White House says Biden considers Fetterman an ‘impressive individual’ who is ‘just as capable as always’
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Monday that President Biden regards Pennsylvania Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman as an "impressive individual" who is "just as capable as always."
Jean-Pierre was asked whether President Biden, who is scheduled to appear with the lieutenant governor later this week, had concerns about Fetterman’s health following his stroke earlier this year.
"The president has found him to be an impressive individual … who’s just as capable as always and who’s carrying out his office," Jean-Pierre said, adding that Fetterman was serving the people of Pennsylvania as Lt. Gov. "with great ability and for concern."
"So yes, the president feels that he is very much capable of doing the job," Jean-Pierre said, noting that Biden and Fetterman have had "many interactions" over the past several months.
Fetterman, a Democrat, suffered a stroke on May 13, and his health has emerged as a major issue in the campaign against Republican opponent Dr. Mehmet Oz.
On Sunday, The Atlantic published a piece confirming NBC journalist Dasha Burns’ widely disputed claim that Fetterman appears to have problems making conversation without the use of closed captioning, noting that he had difficulty responding "meaningfully" to voter questions.
In the piece, Atlantic staff writer Elaine Godfrey noted that Fetterman "still struggles to process the words that he hears, and sometimes he can’t quite express what he means "five months after suffered a stroke."
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/white-house-says-biden-considers-fetterman-impressive-individual-who-just-as-capable-as-alwaysWow, the things that impress Joey. He still thinks Hunter is the smartest person he's ever met.