Fetterman's string of misfires after stroke fuel questions about fitness: 'Kicking balls in the authority'
foxnews.comA string of miscues from Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman on the Senate campaign trail is fueling questions about his fitness for office.
Fetterman suffered a stroke in May, and his gradual return to the campaign trail has been marred by verbal stumbles and miscues. "The [Philadelphia] Eagles are so much better than the Eagles!" Fetterman told a Philadelphia crowd late last month. "I'm doing fantastic, and it's not about kicking balls in the authority or anything," Fetterman recently told MSNBC host Chris Hayes. (Fetterman mixed up the phrase "kicking authority in the balls," which is how Republican candidate Dr.
Mehmet Oz had described Fetterman.) "And make sure you take advantage of this amazing opportunity to, the only thing you have… stand… to lose is your record," Fetterman said in a prerecorded video to supporters last month.
Fetterman's stumbles are providing Republicans with plenty of ammunition to raise questions about his fitness for office. John Fetterman, lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania and Democratic senate candidate, has faced questions about his fitness for office after returning to the campaign trail. (Michelle Gustafson/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Fetterman about his stroke recovery at a Pittsburgh rally earlier this month while taking aim at Oz. "As you know, I had a stroke," Fetterman told the crowd. "Oh and I'm so grateful to be here today now after surviving that better and better, you know?" "You know, the only lingering issue that I have after that stroke is sometimes auditory processing, sometimes.
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