Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was meeting last week with representatives from a teachers union in his home state when things quickly devolved.
Before long, Fetterman began repeating himself, shouting and questioning why “everybody is mad at me,” “why does everyone hate me, what did I ever do” and slamming his hands on a desk, according to one person who was briefed on what occurred.
As the meeting deteriorated, a staff member moved to end it and ushered the visitors into the hallway, where she broke down crying. The staffer was comforted by the teachers who were themselves rattled by Fetterman’s behavior, according to a second person who was briefed separately on the meeting.
Same happened to my uncle, in his case due to a stroke in the temporo-frontal region when he was in his late 50s. He was a kindhearted man of moderate habits. After the stroke, he went full Mr Hyde, seemingly intent on burning through his retirement in pursuit of cocaine and prostitutes. Luckily for his family, he had another stroke within a year and that was game over.