Fetterman Shares What Contributed to His Depression — It Involves His Run for Senate
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) is sharing what he believes contributed to his depression. During an interview with KDKA , Fetterman said he feels “fantastic” after a six-week hospital stay to treat his depression. “A lot…
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) is sharing what he believes contributed to his depression.
During an interview with KDKA, Fetterman said he feels “fantastic” after a six-week hospital stay to treat his depression.
“A lot of people have been asking, ‘Hey, how are you feeling, how’s your depression?’ It’s in remission, and I am just so grateful to be feeling great,” he said.
Journalist Jon Delano asked, “Is John Fetterman really fit, mentally and physically, to be a United States senator?”
“That certainly is very blunt, but my answer will be blunt, too,” Fetterman responded.
He added, “Hell, yes, and that’s why I’m doing it. Just the way any Pennsylvanians are working, you take it a day and a day and work hard, and that’s exactly what I am doing here.”
The senator also pointed to his Senate campaign and stroke last year as the causes of his depression.
“It was after the brutality of the campaign,” Fetterman said, adding, “Some people believe it was one of the most vicious political campaigns.”
Still, Fetterman said he does not blame his Republican opponent, Mehmet Oz.
He explained what led him to seek treatment for his depression: