John Fetterman says stroke recovery gives him edge against Dr. Oz in crucial Pennsylvania Senate race

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman sought to use his recovery from a near-fatal stroke as a political weapon in his increasingly tight Senate election fight against his Republican opponent Dr. Mehmet Oz.

A day after he slurred a few words during a one-on-one interview with NBC News, Fetterman, 53, said on Wednesday that experiencing a serious health issue makes him a better leader for the state.

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (Matt Rourke/)

“Dr. Oz is both perfectly healthy + extremely wealthy. Must be nice,” Fetterman tweeted. “Most Pennsylvanians aren’t. Who do you think is going to fight for them?”

Fetterman added that he will continue to recover from the stroke, while Oz “will still be a fraud.”

The tweets were an effort by Fetterman to turn questions about his own health into a potential attack line against Oz, whom he has sought to portray as an out-of-touch elitist carpetbagger from New Jersey.

Fetterman, 53, slurred a few words and needed to use closed captioning in a rare one-on-one interview with NBC News Tuesday.

He reiterated his refusal to release his medical records, claiming that voters can judge for themselves whether he is fit to serve in the Senate.

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The next big test for Fetterman comes on Oct. 25, when the two men face off in their only scheduled debate.