Fetterman Checked Himself Into Hospital for ‘Severe’ Clinical Depression, Spokesman Says

According to Fetterman’s chief of staff, Adam Jentleson, the freshman Democrat entered Walter Reed National Health Center at the recommendation of Congress’s attending physician. The doctor evaluated Fetterman after he was released from the hospital for lightheadedness. According to Fetterman’s chief of staff, Adam Jentleson, the freshman Democrat entered Walter Reed National Health Center at the recommendation of Congress’s attending physician. The doctor evaluated Fetterman after he was released from the hospital for lightheadedness. Jentleson said the senator has experienced depression "off and on" throughout his life, but that it has become severe "in recent weeks." Jentleson claims that doctors reassured Fetterman that he "will soon be back to himself."

The medical scare is the latest evidence that Fetterman’s health is far worse off than he claimed following his near-fatal stroke on the campaign trail last year. The New York Times reported last week that Fetterman faces "serious mental health challenges" as a result of his stroke. He is unable to complete rudimentary tasks expected of his job, according to the newspaper. He also privately worries that he may have suffered permanent damage by rushing back too quickly to the campaign trail after his stroke, which left him unable to fully process sound.