John Fetterman’s Wife Pens Op-Ed Addressing ‘Power Hungry’ Woman Trope
Sen. John Fetterman’s (D-Pa.) wife, Gisele Barreto Fetterman, wrote an op-ed to push back against the attacks she says she has received since her husband took office. The op-ed , published by Elle, is titled, “The Tired…
Sen. John Fetterman’s (D-Pa.) wife, Gisele Barreto Fetterman, wrote an op-ed to push back against the attacks she says she has received since her husband took office.
The op-ed, published by Elle, is titled, “The Tired Trope of the ‘Power Hungry’ Woman.”
Opening the piece, Barreto Fetterman mentions her husband’s decision to check into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to be treated for clinical depression.
“In an instant, our world—already closely monitored, highly scrutinized, and heavily trolled by right-wing extremists—exploded,” she wrote.
Barreto Fetterman also mentioned the stroke her husband suffered during his Senate campaign.
“So I already knew how cruel people could be about judging someone’s health and using it as a weapon. But I’ll admit, I was surprised to find that this time the vast majority of the harassment wasn’t directed toward John—but at me,” she explained.
Barreto Fetterman then accused others of pushing “conspiracy theories claiming I was an ambitious, power hungry wife, secretly plotting to fill his Senate seat. It was all so wildly preposterous.”
The op-ed references criticism of Barreto Fetterman from conservative commentator Candace Owens and The Washington Examiner.
“I’ve been called a ‘mail-order bride,’ and some have even asked John: ‘Where did you buy her?’ They told me to go back to my country and criticized my immigration journey from Brazil, even after receiving my green card in 2004 and official U.S. citizenship in 2009. They have even criticized my appearance, often going after my eyebrows and hair,” Barreto Fetterman wrote.