Fox News<\/a> pressed his office about whether he uses his phone\u2019s text-to-speech capabilities during said briefings.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFox News was inspired to ask the question as per reports that \u201chave noted that Fetterman aides in the Capitol use mobile devices with text-to-speech functions to assist the senator with his auditory processing difficulties.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When pressed, Fetterman spokesperson Joe Calvello refused to offer a simple yes\/no answer and instead said that \u201cFetterman requested assistance from the Office of Senate Security for an appropriate accommodation in a classified setting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSenate Security, in coordination with the Intelligence Community, identified a solution that exceeded all requirements for safeguarding classified information,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So to summarize, Fetterman asked for special accommodations, and then the powers that be worked together to identify the best solution. Why is this relevant? Because mobile phones aren\u2019t usually allowed in classified briefings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere have already been several classified briefings in Congress this year that have taken place in sensitive compartmented information facilities (SCIFs) or other locations that have similar security constraints,\u201d Fox News notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cElectronic devices \u2014 such as phones and mobile devices \u2014 are not allowed in these locations due to security concerns. It is unclear if Fetterman\u2019s accommodation includes the use of an electronic device,\u201d according to Fox News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Recall the outrage that erupted when Rep. Matt Gaetz\u2019s staffers brought a mobile phone with them into a SCIF four years ago:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But evidently, exceptions have been made for Fetterman, a stroke survivor who hasn\u2019t fully recovered yet from the stroke he suffered last May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In fact, it\u2019s not clear that he\u2019s recovered at all. Indeed, earlier this very month he was readmitted to the hospital on account of fears that he\u2019d just suffered another stroke. Luckily for him, that turned out not to be the case after all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSenator John Fetterman, the Pennsylvania Democrat who suffered a near-fatal stroke before winning his seat last year, spent a second night in the hospital on Thursday as doctors ruled out another stroke but monitored him for signs of seizure, his spokesman said,\u201d The New York Times reported on Feb. 9th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMr. Fetterman, 53, was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday after feeling lightheaded while attending a Democratic Senate retreat in Washington. After an M.R.I. and other tests, doctors ruled out another stroke, the spokesman said. As of Thursday night, there had also been no signs of seizure,\u201d the Times added<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fetterman has since returned to the hospital, but this time for clinical depression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLast night, Senator John Fetterman checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to receive treatment for clinical depression. While John has experienced depression on and off throughout his life, it only became severe in recent weeks,\u201d Fetterman\u2019s chief of staff, Adam Jentleson, said in a statement Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The statement went on to add that the senator was evaluated by the Attending Physician of the Congress, Dr. Brian P. Monahan, on Monday, and that at that time Monahan \u201crecommended inpatient care at Walter Reed.\u201d Fetterman complied with the recommendation and is now \u201creceiving treatment on a voluntary basis.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAfter examining John, the doctors at Walter Reed told us that John is getting the care he needs, and will soon be back to himself,\u201d the statement concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Critics say that perhaps a stroke survivor with clinical depression and auditory processing issues so severe that he needs special accommodations shouldn\u2019t be a member of Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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