Sen. John Fetterman says he wants to celebrate his son's birthday the right way after missing it to check himself into his inpatient depression treatment

• When Sen. John Fetterman was asked about his political future, he instead pivoted to his eldest son.
• Fetterman checked into the hospital for his depression treatment on his eldest son's birthday.
• The senator spoke emotionally about wanting to celebrate his son's birthday now that he's back at home.

When Sen. John Fetterman opened up about his treatment for clinical depression in an interview that aired Sunday, he grew emotional when speaking about his family — noting that he checked into the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on the same day as his 14-year-old son's birthday.