John Fetterman breaks with Kamala Harris: Democratic Senator slams VP for saying Israel will face 'consequences' for a Rafah ground offensive and says Netanyahu should be allowed to finish Hamas

The Daily Mail ^ | 25 Mar 2024 | Charlie Spiering

[MinorityRepublican]

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) criticized Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday after she indicated Israel should face 'consequences' if they launched a major ground offensive in Rafah.

Both Biden and Harris have warned Israeli Prime Benjamin Bibi Netanyahu not to invade Rafah as part of Israel's military goal of rooting out Hamas terrorists in the region and freeing the hostages held in captivity after the October 7 attacks.

When Harris was asked by ABC News Senior Congressional Correspondent Rachel Scott on Sunday whether she would rule out considering 'consequences' for Israel if they invaded Rafah, Harris replied, 'I am ruling out nothing.'

'Hard disagree,' Fetterman replied on social media, featuring an image of a news headline generated by the interview. 'Israel has the right to prosecute Hamas to surrender or to be eliminated.'

Harris reiterated the administration's position on Israel's decision to invade Rafah.

'We have been clear in multiple conversations and in every way that any major military operation in Rafah would be a huge mistake,' she said in her ABC interview on Sunday.

Fetterman has emerged as a Democratic figure staunchly in support of Israel after the October 7 Hamas terrorist attacks.

'Hamas owns every innocent death for their cowardice hiding behind Palestinian lives,' he continued on social media.

Fetterman also shared an image of a story of Israel's plans to attack Rafah, backing the effort.

[Forward the Light Brigade]

More and more I am starting to like this Fetterman.

[Mark17]

He’s going to fall down a flight of stairs pretty quick.

Are you sure he won’t fall UP a flight of stairs? 😀

[Kipp]

Fetterman also says there’s a crisis at the border and that it’s not xenophobic to be concerned about it.

Fetterman is still a solid Democrat, but he has voiced opinions different from the party line a handful of times. That’s rare these days.

[Does so]

“Kamala is polling lower than FJB.”

Big Mike waiting in wings for Chicago Convention. Early “October Surprise”.

What’s not to like?

Name recognition, frequently featured in Cosmopolitan magazines, minority, female.

Obliterates Trump in election, resigns, hands reins to VP Newsome. Republic dies.
:-(

[Eccl 10:2]

Wasn’t there a black woman that was a so much better candidate than Oz?

Perhaps she can reemerge now that Ronna is gone?

[magooey]

Fetterman is another woke leftist as of October 6 who got up a day or two later having learned he was actually Jewish.

[enumerated]

Thank you. So he’s against open borders too. Cool.

[Samurai_Jack]

Next thing you know he’s going to grow a shock of blonde hair and considered a candidate for the GOP VP!

[Sacajaweau]

his parents are long time republicans.

[Fireone]

My exact thought!
Fetterman is going to make a better Republican, than over half of the so called “real” Republicans.

[Gay State Conservative]

Sounds like Fetterman is in the wrong party. Maybe he should be switching.

[af_vet_1981]

He has pleasantly surprised me more than once.

Concur

[TwelveOfTwenty]

He has pleasantly surprised me more than once.

Same here.

[rxh4n1]

“Fetterman talks big, but he almost always votes with the Dem block.”

Another Joe Manchin.

[Russ]

Watch how he votes not what he says. Talk is cheap.

[Varda]

That's my take on Fetterman as well. There are plenty of communist Jews who support Israel, it has nothing to do with conservatism.
So far, the only thing he's done that wasn't expected is say the border is an issue. I didn't take it as a solid position against illegal immigration. More like he knows his constituents, in a Jack Murtha sort of way.

[oldasrocks]

So all it takes to straighten out a democrat is a good stroke? How do you give strokes to people?

[Deplorable American1776]

Fetterman is surprising me... He might commit Arkancide soon... 🤓

[glennaro]

One thing is as certain as a thing can be:
For whatever reason -- and there's always a carefully planned reason -- the Democrat/Communist Party has in allowing Fetterman to continue like this, the minute his antics are no longer useful (and, make no mistake, his "conflict" with Harris is quite useful in exposing her breathtaking inability to think, much less to lead), the Democrat/Communist Party SS troops will yank him in in a heartbeat and pound him into submision until he again behaves like the mindless, obedient robot they paid good money to get elected.

Fetterman is a member of the Democrat/Communist Party ... and I don't believe, much less trust, anything he says or does (what he thinks is not a factor). I'd love to be wrong about this ... but I am confident I'm not.

[bert]

The Vice lame duck has spoken