Senator John Fetterman Just Chaired His First Senate Hearing: Here’s How Badly He Struggled

Senator John Fetterman returned to Congress Wednesday after being hospitalized for several weeks with clinical depression.

He was immediately thrust into the spotlight, chairing a Senate subcommittee hearing focused on the benefits of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), better known as food stamps.

Things went about as smoothly as you’d expect, with the Pennsylvania Democrat struggling through his opening remarks. Video of the proceedings raised continuing concerns about Fetterman’s well-being as he struggled to read even basic statements.

The process of greeting members of the subcommittee and discussing the benefits of the SNAP program proved too much.

Just check out this masterpiece of oratory right here. This is the best I can make out: “Americans like Jer… about [🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️] from the (nath?), to the town of Northeast in Pennsylvania, tells me that his victim was skimming, which was somebody stole money and he relied from his SNAP EBT.”