DULUTH — U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber said Tuesday that his Republican colleague, Rep. Tom Emmer, was “fighting for his damn life today,” a comment his office later backpedaled. That’s because Emmer, the House Majority Whip, was not gravely ill. He said he is not gravely ill - nor did he sound like it. https://t.co/Hd4L0QcOod — Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) August 4, 2026“I just spoke to Emmer,” Sherman said in the post. “He said he is not gravely ill — nor did he sound like it.