John Fetterman’s wife slams NBC reporter as ‘ableist,’ wants network apology after husband’s interview

Gisele Fetterman slammed an NBC reporter as “ableist” on Monday, a week after her stroke survivor husband, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, gave an interview to the network with the help of a closed captioning system. 

The Democrat Fetterman is in the middle of a heated campaign to be Pennsylvania’s next senator with celebrity heart surgeon and former TV show host Dr. Mehmet Oz.

His interview with NBC News’ Dasha Burns last week revealed the extent of auditory processing issues that have lingered since the 53-year-old’s stroke in May.

Afterwards, Oz said Pennsylvanians “deserve better” than having Fetterman in the Senate due to his apparent deficit.

“I don’t think there’s closed captioning on the floor of the Senate, and maybe he doesn’t need closed captioning when he’s actually moving around,” Oz told Fox Business Network’s Maria Bartiromo. “But maybe he does. Again, lot​s​ of question marks, and voters deserve better​.” 

John Fetterman’s interview revealed his auditory processing issues from his stroke.

Gisele Fetterman took issue with a comment from Burns while promoting the interview in which she told viewers that it seemed like the senate candidate couldn’t follow along with small-talk before the interview, before the closed captioning system was up and running.