Senator John Fetterman’s chief of staff, Adam Jentleson, is in hot water over his past tweets about former President Donald Trump’s cognitive ability.
Now, let me give you a little background on this story. Fetterman, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, was recently hospitalized for clinical depression after suffering a stroke while campaigning for the Senate seat last May. Unfortunately, his wife, Gisele, fled to Canada with their children soon after his hospitalization, leaving him to deal with his mental and physical health issues alone.
While Fetterman is struggling with his health, Jentleson’s past tweets about Trump’s mental fitness are coming back to haunt him. In a tweet from September 2017, Jentleson wrote, “This man is not mentally fit to be POTUS. People are suffering.” He reiterated the same theme in another tweet from earlier that year, saying that Trump’s mental health was “a matter of national security.”
It should not be taboo to question Trump’s mental health.
When he’s flirting with war, it’s a matter of national security. https://t.co/wnnXawBfmJ
— Adam Jentleson (@AJentleson) April 20, 2017
Now, here’s the thing that’s raising eyebrows. Fetterman, who Jentleson serves as chief of staff, is currently under scrutiny for his mental fitness for the job. So, why is Jentleson not expressing the same concerns about Fetterman that he did about Trump? Shouldn’t he be worried that Fetterman’s physical and mental health issues could affect his ability to perform his duties as a senator?
Jentleson claims to be concerned about making sure elected officials have the mental fitness they need to do their jobs. But, serving as chief of staff for a senator whose mental fitness is under scrutiny raises serious questions about his motives and credibility.
Furthermore, many have questioned President Biden’s cognitive decline in a similar way to how Jentleson spoke about Trump. They have expressed concerns that it is a matter of national security. So, why is it acceptable to question Trump’s mental health but not Biden’s or Fetterman’s?
The Democrats spent the entirety of Trump’s presidency telling us that he was mentally ill and unfit to be president. Yet, they are now asking us to ignore the serious mental health issues affecting Fetterman and Biden. This is not only harmful to the country but also to the individuals concerned.
If Biden and Fetterman are forced to continue doing jobs they are mentally unsuited for, it will not only damage the country but also irreparably harm their mental and physical well-being.
This story raises some serious concerns about the motives and credibility of those in power. We need to start taking mental health issues seriously, whether it’s concerning the president or any elected official. We cannot continue to ignore the mental and physical well-being of our leaders and expect them to perform their duties effectively. It’s time for us to hold those in power accountable and demand transparency about their mental fitness for the job.
Source: WesternJournal