The wife of Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, who is running for the United States Senate, demanded an apology Monday from NBC News over a reporter’s comments about Fetterman’s mental fitness.
Gisele Fetterman claimed in an interview with the Independent’s Eric Garcia that reporter Dasha Burns was “ableist” when Burns revealed Oct. 11 that John Fetterman, who is running for the seat being vacated by retiring Republican Sen. Pat Toomey, had trouble making small talk prior to an interview Burns conducted with him. (RELATED: ‘Don’t Voters Deserve To Know?’: NBC Reporter Presses John Fetterman On His Mental Fitness Post-Stroke)
“If this happened in a school, if this was a child that was ableist towards another child or a teacher, there would’ve been issues stated. There would have been new training done,” Gisele Fetterman told the Independent. “What is being done at the media after a reporter came out so openly ableist towards a person?”
“I would love to see an apology towards the disability community from her and from her network for the damage they have caused,” she added.
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