The cracks in the Democrat Party are only getting bigger. And it’s no surprise why.
Now Senator John Fetterman blindsided Democrats with one surprising betrayal.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), known for frequently stepping away from the Left’s standard playbook, did so again recently by condemning leftists on social media who cheered the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Thompson was tragically shot and killed on December 4 near the entrance of the New York Hilton Midtown in Manhattan.
Following the arrest of a suspect in the case, some left-wing commentators celebrated the killing online.
“He’s the ahole that’s going to die in prison,” Fetterman remarked, addressing the toxic reaction.
“Congratulations if you want to celebrate that. A sewer is going to sewer. That’s what social media is about. And I don’t know why the media wants to turn that into a story, just with these trolls saying these kinds of things anonymously like that. I don’t know why that’s news. Remember, he has two children that are going to grow up without their father… It’s vile. And if you’ve gunned someone down that you don’t happen to agree with their views or the business that they’re in, hey, you know, I’m next, they’re next, he’s next, she’s next.”
Fetterman’s willingness to challenge leftist orthodoxy is nothing new. In May, during a commencement speech at Yeshiva University, he dramatically removed his Harvard University collar in protest.
Speaking as a Harvard alumnus and staunch supporter of Israel following the October 7, 2023, Hamas massacre that left over 1,200 Israelis dead, Fetterman stated:
“I have been profoundly disappointed in the way — Harvard’s inability to stand up for the Jewish community after October 7. And for me personally, I do not fundamentally believe that it is right for me to wear this today.”
In April, he voiced strong support for law enforcement, denouncing squatter rights in comments to the New York Post.
Fetterman said:
“Squatters have no rights. How can you even pretend that this is anything other than you’re just breaking the law? … I am not woke. … It’s wild that if you go away on a long trip, for 30 days, and someone breaks into your home and suddenly they have rights. This is crazy. Like if somebody stole your car, and then they held it for 30 days, then somehow you now have some rights?”
However, Fetterman hasn’t always distanced himself from the Left.
Just before the November election, he lashed out at critics of the Democrats’ radical transgender agenda, labeling them “ahole[s].”
In an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash on State of the Union, Fetterman criticized political ads from the Trump campaign targeting transgender issues. He said:
“If your political capital comes from picking on trans kids or gay kids or anything like that, that’s — you’re just bankrupt throughout all of this. … My version of being a being a man is, it’s like, hey, I like ribeyes, I like Motorhead, and I’m never going to pick on trans kids and gay kids or things. And it’s just sad that the other side chooses to kind of pick on members of those communities. And, again, it’s just — it’s just a warped version of — it doesn’t make you tough. It doesn’t make you a man to pick on trans or gay kids. … It just makes you an ahole.”
Fetterman’s complex political persona continues to baffle both allies and opponents, showcasing a mix of bold independence and staunch progressive advocacy depending on the issue.
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