Pennsylvania Republican Senate nominee Dr. Mehmet Oz wants to debate Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman. Oz wanted a debate to happen in early September.
Fetterman once said debates are essential!
Fetterman keeps saying no. Oz started questioning Fetterman’s health since he had a stroke in May:
Oz — who, despite Fetterman’s lack of public appearances, is trailing in polls — on Tuesday issued a list of “concessions” his campaign was willing to make to secure a debate, including a sarcastic vow not to intentionally “hurt John’s feelings” and to “pay for any additional medical personnel he might need to have on standby.”His campaign followed up Wednesday with a list of reasons Fetterman was pulling out of the debates, including that it “might accidentally reveal a health condition that’s worse than previously disclosed.”“No matter what the reason is, John Fetterman is still too crazy to be Pennsylvania’s next United States senator,” Oz’s campaign said.In a phone call Wednesday to the Associated Press, an aide to the Republican nominee questioned whether Fetterman was “too sick to debate” — a suggestion brushed off by Fetterman’s campaign as Oz pushes for a televised debate Sept. 6.
Fetterman whined that Oz made fun of his stroke and his health problems:
The lieutenant governor, who only returned to the campaign trail earlier this month, fired back and accused his GOP opponent of thinking it was “funny to mock a stroke survivor.”“I will not be participating in a debate the first week of September, but look forward to having a productive discussion about how we can move forward and have a real conversation on this once Dr. Oz and his team are ready to take this seriously,” Fetterman’s statement said.“I’ve been traveling the commonwealth talking to voters about my vision and ideas for nearly a decade. I’m proud of my record as mayor and as Lieutenant Governor and I’m eager to put my record and my values up against Dr. Oz’s any day of the week.“As I recover from this stroke and improve my auditory processing and speech, I look forward to continuing to meet with the people of Pennsylvania. They’ll always know where I stand,” he continued.
Strokes are awful. I bet it is taking a long time to recover. It sucks, and I feel bad for him. But shouldn’t that be a sign Fetterman is unfit for office if he cannot even hold a debate or talk?
Fetterman won’t debate, but he’ll meet up with Joe Biden in Pittsburgh for a Labor Day event.
On Wednesday, Fetterman’s campaign shared a video of the nominee dissing Oz at a recent event. Thing is…Fetterman sounds okay in the video. He also seems fine with attending events around other people.
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