Katie Britt defends John Fetterman as he faces mental health questions: ‘It’s a complete disgrace’

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., has taken to social media to publicly defend a Democrat senator with whom she is friends.

Britt posted on X in support of Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., denouncing what she called “agenda driven members of the media.”

Fetterman, she said, is “a tremendous friend and colleague.

“It’s a complete disgrace what agenda-driven members of the media and his own party are doing to attack him, all because he dares to be an independent thinker and voice. Proud to stand with John.”

Fetterman has been at the center of headlines questioning his mental health and his tendencies to work with Republicans during President Donald Trump’s current tenure.

Fetterman and Britt have built a relationship over the last three years after both entering Congress as freshmen in 2022.

According to the Associated Press, last week Fetterman went into an outburst during a meeting repeatedly question why “everybody is mad at me,” “why does everyone hate me, what did I ever do.”

This came a day before a New York Magazine article where former staff and political advisers to Fetterman questioned how fit he was mentally.

Fetterman has also been criticized by Democrats for cooperating with Republicans and going outside conventional Democratic thought.

“He has separated himself from many of his fellow Democrats on Israel policy and argued at times that his party needs to work with, not against, Trump,” the Associated Press said. “He met with Trump and Trump’s nominees — and voted for some — when other Democrats wouldn’t.”