The first and only debate between Pennsylvania senatorial candidates, Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz, sparked widespread backlash online Tuesday evening, largely zeroing in on Oz’s reactions to abortion matters, and sadly That from May the obvious effects of Fetterman’s stroke.
“John Fetterman’s ability to communicate is seriously impaired. Pennsylvania voters will be talking about this obvious fact, even if many in the media don’t,” said “Morning Joe” co-host Joe Scarborough, Joe usually flaunts Oz and shows admiration for Fetterman, tweeted on Tuesday, “It’s painful to watch someone regardless of their politics.”
Fetterman’s responses actually included some omitted words, misspelled phrases, and delayed responses—all of which he said was going to be the case at the top of the debate, addressing the “elephant in the room” that his doctors said. He has only said that he is worthy of serving.
During the debate, Fetterman’s eye line was equipped with two monitors behind the moderator, one showing the question and the other showing Oz’s answer so that he could read and answer it. It has previously been reported that Fetterman’s stroke has left him with some difficulty in processing verbal communication.
Scarborough brought up Fetterman’s health again in Wednesday morning’s “Morning Joe,” saying that on one hand, Oz made “some statements that I know cause great concern to people in Pennsylvania,” but On the other hand, “Fetterman, who is struggling.”
“He is battling the effects of his stroke in May,” Scarborough said. “And I said it’s pretty clear that he’s impaired, that his ability to communicate is impaired. And the question is, you now have some options with the voters of Pennsylvania.
Later in the segment, before showing several examples of Fetterman’s performance during the debate, Scarborough recalled the reaction NBC’s Dasha Burns received earlier this month “with people on the left, even with people on the left.” That some mainstream voices, saying they had trouble with small talk.”
“Well, it was pretty clear last night,” he said. “Of course, he suffered a major blow, and so, again, the question, Willie, isn’t whether he’s going to be able to serve. The question is, how vulnerable is he? And that’s something that needs to be done in Pennsylvania.” K voters are going to solve that, even if those on the left want to pretend it doesn’t exist. It does exist, but does that mean he can’t serve as a senator? It’s just Depends on the voters of Pennsylvania.
Co-host Willie Geist agreed.
“Absolutely, it’s not up to us whether we’re talking on TV, it’s not up to the people writing on Twitter. It’s up to the people who go to those booths less than two weeks from now “
Watch the full “Morning Joe” segment in the video above.
