last month shocked some viewers and only raised more concerns about his suitability.

“Hello, goodnight everyone,” Fetterman said as he began that night’s long-awaited duel.

He spoke about his health at the start of the debate evening.

“Let’s also talk about the elephant in the room: I had a stroke,” he said in his opening remarks, adding to Oz, “He’ll never let me forget that.”

At one point, Fetterman was asked to clarify his stance on fracking, as moderators be on an interview from 2018 where the lieutenant governor spoke widely against the practice, but no ban.

“I support fracking – I don’t, I don’t – I support fracking, and I support fracking,” he replied to voters’ sheer confusion.

It was previously revealed how Fetterman used huge screens on the ground to help him get his message across

Former President Barack Obama (left) and President Joe Biden (right) walked together onstage in Philadelphia at a rally for Democrats John Fetterman and Josh Shapiro.

In Philadelphia on Saturday night (from left) Pennsylvania governor candidate Josh Shapiro, former President Barack Obama, President Joe Biden and hopeful Senate leader John Fetterman appeared together at a rally ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections.

Ahead of the debate, Fetterman’s campaign had tempered expectations by saying there would be “uncomfortable pauses” and “delays and errors” as the Democrat read subtitles due to his auditory processing problem.

Fetterman, 53, is suffering from some lingering speech and hearing impairment from a stroke he suffered in May.

His answer to the question about small business owners concerned about raising the minimum wage was: “We all need to make sure that everyone who works can do it — that’s the most American convention, that if you work full-time, you should be able to live with dignity is true.’

“We cannot allow companies to be subsidized by individuals who simply cannot avoid paying, not paying their own way,” he said.

After it wrapped, a CNN panel of lawmakers and experts shared a scathing assessment of Fetterman’s performance.

Charlie Dent, a former Republican congressman for Pennsylvania, said he was “stunned” and “stunned” by Fetterman’s poor performance, while Alyssa Farah Griffin, former Donald Trump communications director, said she was “painful to see” .

Even CNN host, Alisyn Camerota, said she was disturbed by the spectacle.

“I’ve interviewed him many times as a lieutenant governor,” Camerota said.

“And he sounds—he sounded different before the stroke. In the interviews he was much more, sort of, clearly spoken than what I hear.’

Dent said Fetterman was not fit to be on the debate podium.

“I thought someone should have invoked the mercy rule 20 minutes into the debate,” he said.

“I don’t know if it was the stroke or if he’s just a bad debater or if he doesn’t understand the issues.

“He was confused, he was confused. He shouldn’t have been there.

“And I’ve heard some people say why this guy was in the mood after that?

‘I don’t know if the debates matter that much. But people pay attention to that, they are going to question his capacity to serve.

“The bar was set very low. It should have been lowered.’

A day later, Fetterman delivered a brisk 13-minute speech in Pittsburgh as his campaign tried to downplay Tuesday’s performance, saying that Fetterman was always bad at debates and that the closed captioning system he used as a resource was faulty.