Sen. John Fetterman looks unrecognizable — and eerily similar to ‘Breaking Bad’s Walter White

US Sen. John Fetterman revealed a startling new look Saturday that had some social media users likening him to Walter White, the infamous meth-cooking chemistry teacher played by Bryan Cranston on AMC’s “Breaking Bad.”

“Lost a bet with Karl,” Fetterman (D-Pa.) posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, with a selfie showing off a blocky pair of eyeglasses, a bushy new mustache — and the disappearance of his signature gray goatee.

The freshman Democrat, 53, did not describe the wager he had made with his 13-year-old son, but the photo sparked hundreds of reactions.

“Breaking sad,” one critic snarked.

“ITS TIME TO COOK,” posted Eric Torres.

Another revised Fetterman’s portrait to add the caption “Am I the knocks who one?” — a mixed-up version of the beloved character’s “I am the one who knocks” catchphrase, meant to mock the senator’s verbal stumbles in the wake of his 2022 stroke.

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But others seemed to approve.

“Got a bit of Walter White there, useful for negotiations,” wrote Charles Mathewes, a professor at the University of Virginia.

The former Pennsylvania lieutenant governor was left with hearing and other cognitive issues after suffering a stroke in May of last year, just before the Keystone State’s Democratic Senate primary — then concealed the extent of his disability from voters.

A June poll found that 50% of Pennsylvania voters disapprove of Fetterman’s job performance, while just 39% approve.