‘Hopeful’ John Fetterman Opens Up About Depression: I Was ‘Miserable’

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) is hopeful, an emotion surprisingly foreign to a man who’s achieved so much.

“It’s a strange feeling for me to have,” he told Jane Pauley on CBS Sunday Morning, his first interview since seeking treatment for clinical depression at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in mid-February.

The freshman senator spoke to Pauley days before he was discharged from the hospital, where he spent nearly two months undergoing treatment. He admitted to being “miserable” during pivotal moments, starting with his November Senate win through his January swearing-in ceremony.

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