Democratic Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman frowned after tripping over a remark during an interview with The New York Times on Friday.

of senator He sat down with The New York Times and had a wide-ranging discussion about his health and the state of Congress at large.Fetterman was suffering from illness stroke In 2022, the speech impediment remained. The New York Times noted that Fetterman used a tablet to transcribe speech to text to answer questions from reporters. He also acknowledged that his political opponents are likely to blame him for his speech problems. (Related: Jon Fetterman struggles to ask basic questions to disgraced Silicon Valley bank executives)

The New York Times asked Mr. Fetterman if his “political stance” in Congress had ever made him “cynical.” He quickly stumbled over the words.

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“Of course, all the people here are cynics. But you can fight for something meaningful. That you shouldn’t be hungry. Hunger. I’m hungry. Hunger. I’m hungry.” said Fetterman.

“Fox News would go crazy if that happened to your story,” laughed Fetterman, seemingly realizing that the exchange could be used against him.

For Fetterman, history grope his words. The New York Post reported that the senator struggled to articulate his thoughts during hearings on the Philadelphia highway collapse last month.

“No, I, uh, I really want to, 95, 95, 95. You know what?” Mr. Fetterman said.