‘I Still Hate Politics’: US Senator’s Wife Gisele Barrett-Fetterman Criticizes | US Politics

Gisele Barreto Fetterman, married to a former mayor and lieutenant governor and now a U.S. Senator, regrets how “mean” American politics has become, saying, “I still hate politics. It is,” he said.

Democrat’s wife Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman said in an interview with MSNBC that airs on Sunday.

“I still hate politics,” said Barrett Fetterman. “I don’t know how I got here… I hated this situation. Of course, I think it could be very different, but to change that we need to elect the right people. But that’s It’s very mean.”

Barrett Fetterman She came to the United States from Brazil when she was 7 years old, without paperwork, with her mother and brother.

“I’ve been living in the shade for 15 years,” said one of her sources. biography “Gisele obtained her green card in 2004 and became a U.S. citizen in 2009.”

In 2008, she married John Fetterman, whom he had served as mayor of Braddock for two years. In 2019, the 6-foot-9 populist was elected Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania. He will win the U.S. Senate seat in 2022, defeating Donald Trump’s endorsed Republican candidate, TV doctor Mehmet Oz.

During a campaign that quickly turned nasty, Fetterman suffered a stroke. After he won a seat in the Senate, hospitalized for depression.wife who acted for him spokespersonbecame the target of right-wing attacks.

November, Barrett Fetterman told the new republic: “The right wing hates women. They especially hate strong women, but I think that’s what you see too.”

“The fact that the Senator-elect’s spouse has been attacked non-stop for the past 24 hours, and everyone is embracing it, everyone thinks it’s normal…it’s not normal. ”

She also told the magazine: “Since entering the Capitol for training, my inbox has been filled with threats and horrifying content, and that’s because I have. [on] Loop Fox News. “

In her new MSNBC interview, Inside with Jen PsakiBarrett Fetterman told a former White House press secretary that she was “very proud” that her husband sought treatment for depression.

“I mean, that’s very brave, isn’t it? Whenever something tragic happens to someone, we read about it in the news. I want to.”

Of the right-wing attacks against her, she said: “When I stumbled into this world of politics, people always said, ‘Don’t worry, Giselle, you’re going to get stronger, you’re going to get thicker.'” It was never like, ‘We’re going to deal with the problem. I feel like I’m getting stronger to compete against them.

“I’m just like, ‘I love my skin.’ It’s okay. I don’t want thick skin. Let’s talk about the real problem, not how to be strong to carry this burden.”

When asked why she felt more attacked and threatened than her husband, Barrett Fetterman said: You think she’s more likely to attack women, right? Women are just targets. “

“I want my attackers to know that I can handle it,” said Barrett Fetterman. again. I’m fine. But millions of young women and young girls are watching this and may be making unwanted decisions out of fear that they might be next. And it is harmful. “