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John Fettermen suggested he would not allow his doctors to inform the press about his medical condition before Election Day, as questions remain about his suitability for office following a stroke in May.
Even the Democratic Lieutenant Governor’s hometown newspaper supported his Republican opponent Dr. Mehmet Oz, 62, over the weekend.
Fetterman, 53, insisted he is fit to serve, telling CNN Tuesday morning that he and his doctors have been “transparent” about recovering from his stroke. He claims his improved condition was further proven by standing up to the debate with Oz last week and appearing at events in front of thousands of Pennsylvanians.
“I always understood it wouldn’t be easy,” he told Don Lemon, adding, “It was no secret that I was going to miss some words—that I was going to start mixing up some words.”
The Democratic nominee said he doesn’t regret debating Oz, despite the criticism that emerged after the appearance.
“I thought it was important that I show up,” he told CNN.
Democrat John Fetterman rejected a suggestion to allow his doctors to inform the press about his medical condition following a stroke in May, as criticism of his suitability for office emerged the week after his debate with Dr. Mehmet Oz increases.
However, Oz claims that he received the approval of Fetterman’s hometown newspaper just days after their debate, proving that he is incapable of “defending his radical views.”
The Trump-backed Republican Celebrated Achieving the endorsement of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, which is located just 10 miles from Braddock, Pennsylvania, the birthplace of Fetterman.
The paper said all candidates for public office should release their medical records to prove their suitability for office — and said if people want privacy, they shouldn’t run in the first place.
When Fetterman’s team was reached for comment, she pointed out to DailyMail.com that Oz’s “hometown” newspaper is Philadelphia Inquirer endorsed the Democratic candidate.
Since the launch of his Pennsylvania Senate bid, Oz has been accused of “carpet dredging,” a negative term used to describe a political candidate seeking elections where they have largely no connections.
The Republican nominee and famous television doctor has been living in New Jersey for a long time. But in addition to his mansion in northern Jersey, the famed surgeon said he also owns another home in Pennsylvania.
While Fetterman is on average more favored as a future senator than Oz in Pennsylvania, some surveys conducted after their debate last week show the televised doctor advancing by just a week until Election Day.
A poll by Wick, two days after the debate last Tuesday, found Oz Fetterman ahead by nearly two percentage points.
The Post-Gazette said Oz had a “legitimate” reason for calling on Fetterman to release his medical records.
“I think during the debate you witnessed John Fetterman’s failure to defend his radical views,” Oz said. “I don’t think Barack Obama can either.”
dr. Oz said Fetterman’s hometown newspaper endorses the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette proves the Democratic candidate is incapable of “defending his radical views”
Former President Barack Obama is scheduled to meet Fetterman with President Joe Biden in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Saturday — just three days before Election Day.
More than 780,500 Pennsylvanians have already cast early ballots, according to the United States Election Project.
Oz called the Post-Gazette a “fantastic newspaper” and said the paper wouldn’t normally support a Republican candidate — even though the paper did back Donald Trump in his 2020 reelection bid.
“But God bless them,” he added. “They’ve had enough too—they’re a big newspaper in Pittsburgh.”
The effects of Fetterman’s stroke were fully manifested during the October 25 debate as he struggled to get through a few sentences and offered some confusing arguments for his views, including whether he was for or against fracking.
He was also criticized after an NBC News interview last month in which the candidate used captioning to better understand the questions put to him.
dr. Mehmet Oz was slightly ahead of John Fetterman in a poll taken after their high-profile debate in the Pennsylvania Senate last week
Fetterman’s wife Gisele said the criticism is offensive to the disabled community and demanded an apology from the press citing concerns about the Democratic candidate’s health.
‘Mr. Fetterman’s health – he suffered a serious stroke in May – is not the problem. However, his lack of transparency in refusing to release his medical records is troubling,” the Post-Gazette wrote in Sunday’s endorsement. “It suggests an urge to hide and a mistrust of people.”
“All candidates for important elected office must release their medical records, as must Mr. Oz,” they added. “If you want privacy, don’t run for public office.”
Fetterman grew up in York, Pennsylvania, but was mayor of his adopted hometown of Braddock from 2006-2019. He left his mayoral position to become Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor for Democratic Governor Tom Wolf.
Braddock is a small town of approximately 1,700 residents in the eastern suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in Allegheny County.
The current Senate seat that Fetterman and Oz are competing for is being vacated by Republican Senator Pat Toomey of Allentown.
The winner will be subordinated to Democratic Senator Bob Casey next week.