Fetterman hospitalized after fall near his Pennsylvania home

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: CBS News

Updated on: November 13, 2025 / 1:53 PM EST / CBS News


Washington — Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania has been hospitalized after a fall near his home, which caused minor injuries to his face, his spokesman said in a statement posted on social media.

Fetterman fell to the ground after feeling light-headed, which was due to a ventricular fibrillation flare-up, the statement said. Ventricular fibrillation is a type of irregular heartbeat. Fetterman is remaining at the hospital for observation so doctors can "fine-tune" his medications.

"During an early morning walk, Senator Fetterman sustained a fall near his home in Braddock," his spokesperson said. The statement continued: "Out of an abundance of caution, he was transported to a hospital in Pittsburgh. Upon evaluation, it was established he had a ventricular fibrillation flare-up that led to Senator Fetterman feeling light-headed, falling to the ground and hitting his face with minor injuries. Senator Fetterman had this to say: 'If you thought my face looked bad before, wait until you see it now!' He is doing well and receiving routine observation at the hospital. He has opted to stay so doctors can fine-tune his medication regimen. Senator Fetterman is grateful for the EMTs, doctors, and nurses who are providing his care."

Fetterman, a Democrat, experienced a stroke during his campaign for the Senate in 2022, and was also hospitalized in 2023 for feeling light-headed.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fetterman-hospitalized-over-fall-near-his-pennsylvania-home/

[BOSSHOG]

1. Good Health to him

I had a bad fall last July and I’m still not right.

I wish him well as I also wish him out of the Senate.

[forgotmylogin]

49. Exactly. I hope he's okay.

And that this gives him the motivation to retire from government and spend time with his family.

[Chasstev365]

2. I hope he:

A. Will miss the Senate vote on releasing the Epstein files.
B. Will resign as Senator from PA so Gov Josh Shapiro can appoint an actual Democrat.
C. Has a "come to Jesus moment" and stops acting like a Democratic MAGA sympathizer.

[SunSeeker]

4. Wait, does he oppose release if the Epstein files?!

I had not heard that.

[Chasstev365]

5. No sure, but he has been erratically pro-Trump and I don't trust his judgement anymore

[BumRushDaShow]

7. He wants the files released

‘Everything Should Come Out’: John Fetterman Declares Trump-Epstein Bombshell ‘Troubling’

People might want to ask the most conservative Dems (Mark Warner and Maggie Hassan), who were given a "D" rating by a progressive vote tracker/rankier vs Fetterman's "C" - https://progressivepunch.org/scores.htm?x=39&y=4&house=senate&party=D&sort=crucial-lifetime&order=down

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

3. Knocked some sense into him?

[twodogsbarking]

6. John seems to spend his time defending himself rather than his constituents.

[rpannier]

42. He's the victim

He's being horribly treated by the far right and far left. The left is worse to him.
This according to Frauderman

[twodogsbarking]

52. Would it be trite to say he asked for it?

[rpannier]

55. Accurate is my choice

[yardwork]

57. Honestly, it's part of the job description.

Every elected official - from sheriff to senator to president - is going to get complaints from constituents. It's one of the signs of a functioning democracy.

I really don't have time for politicians who whine that they're being criticized. It is part of the job they wanted.

When a politician starts complaining about feedback from their constituents it means it's time for them to get a new job.

I have never heard AOC complain about her constituents' comments to her. Nor have I heard Nancy Pelosi complain about this.

[twodogsbarking]

58. Well stated. I am toasting you with coffee.

[yardwork]

59. Thank you! I toast back with sparkling water!

[Paladin]

8. Fine-tune THIS, Fetterman:

You need to resign, just as soon as possible. The people of Pennsylvania, and the people of the whole country, need the services of a for-real Democrat---not some trump apologist with a (D) by his name.

[SomewhereInTheMiddle]

47. I voted for him and, unfortunately, I agree. Nt

[Zorro]

9. IMO it's looking like he has some serious medical issues

I'm sure the stress of the job is a contributing factor.

[Mark.b2]

19. He doesn't look well, but I can't imagine...

being a US Senator as being stressful. It has to rank up there with college professor in cushiness!

[RedArkGuy]

38. I can attest having been a professor of English at an underfunded red state u . . .

. . . this was far from the case for me. Hundreds of papers to grade and provide feedback on at a time and lots of pressure from administration.

I was turned out, despite having tenure, due to a political purge by an incompetent GOP crony president.

