Former Fetterman Staffer Sent Warning Letter To Doctor About Senator's 'Bad Trajectory': Report

In 2024, Adam Jentleson, Fetterman's former chief of staff, detailed "warning signs" to the senator's doctor and expressed concern he "won’t be with us for much longer."

Sen. John Fetterman’s former chief of staff wrote a letter to a doctor involved with the Pennsylvania senator’s treatment for clinical depression, detailing “warning signs” and expressing concern for the senator’s mental health.

New York Magazine reported Friday that Adam Jentleson, who served as Fetterman’s chief of staff from 2022 to 2024, listed a number of concerns in the letter, including worry that the senator was not taking his medication as prescribed and was not following through with checkups.

Jentleson had previously communicated updates about the senator’s care to the public after Fetterman checked into a hospital in February 2023 to receive treatment for clinical depression. Fetterman remained there for six weeks, and declared his depression “in remission” when he left. Fetterman previously had a stroke in May 2022, during his Senate campaign.

One year after Fetterman completed his inpatient treatment, Jentleson detailed “warning signs we discussed” to David Williamson, a doctor who had helped with Fetterman’s care at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

“I think John is on a bad trajectory and I’m really worried about him,” Jentleson said in his letter, according to NY Mag. The New York Times also obtained a copy of the letter, which was sent via email with the subject line, “concerns.”