5 Wildest Details From the Wall Street Journal’s Bombshell John Fetterman Report

Mediaite ^ | 09/04/2026 | David Gilmore

[thegagline]

The Wall Street Journal dropped a bombshell new report on Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) late Thursday, detailing allegations that the Democrat has routinely dodged constituents, skipped Senate business, and frustrated his own staff while devoting increasing attention to conservative media and Israel.

The Journal based its report on interviews with more than a dozen former staffers and lawmakers, along with internal records and messages. ***

Here are five of the most striking revelations.

1. Fetterman canceled on paralyzed veterans — to attend a Fox News interview

Three paralyzed military veterans from rural Pennsylvania traveled to Washington in June for a long-awaited meeting with Fetterman about legislation affecting their care. Staffers were told the senator was feeling unwell and canceled the meeting*** opting instead to do an interview with Fox News***

2. Fetterman reportedly dismissed constituent meetings

***Fetterman frequently refused or canceled meetings with constituents and lawmakers.

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3. Fetterman found a way to be marked present at hearings, “then leave”

***records showed Fetterman had skipped 11 of 12 full committee hearings during one stretch. ***

4. A three-hour police funeral was apparently a “nonstarter”

Fetterman also backed out of attending the funeral for three police officers killed near his hometown of York last year,***

5. Staff reportedly blocked an Israel op-ed over legal concerns

***Fetterman told Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter he would write an op-ed supporting Israel using points supplied by the ambassador:***

Fetterman ***told Leiter he would write the submission based on any points the ambassador sent over***A few days later, embassy staff sent over drafted points for Fetterman to consider. Fetterman staffers decided not to tell him about it, out of concern that drafting an op-ed based on suggestions from the Israeli embassy, under the senator’s name, risked violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: austinliberal; bot; dsa; hitpiece; israel; jewhater; knivesareout; splc; splcbot

[thegagline]

The knives are out. This is a summation of an article (a hit piece) that I read in The Wall Street Journal. On X (formerly Twitter), there is currently an all-out coordinated attack taking place against Fetterman.

My guess is that the Democratic Socialists of America (ironically financed in part by the David Greenberg Estate), the Squad, and George Soros are behind this.

First comes the Night of the Long Knives—the internal purge—followed by Kristallnacht.

[Jane Long]

WSUrinal doing the left’s bidding ... as usual.

[ClearCase_guy]

Democratic Socialists of America tell the WSJ it needs to run a hit piece, and the WSJ says, “Yaaaaas, Massa!” I can’t believe some people still think the WSJ is right-wing. That ended decades ago.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

LOL. Oh yeah. The Wall Street Journal really has a “bombshell” report. Can we get past this? Its 2026. We all know what is going on. The Wall Street Journal reporter is in bed with the Dems and acted as a typist for their propaganda hit piece of a Senator who no longer is in line with the Dem playbook. And now the Lib media is dutifully playing it up as some type of revelation. First, most of the “dirt” is probably lies. And when you strip the lies away, you really just have a senator who is much more conservative than the Dems want him to be.

[CaptainK]

It could have been Senator Oz. Fetterman still has 3 years to go despite the WDJ’s best efforts. Suck it up Pa.

[Freedumb]

I’m shocked the WSJ story doesn’t claim that Fetterman’s great grandmother was secretly a Jew!

[rlmorel]

"...I’m shocked the WSJ story doesn’t claim that Fetterman’s great grandmother was secretly a Jew!..."

Wait for it...wait for it...

[P-Marlowe]

Bombshell: Fetterman is just like almost every other member of Congress.

[Leaning Right]

> The knives are out. <

I (and many others) expected this. I’m just surprised it started so soon.

Fetterman is not up for reelection until 2028. So this could be a shot across the bow. Get your mind right, pal. Or there will be more to hit pieces to come.

[dfwgator]

So knives out
Cook him up
Squash his head
Put him in the pot

[thegagline]

I’m shocked the WSJ story doesn’t claim that Fetterman’s great grandmother was secretly a Jew!

Good one. And a money lender as well!

Hopefully, the pendulum will swing back in 2028 when Lee Zeldin is elected as our next president.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

detailing allegations that the Democrat has routinely dodged constituents, skipped Senate business,

I thought that was par for the course in the Senate these days.

[Leaning Right]

Quick addition to my post #9. It’s true that Fetterman votes with his fellow D’s most of the time.

But he also denounced corrupt senator Bob Menendez. He also denounced Nazi senate candidate Graham Platner. Both men are fellow Democrats. Fetterman also will not accept his party’s current anti-Israel stance.

The guy is just not a team player!

[boycott]

The muzzie lovers are trying to take him down.

[lefty-lie-spy]

WSJ is commie propaganda disguised as a capitalism-first platform. So sad.

[blackdog]

At least they’ve seen John Fetterman.

[central_va]

The Thune Senate Journal

[central_va]

This story is not kosher.

[mykroar]

Agreed. John has dared to stray from the Democrat Plantation and must be silenced.

[Fury]

The WSJ made some claims.

What SPECIFICALLY is wrong about their claims?