[SomewhereInTheMiddle]

48. Hey! I resemble that remark!

Imagine it's Friday, you have 200 papers to mark, and grades are due on Monday. There's some stress.

[Mark.b2]

56. Naturally, there are exceptions to my generalizations :-)

Notice, no US Senators pushed back on my remark, only professors!

My wife is a teacher. Over the years, I’ve heard the “I’ve got soooooooo many papers to grade.” In my early married years, I would suggest she not assign so much work that required grading. I no longer say anything.

[RockRaven]

10. Oh, great, just what we need, more Fetterman brain trauma.

I'm sure only good things could possibly result from this.

[popsdenver]

22. I was gonna say,

this, and his past maladies explains a lot...........Brain injuries, lack of O2, etc

Why don't they just put some band-aids on his face and send him home, like they would do with all the rest of us?????

[Mike Nelson]

11. I saw him on...

... on "Morning Joe" this morning. I was struck by the background he chose... it was live, but he and the hosts were in separate studio/s. It looks like a dungeon... a couple walls that looked like a dungeon in a sad state of disrepair. It struck me that he often picks these sorry-looking backgrounds. maybe he really was in a dungeon, and fell walking back up? Certainly, he can afford the nice homes other guests use for their backgrounds. Still, I hope he recovers and enjoys a long, healthy retirement.

[BumRushDaShow]

12. I didn't see the segment but if he was reporting from his PA house

it's a converted former car dealership building - https://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/my-favorite-room-the-fettermans-braddock-loft/

So it has that "urban loft" (bare brick walls and unfinished ceilings) look.

[Mike Nelson]

15. That is the...

... wall. It looks much better with the nice furniture I see in the link.

[Deminpenn]

25. Exactly correct

nt

[LiberalLovinLug]

13. Fetterman literally FELL ON HIS FACE!

How apt after his cowardice in rubber stamping Trump's gutting of ACA.

Instant Karma gonna get you

[WmChris]

14. We common folk

I seriously doubt I or most people I know would be given the option to stay in the hospital while our meds were fine tuned. Insurance would want a say in exactly what medication and what low cost version or treatments would be covered and probably deem it an out patient service in order to keep cost down.

[Deminpenn]

28. It might surprise you to know

that federal civil servants and elected officials have the same insurance providers and options as every other American. Insurance can be through the ACA, FEHB or be on their spouse's insurance, which, iirc, Obama did even after he was elected.

If you use FEHB, the govt picks up about 75% of the policy premium. FEHB offers many different plans from self only to family and from very basic to very comprehensive.

There isn't some Cadillac insurance specifically for congress or federal employees.

[Irish_Dem]

30. Yes but there is more abundance of caution with the rich and powerful

when it comes to medical care.

A senator's wife will not be sent out to the parking lot to die if she has a miscarriage.

[Deminpenn]

32. Fetterman has a known heart problem

Not surprising he'd be kept for a day or two to be monitored.

[Irish_Dem]

33. Yes in a city with good health care, available hospital beds, and patient has good insurance.

[Deminpenn]

44. There is one hospital where I live for the whole county

One of my relatives had a similar incident to Fetterman and was kept in the cardiac unit for four or five days hooked up to a heart monitor while the docs tried to figure out what had happened.

[Irish_Dem]

46. Does your relative have insurance?

[Deminpenn]

54. Yes, but that's not the point, which is not to make assumptions

based on the fact that a person is in congress or a federal civil servant.

It's simply not true that federal officials and civil servants have some sort of "cadillac" insurance. While elected officials do have the services of Walter Reed available to them when they are in DC, they see their own PCPs and specialists when they are back home. Fetterman has a cardiologist and probably has had one for awhile.

[twodogsbarking]

16. Keep falling down and you go to the home. Beds aren't very long there John.

[joanbarnes]

17. I'm sure he is not worrying about paying for his health care.

[Javaman]

18. huh, how about that. nt

[maxsolomon]

20. 1. Why is he at his home? It's THURSDAY.

Isn't there Senate business to conduct?

2. This is not a healthy man. He's only 56 and he's had a stroke and has atrial fibrillation?

[BumRushDaShow]

23. "1. Why is he at his home? It's THURSDAY. Isn't there Senate business to conduct?"

No.

