John Fetterman's fitness for office was questioned after his 2022 Senate debate. He wants Democrats to 'chill' after Biden's poor performance.

• Sen. John Fetterman leaped to Biden's defense after his poor debate performance last week.
• "I refuse to join the Democratic vultures on Biden's shoulder after the debate," he wrote on X.
• Fetterman, who once faced his own bad debate, slammed pundits who said he'd lose in 2022.

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman has a message for Democrats who want President Joe Biden to step aside following his poor debate performance on Thursday: "Chill."

For Fetterman, the second-guessing and outright panic from some Democratic quarters toward Biden is reminiscent of the criticism he faced following a rocky 2022 Senate debate against his then-opponent, GOP nominee and celebrity surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz.