During the 2022 campaign, Fetterman was fresh off a debilitating stroke. He struggled to process language, relied on captioning technology, and his debate against Dr. Oz was, frankly, painful to watch. Conservatives said he wasn’t fit for office. Liberals screamed, “How dare you!” and cheered him on like he was delivering the Gettysburg Address instead of stumbling through basic sentences. And then—he won. After spending six weeks at Walter Reed for depression in early 2023, he came back noticeably clearer, more articulate, and—gasp—more independent. That should’ve been a victory story. But to the Left, it was the beginning of a betrayal.
The Real Sin: Independent Thought
Fetterman began saying things like, “We stand with Israel.” Or, “If you’re here illegally and committing crimes, you gotta go.” And then, perhaps most unforgivable of all, he lightly entertained Trump’s Greenland idea. Cue the screeching. Right on time, New York Magazine shows up with an exposé about Fetterman being “on a bad trajectory.” Their golden source? Adam Jentleson—Fetterman’s ex-chief of staff—who moonlighted as a political psychiatrist, claiming John’s off his meds, obsessed with Gaza, and too stubborn to sit through briefing memos. MSNBC’s Chris Hayes eagerly ran with it, handing the mic to Ben Terris of The Washington Post to spin it as sincere concern. Right. Because now they care.
Let’s Be Honest: This Is Bullsh*t
The only “bad trajectory” is that Fetterman started piloting his own damn ship. The Left doesn’t care about his mental health—they care that he’s gone off-script. Jentleson’s letter wasn’t about care; it was a political shiv cloaked in concern. He accuses Fetterman of being too confident about Gaza, of skipping briefings, and giving long, rambling speeches. Seriously? If that’s the new benchmark for unfitness, someone better get half of Congress a psych consult. Fetterman rightly dismissed the whole thing as a hit piece. Because that’s what it is: manufactured panic by people who loved him silent and hate him coherent.
The Left Needs Control. Fetterman Won’t Give It to Them.
No, Fetterman didn’t flip Republican. But he has become a Democrat who doesn’t need a handler whispering talking points in his ear. That alone makes him radioactive to the DNC thought police. The same party that dragged his half-conscious body across the finish line in 2022 is now tossing him under the bus for having opinions. This isn’t about mental health. It’s about control. Fetterman is lucid. He’s informed. And he doesn’t need pre-approval from a Brooklyn coffee shop committee to say what he believes.
Final Thoughts
This isn’t about whether John Fetterman is okay. It’s about how quickly the Left will turn on one of their own the second he stops being useful. The same media that propped him up is now taking him down with anonymous sources and sanctimonious spin. Because in the Democratic Party, the only real illness is independent thought. Fetterman may be recovering. But the Democrats? They’re unraveling.
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