Posted on 05/08/2025 9:51:46 AM PDT by Red Badger
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was meeting last week with representatives from a teachers union in his home state when things quickly devolved.
Before long, Fetterman began repeating himself, shouting and questioning why “everybody is mad at me,” “why does everyone hate me, what did I ever do” and slamming his hands on a desk, according to one person who was briefed on what occurred.
As the meeting deteriorated, a staff member moved to end it and ushered the visitors into the hallway, where she broke down crying. The staffer was comforted by the teachers who were themselves rattled by Fetterman’s behavior, according to a second person who was briefed separately on the meeting.
The interaction at Fetterman’s Washington office, described to The Associated Press by the two people who spoke about it on the condition of anonymity, came the day before New York Magazine published a story in which former staff and political advisers to Fetterman aired concerns about the senator’s mental health.
That story included a 2024 letter, also obtained by the AP, in which Fetterman’s one-time chief of staff Adam Jentleson told a neuropsychiatrist who had treated Fetterman for depression that the senator appeared to be off his recovery plan and was exhibiting alarming behavior, including a tendency toward “long, rambling, repetitive and self-centered monologues.”
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AP- got their marching orders to attack john- i note that they haven’t printed articles about ‘outbursts’ by jasmine crocket, maxine waters, warren, who did WAY worse!
Fetterman’s wife has got the long knives out...
Grab the popcorn.
The Left wants him gone.
He is a moderate Democrat
[[As the meeting deteriorated, a staff member moved to end it and ushered the visitors into the hallway, where she broke down crying.]]
LOL- what a wad she be- someone raised their voice- hide the womenz and chillin!
Yep-= that’s the crux of it- lotsa articles like this one gonna come out about how ‘unstable john is’ by ‘anonymous victims of his wrath’ lol
I don’t know one way or another.
Fetterman has always been far more moderate than the RNC wanted you to believe.
Is it possible he’s truly exhibiting erratic behavior? Sure.. anyone can suffer from mental issues, or issues cause by med interactions.
However, am I going to write Fetterman off as crazy based on some 2nd or third hand anonymous sources.. No, I am not.
They don’t even hide their plan to oust him and replace him with a more pliable person.
I’ll believe this when I hear it from an INDEPENDENT source, if one exists. The AP? Give me a break!
I mean the guy does look like he lives under a bridge...
I’ve seen what the MSM considers “yelling”, “going off”, etc...
I’ll withhold judgement until there is unedited video.
I don’t particularly like the guy, but I’m not jumping on a hog pile without better evidence.
And so the ANTI-FETTERMAN JIHAD CONTINUES.
Sounds like me...
including a tendency toward “long, rambling, repetitive and self-centered monologues.”
He’s just getting wiser and disgustef with all the morons around him.
I do not believe anything this press says. He was their boy UNTIL he spoke out for Israel.
The long knives are out.
I would have outbursts at union meetings too. To me that’s a sign of mental stability.
Its certainly possible Fetterman is having issues, anyone can have mental issues, or have irratic behavior from bad drug interactions.
HOWEVER, I will say this.. the Teachers Union in PA is basically one of, if not THE most powerful players in PA politics... if he was acting erratic in a meeting with their leadership, I don’t think you’d have to worry about a story being from anonymous sources if this were the case.
If he was truly being erratic and irrational and potentially violent, the leadership of the teachers union would have absolutely no problem going on the record with their concerns.
He may have been, as I said anythings possible, and I am sure he is on a lot of meds... however, anonymous sourced articles? Sorry, not going to jump to any conclusion base don that.
Will he be charged with Desk Abuse?
Hey, maybe we should make another try to flip John to the R side. Sure, he’s a little off, but so what -we have other undependables in our ranks [Murkowski, Tillis, Collins, etc.]. It would drive the Dems nuts and get the judges banning party swaps and good stuff like that.
I’m all in favor of Fetterman getting all worked up while meeting with teacher union officials.
Disclaimer: I was an involuntary member of a teachers union for decades. In my career I met many amazing teachers. But the union is another story altogether.
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