Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman, who leads the Democratic Alliance in the race to replace retired U.S. Senator Pat Toomey, said Sunday he had a stroke but was “on his way to a full recovery.”Fetterman, who will face U.S. Ambassador Conor Lamb and two other candidates for the Democratic Alliance election to replace the Senate on Tuesday, said in a statement issued at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital that he had suffered a stroke on Friday.Fetterman, 52, who is wearing a hoodies suit, went to the polls ahead of the May 17 congress, a shocking political observer who had predicted a rally near the Lamb.
The regional party organization views Lamb, a former party prosecutor and former Marine, as the safest option to take on any Republican candidates who run in the November general election. Lamb received great approval from his teammates, and Fetterman found nothing.Lamb said on Twitter that it had received a beating from Fetmanman on live television. “Hayley and I keep John and his family in our prayers and wish him a speedy recovery,” he wrote on Twitter.
A winner of the first Democratic Alliance polls could face celebrity surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz in the national election. If it’s Fetterman, it’ll be a two-person race against the establishment.Polls show Oz-authorized Oz earning less than his Republican rivals. Fetterman said he was not feeling well but ignored his symptoms until his wife insisted he go to the hospital.”I have had a stroke caused by a heart attack in being a long-term A-fib rhythm,” he said. “The amazing doctors here are able to quickly and completely remove the plaque, postpone the stroke, get my heart under control. It’s a great reminder to listen to your body and recognize the symptoms.”
Fetterman in a statement said he “feels very good” and did not lose his mind. “I am on my way to a full recovery,” he said. “They’ve kept me here for a while so I can be seen, but I have to get out of here soon.”
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