The Senate had already scheduled a "State Work Period" for this week (which included the Veteran's Day Holiday).

https://www.senate.gov/legislative/2025_schedule.htm

Nov 10 - Nov 14 State Work Period Veterans Day - Nov 11

Once they finished their votes on the C.R. and 3 appropriations bills Monday, they were done for the rest of the week.

[Haggis 4 Breakfast]

21. As a survivor of several strokes. . . .

I say this with all honesty. Fetterman needs to resign. He should never have been seated in the first place. A stroke on the scale of what he experienced, doesn't just affect you physically, it impacts you mentally and emotionally. You suddenly realize just how close your mortality can be. It changes you on may levels, and it certainly changed him. His struggle to regain his stamina and faculties was not a short or easy process. And he has not completely recovered and never will, his journey will continue. He should have taken the high road and had the grace to admit that he was NOT the person the people of PA elected and resigned.

I wish him all the best. He needs to focus on his health and his family should be the support network that encourages him to be honest with himself.

[Evolve Dammit]

24. Jeez. He was on Morning Joe at 8? am today and seemed fine

[QueerDuck]

26. My goodness.

[BidenRocks]

27. Fetterman, a Democrat,...

Make that a DINOcrat!

Tots and Pears douchebag!

Loyalty matters and you broke the trust!

Karma hurts, huh?

[Deminpenn]

31. You do realize that Fetterman voted

for all of Biden's record setting number of judicial nominees, right? He supported Bidenomics legislation, too.

Fetterman isn't a nuanced guy. He says what he thinks and believes what he believes. It's who he is. Pennsylvania will get to decide on his performance in a couple of years.

[stonecutter357]

29. Tots And Pears !

[Polybius]

34. Get well soon, Senator!

'If you thought my face looked bad before, wait until you see it now!'

Glad he is in good spirits.

[LNM]

35. Ventricular fibrillation is very serious

This is what leads to cardiac arrest and death. It’s not the same as atrial fibrillation which a lot of people can live with. To me him being “light headed and falling to the ground” means his heart stopped.
Maybe a doctor around here can correct me if I’m wrong.

[Aussie105]

37. The engine is still running . . .

but not pumping blood.

Blood pressure drops, you go flat down. Face or bum first.

A wake up call for John.

Pacemaker next?

[Lemon Lyman]

41. -

He may need an ICD (implantable pacemaker-defibrillator combo) if he's got what I think he's got. The pace keeps the heartbeat steady. The defibrillator shocks the heart if the rhythm goes haywire.

[BumRushDaShow]

53. He has a dual unit that was implanted after he had the stroke in 2022 and was off the campaign trail

just ahead of the primary - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142918241

From May 2022 -

Fetterman campaign says procedure was successful

Fetterman’s campaign said the procedure to implant a pacemaker and a defibrillator into his chest was successful. The campaign released a statement saying the procedure started at 3:15 p.m. and ended at 5:56 p.m.

(snip)

He is 6'8" and I expect like many men of that height, there is probably a greater risk of cardiac issues (you hear about young basketball players suddenly dropping dead in their teens and twenties).

[Aussie105]

36. A smart man will know . . .

when the time comes to stop trying to be an achiever who does Big Things, and walk it back, call it quits.

Putting his feet up and looking after himself should be his first priority.

How about it John? Can you read the writing on the wall?

[NotHardly]

39. Based on his actions, I cannot tell you how much I don't care that he fell on his head.

My father was a kind man, much kinder than I am or have ever been but when the sh*thead he worked for had a stroke, my father shocked me by saying "It could not have happened to better man" ... That is my sentiment regarding Fetterman but I am less kind, so I would include a "f*ck him to that he gets any sympathy. He's pretend Democrat with delusions of being "special" just because he cannot dress himself as an adult with delusions that, in the way he dresses as being a cool dude instead of the child he is. I would prefer he resigns and take better care of himself than he has the American people.

[BurnDoubt]

40. He missed the window.

[rpannier]

43. At least he didn't rear end some woman at high speed

[niyad]

45. May he receive everythiing he deserves.

[Mr. Sparkle]

50. Maybe he should resign to look after his health.

[Botany]

51. Fetterman has done some great work for the people of Braddock, PA and America but he should resign now.

Both he and his wife are good people but he is not the same person as he as prior to his stroke. They both
could have lived anyplace they wanted to but instead lived and helped the people of western Pennsylvania
I wish them well.

[Raine]

60. Sending him healing, kind thoughts

I know he's not regarded well here but I like him ... a person who has had to struggle healtwise. Wishing him the best. 💐