Posted on 08/30/2022 6:28:59 PM PDT by conservative98
“I will not be participating in a debate the first week of September, but look forward to having a productive discussion about how we can move forward and have a real conversation on this once Dr. Oz and his team are ready to take this seriously,” he added.
Surgeons implanted a pacemaker with a defibrillator to regulate Mr. Fetterman‘s heartbeat after he suffered a stroke last spring.
The health woes has raised concerns about his ability to return to the campaign trail. He has held two brief rallies in the past week.
An Oz campaign aide said last week that Mr. Fetterman wouldn’t have had a stroke if he “had ever eaten a vegetable in his life.” In a radio interview on Tuesday, Mr. Oz, a celebrity surgeon and former TV personality, didn’t disavow his aide’s remark.
“I can only speak to what I’m saying ― is that John Fetterman should be allowed to recover fully, and I will support his ability, as someone who’s gone through a difficult time, to get ready,” Mr. Oz said on KDKA.
Later Tuesday, the Oz campaign said it had been notified that Mr. Fetterman would not take part in next week’s planned debate on live TV.
“John Fetterman is a liar, a liberal, and a coward,” said Britney Yanick, communications director for the Oz campaign.
Mr. Fetterman said the rhetoric from Mr. Oz‘s team “made it abundantly clear that they think it is funny to mock a stroke survivor.”
“I chose not to participate in this farce,” he said of the canceled debate. “Any sense that these ‘challenges’ were done in good faith is damaged.”
Earlier, Mr. Fetterman referred to his recovery and his need to “improve my auditory processing and speech.”
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He is mock worthy
He is planning on stealing it in Philly.
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Can’t put together a cogent sentence. No way he could debate OZ. Even prior to the stroke he couldn’t do it.
Two more evil looking pusses would be hard to find.
He can’t debate so he pretends to be a victim. What a POS. We have such lowlife politicians.
Note to John Fetterman: John, you might begin calling it “crudite” rather than “veggie tray” to prevent people seeing the picture of you in the first post from mistaking you for a veggie tray.
Who me? 🤓😂🤪 🤩
Without a stroke, you were already a moron who should never be elected to any office.
I don’t wish a stroke on anyone.
I don’t wish really bad leaders on anyone, either.
Letting felons out of prison, eh?
Oz should debate as scheduled but with a Fetterman lookalike that must tell them truth.
He’s scary looking. Hoodies, beard, tattoos… and that’s even before he opens his mouth! Is the US Senate really ready for a guy like this? Can’t he at least wear a jacket?
They aren’t wrong that this guy looks like he never ate a vegetable in his life
Why did this idiots give him a reason to bail on the debate they where going to bail on anyway
Who removed the ridge off of Fetterman’s Klingon head?
He must have a good surgeon.
Fetterman is the most ape like human I have ever seen. A huge lumbering ape.
Fetterman thinks he is too good to wear a coat and tie. What arrogance!
Is Chris Christy available?
The big dumb goon pulls out of debate because of his stroke.
The big dumb goon thinks he can serve the citizens of PA despite his stroke.
SO WHICH IS IT UNCLE FESTER? Is the stroke too much for you or not?
Fetterman is more impaired than Joe Biden. Biden, who did kind of OK debating Donald Trump.
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