Sen. John Fetterman Hits The Trail In Iowa As He Finds His Footing Again
- CNN, Nov. 5, 2023. Sen. John Fetterman hits the trail in Iowa as he finds his footing again. - Ed. Altoona, Iowa. 
As he sought to rally his fellow Democrats in the Midwest, Sen. John Fetterman on Saturday brought his Penn. brashness to the state that bills itself as “Iowa nice” and roasted the 2024 GOP presidential field. “Were you devastated, devastated when Mike Pence dropped out?” he said at the annual Iowa Democrats’ Liberty and Justice Celebration. “Can we all join for a moment of silence for that?” he added, bowing his head in mock solemness.
He ribbed at Fla Gov. Ron DeSantis, saying the GOP candidate has “managed to make laughing awkward” before doing an impression of DeSantis’ wide laugh. Despite joking that he was only in Iowa to try the breakfast pizza, Fetterman – in his 1st major out-of-state speech since winning his competitive Senate race last fall –brought his brash style to the Hawkeye State to rally Iowa Democrats around Joe Biden’s bid for a 2nd term.
It comes months after the Penn. Democrat was hospitalized for depression in a challenging start to his Senate career. "We have to come together to elect Joe Biden,” he told the crowd of Democratic elected and party officials who are the minority in the GOP-led state. He argued that Democrats who want to “criticize and go after Joe Biden, our president – just go ahead and write a check” to former President Donald Trump.
Fetterman was sworn into the chamber in Jan. still dealing with lingering auditory processing issues following his stroke last year in the middle of a tough campaign. In Feb., after struggling with substantial weight loss and a loss of appetite, he entered inpatient treatment for depression. On Saturday as the Iowa dinner’s keynote speaker, the Penn. junior senator made light of a darker theory about his fitness for office. I’m John Fetterman, maybe, maybe,” before mentioning a “fringe” conspiracy theory that he has a body double...
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