Fetterman Faked Illness, Stood Up Vets: Report
Sandra Rhodes · Sep 4, 2026 · 2 min read
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) allegedly cancelled a meeting with disabled veterans, claiming he was sick.
The Wall Street Journal published a report Wednesday that the senator went on Fox News to talk Israel and the war in Iran and appeared to be in good health.
This cancellation came a year after he tried to avoid a meeting with the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).
In messages with an aide in 2025, Fetterman questioned meetings with CHOP, writing, “Why do I have to keep having to meet with CHOP?”
“Because they are worried about vaccines and Medicaid cuts,” the aide answered.
“Well I’m not,” Fetterman wrote. “I’m convinced they just want free trips to DC.”
In March, Public Citizen reported that the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act package last year that cut Medicaid funding put more than 400 hospitals in danger of closing or reducing services.
Fetterman voted against the package, which included Medicaid funding cuts, saying.
“I’ll keep fighting to protect health care,” he said.