John Fetterman Isn't Too Happy With Chris Van Hollen's Senate Leadership Bid

Townhall ^ | November 14, 2026 | Joe Chalfant

[MinorityRepublican]

Democrat Sen. Chris Van Hollen, who is in the running to assume the Majority Leader position against Chuck Schumer. His candidacy may be what gets Sen. John Fetterman to finally leave the Democrat Party.

Fetterman says that Van Hollen's hostility toward Israel would be the impetus for his decision. Fetterman's close ties to the state of Israel has caused him to work closely with his Republican colleagues as the progressive faction of his own party continues to distance themselves from the Middle Eastern country.

Van Hollen announced his candidacy for leadership just two days ago. Since then, the most progressive Democrats in the Senate have come out in favor of his bid for the position.

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[LLBeet]

Fetterman is right! The other guy’s last name is Van Hollow!

[Dilbert San Diego]

Fetterman’s in political trouble. Somebody already announced that they’re going to primary him in 2028. He’s just not radical enough for today’s Democrats.

Considering the Democrats have a comfortable majority, In the Senate as of January, Fetterman doesn’t have much leverage, as far as threatening to leave the party or actually leaving the party.

And then he’s facing that challenge in 2028.

[Vision]

Chris Van Hollen is an absurd fool, libtard who, among many things, embarrassed himself and the country to work to bring a deported gang member back to the US.

We should pray he become Senate Leader.

[quantim]

“Senate Leader.”

Since before McConnell this has been and always will be an oxymoron. Only a COS (Convention of States) can fix this but it will never happen.

[quantim]

“Senate Leader.”

Since before McConnell this has been and always will be an oxymoron. Only a COS (Convention of States) can fix this but it will never happen.

[Leaning Right]

> Fetterman’s in political trouble. <

Yep. The November election did more than just wreck the Republicans. It also wrecked Fetterman.

[bigbob]

Van Arse Hollen

[SeekAndFind]

This is the same Chris Van Hollen who traveled to El Salvador to check on and advocate for the return of , Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an illegal who had been living in Maryland and was deported by the Trump administration.

Following his deportation to a Salvadoran mega-prison in March 2025, federal courts—including the U.S. Supreme Court—ordered the government to facilitate his return. He was flown back to the U.S. in June 2025.