By Epoch Times -- Collin Rugg——Bio and Archives--November 13, 2025
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John Fetterman, the senior U.S. senator from Pennsylvania, was hospitalized on Nov. 13 after falling down and hitting his face due to a heart-related issue.
Fetterman, a Democrat first elected in 2022, was walking in the morning near his home in Braddock, Pennsylvania, a suburban area surrounding the City of Pittsburgh. Due to “a ventricular fibrillation flare,” a condition where the heart stops pumping blood to parts of the body, he became “light-headed” and then fell to the ground, “hitting his face with minor injuries,” according to a statement released by his Senate office on social media. ---More...
BREAKING: Democrat Senator John Fetterman hospitalized after suffering from a fall and hitting his face.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg)November 13, 2025
Fetterman reportedly collapsed from a "ventricular fibrillation flare-up" during a walk this morning.
"If you thought my face looked bad before, wait until you see… pic.twitter.com/tUdhQCs95X
Democrat Senator John Fetterman hospitalized after suffering from a fall and hitting his face.
Fetterman reportedly collapsed from a "ventricular fibrillation flare-up" during a walk this morning.
"If you thought my face looked bad before, wait until you see it now."
"Upon
evaluation, it was established he had a ventricular fibrillation
flare-up that led to Senator Fetterman feeling light-headed, falling to
the ground and hitting his face with minor injuries," his team said.
Praying for a quick recovery.
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