Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) was rushed to the hospital on Wednesday evening where he remained overnight after feeling lightheaded at a Democrat Senate retreat.
The development comes after Fetterman suffered a serious stroke while on the campaign trail last year. The stroke happened just before the primary, where he and Republican Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz won their parties’ nominations.
“Towards the end of the Senate Democratic retreat today, Senator John Fetterman began feeling lightheaded,” said Fetterman’s communications director, Joe Calvello. “He left and called his staff, who picked him up and drove him to The George Washington University Hospital.”
“Initial tests did not show evidence of a new stroke, but doctors are running more tests and John is remaining overnight for observation,” the statement continued. Read more…