Schumer, on hot mic, admits to Biden that Fetterman hurt his chances in Oz debate

Democrat John Fetterman struggled to communicate during Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate debate Tuesday against his GOP opponent, former TV star Mehmet Oz.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer Thursday admitted in a hot-mic moment that Pennsylvania Senate Democratic candidate John Fetterman hurt his chances with a shaky debate performance Tuesday night. 

"It looks like the debate didn't hurt us too much in Pennsylvania as of today," Schumer, D-N.Y., told President Biden on the tarmac during Biden's trip to New York Thursday. "So that's good."

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Fetterman often struggled to communicate during his debate against Republican candidate Mehmet Oz due to lingering effects from a stroke he suffered earlier this year. Fetterman needed closed captioning to understand comments from Oz and the moderators during the debate.

Schumer and Democrats are in a neck-and-neck fight with Republicans over who will control the Senate next Congress, with Pennsylvania one of the races that could tip the majority one way or another.

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