AP News is trying to spin Fetterman’s casual look as a sign of progress.
The Associated Press posted a story over the weekend claiming that Keystone State Senator John Fetterman’s dressed-down look, widely criticized as disheveled and slobbish, is actually a good thing and a sign of progress.
Twitchy called the story “a masterpiece of Democrat water carrying.”
“People close to Fetterman say his relaxed, comfortable style is a sign that the senator is making a robust recovery after six weeks of inpatient treatment at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where his clinical depression was treated with medication and he was fitted for hearing aids for hearing loss that had made it harder for him to communicate,” AP News writes.
AP continues: “He’s setting a new dress code,” jokes Vermont Sen. Peter Welch, who is the only other newly elected Democrat in the Senate and spent a lot of time with Fetterman during their orientation at the beginning of the year. “He was struggling. And now he’s a joyful person to be around.”
But folks on social media weren’t buying it.
— The Pink Elephant in the Room (@PEITRblog) May 21, 2023
Depression is not cured after 6 weeks.
And hoodies and gym shorts are inappropriate attire.Stop this, AP. You look ridiculous.
— Sandy 〽️ (@RightGlockMom) May 21, 2023
Not a psychology/psychiatry expert by any means, but in what world is dressing increasingly bad considered “progress” after treatment? https://t.co/XIkkOvCuwJ
— Doug Powers (@ThePowersThatBe) May 21, 2023
“When people are clinically depressed, they are less likely to care about their appearance in general.”
Slopping around in sweats instead of wearing proper clothes is usually a warning sign of depression, not a sign that someone’s 100% on top of their game. Stop it. pic.twitter.com/ZSlKRNyAtn
— Amygator ???? *not an actual alligator (@AmyA1A) May 21, 2023
I too must wear a hoodie at work despite the dress code lest crippling depression take hold. pic.twitter.com/hsvGvGPwnm
— Anna James Zeigler (@ajzeigler) May 21, 2023
He was healthy. He could perform all of his job abilities normally according to doctor’s letter during the campaign.
Now he must be accommodated and allowed to wear a hoodie and gym shorts or he will fall back into crippling depression. https://t.co/VuWI1bWjMo
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) May 21, 2023
[h/t Twitchy]
