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Posted on 11/02/2025 12:24:27 PM PST by lightman
U.S. Sen. John Fetterman noted Saturday night on Fox News Channel’s “My View with Lara Trump,” hosted by the president’s daughter-in-law, that he’ll “get grief” for sitting down with her.
Still, he said, having conversations is “really important.”
“We can’t ever collectively turn our back to others and people are increasingly forgetting to remember that we really need each other,” Fetterman said.
Both Democrats and Republicans are feeling the effects of a federal government shutdown. Fetterman was one of three Democrats to side with a Republican bill that would’ve paid certain federal workers during the shutdown.
“I’ve been really consistent on this,” he said. “Now, whether it’s a Republican or Democrat, whatever’s driving the shutdown, that’s always wrong. I don’t care who’s behind it. It’s always wrong and here we are, and I’ve maintained that.
He added:" I refuse to shut our government down and risk food insecurity to 42 million Americans, whether it’s red or blue countries — I mean, counties, excuse me. It’s like people and Republicans and Democrats get hungry and they need these — and they deserve these kinds of support, and I refuse to engage in bad political theater. I think that’s a betrayal of one of our core responsibilities."
Fetterman has broken with his party on multiple issues, including immigration and on Israel, although he only votes with the president 6% of the time. He said his views represent all of Pennsylvania, not just the Democrats.
“Well, I mean, a lot of people forget or doesn’t understand the state that I am honored to represent — Pennsylvania, perhaps the most purple state in the country. And I am not just representing Democrats, I’m representing 13 million Pennsylvanians," Fetterman said. “And now, I refuse to call members of the other team as fascists or Nazis or those other kinds of thing because if you do, then that implies that — well, the people that vote for them must be the same as, too, and that’s absolutely not true.”
He continued to promote conversations between Democrats and Republicans, saying politicians can oppose each other on the floor but still value each other as humans. He condemned political violence, especially in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death.
“We have to work together. That’s how it works,” he said. “Some terms, we’re in the majority. Sometimes, we’re in the minority. You know, that’s why we all work together. That’s the way democracy is,” Fetterman said.
Fetterman’s conversations with Republicans have garnered pushback, especially as he leans to the right on issues like border security.
Fetterman said Democrats have “done a bad job about our border,” although he said he is pro-immigration. He was the first democrat to sponsor the Laken Riley Act in January, which forces federal authorities to detain undocumented immigrants for minor offenses.
He also expressed disappointment in the way he perceives Democrats have backed away from Israel.
“That’s our key ally, and they have the kinds of values that we live and what we aspire here in our nation,” Fetterman said.
John Fetterman The Sen. John Fetterman interview with Lara Trump took place on Saturday night.Fox News After his sit-down conversation, he took the host on a tour of his office. During that time, he discussed his physical and mental health. Fetterman suffered a stroke in 2022, when he first ran for Senate, and has been open about his struggle with depression.
He said that he’s had people, even members of Congress and staff members in Congress, talk to him about their mental health struggles. He said he feels like he’s “paying it forward,” and said his message to people is to “stay in this game” of life.
“And now, the truth is, regardless of if you’re a U.S. senator or if you are a veteran, whoever you are, the depression doesn’t pick just blue or red. It picks all of us, or can,” Fetterman said.
He concluded the interview by saying he is glad to represent the state he does.
“It’s a pleasure to represent Pennsylvania,“ Fetterman said. ”In the middle of all of the chaos and the upheaval, I just want to be the responsible voice in the middle of it.”
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more proof that he is seriously mentally ill.
He actually believes he should represent his constituents
unlike everyone else in DC
I can't see him getting the current Dem Party nomination, but he would be a formidable opponent in his current form.
Ask him if the 2020 election was stolen.
Democrats: totalitarian control freaks...
Fetterman has no filter. He says what he thinks without first considering all the political implications.
And that’s a very, very good thing.
Not “smarter,” just not toeing the party line.
I’d be willing to vote for Fetterman for president. He’s the most sane of all the candidates.
We need more like him.
I wonder if Dr. Oz would have said these things.
God bless Senator Fetterman!
Fetterman is the most sane of all the Democrats. In fact, he might be the only sane Democrat. That’s why I expect the DNC to primary him in 2928.
If so, it will be an uphill battle and cost the DNC a lot of money. Fetterman is popular in Pennsylvania, even among many Republicans.
And expounding on issues is not the same as "seeking solutions for".
Hmmm .... Fetterman understands his job. Understands it better then some Republicans!
What he understands is Trump won PA.
But is he reqlly representing both sides? Is he fight8ng lgbtq indoctr8nation in schools? Fighting against abortion? Fighting for conservative ideals in his state?
Fetterman apologizes for Dems not having their ‘s–t together’ as government shutdown continues
I closely watched the 2024 senatorial race between Fetterman and Oz. Fetterman seemed genuine. Oz came across as a smirking elitist. Very unlikable.
If Oz had won, we’d have one more R vote in the Senate. A good thing. But for sure he’d do nothing bold or impressive.
Oh, and Oz is a Muslim, and a citizen of Turkey as well as of the US. That means something to me. After 9/11, it sure does.
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