NBC reporter Dasha Burns defended her observation that Democratic Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman had a "difficult" time understanding small talk prior to a recent interview.
Appearing on NBC’s "Today" show Wednesday to provide a follow-up on her high-profile interview with the candidate – the first in-person one Fetterman has done since suffering a stroke in May – Burns told co-host Savannah Guthrie that small talk with Fetterman prior to the interview was "difficult." Guthrie pushed back, citing other journalists who have claimed Fetterman seemed fine to them during remote exchanges.Though Burns was adamant that, in her experience, Fetterman had trouble understanding her and her crew until interview questions were closed captioned for him to read during their sit down.
John Fetterman, lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania and Democratic senate candidate, speaks during a campaign rally in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, on Saturday, Oct.
1, 2022. Fetterman and Republican Senate candidate Mehmet Oz are running to replace Republican Senator Pat Toomey, who is retiring.The outcome of the race could decide which party controls the Senate.
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