MAVE Continued from page 55 Further angering the left,
Fetterman issued the state- ment after becoming the first Democrat to join the presi- dent’s Truth Social website. In his post, the senator
wrote: “The Trump hush money and Hunter Biden cases were both bulls***, and pardons are appropriate. Weaponizing the judiciary for blatant, partisan gain di- minishes the collective faith in our institutions and sows further division.” Fetterman explained that
too many on his side of the aisle have lost all perspective when it comes to the former and current president, telling Newsmax that “people have just been on a rocket sled to Bonkersville, and I’m telling people they need to chill out.”
are said, and the conversa- tion got really kind of crazy.” Last May, the senator criticized then-President Joe Biden for pausing a shipment of arms to Israel. Fetterman, who is un-
apologetic in his support of Israel’s actions in Gaza, said he disagreed that the United
“On Israel, I said look, I support peace and these things, but if the s*** hits the
fan, I’m going all in on Israel.” — Sen. John Fetterman
Fetterman repeatedly
praised Trump for his politi- cal skills and courage under fire.
In a December interview,
he told ABC News the presi- dent was a “singular politi- cal talent,” and added that he was “not rooting against” Trump. The senator explained
that Democrats tended to exaggerate Trump’s flaws to absurdity. “He is not a fascist looking to end democracy or all of the kinds of things that
States should withhold arms from Israel or impose any conditions on its ally. Fetterman told Newsmax,
“On Israel, I said look, I sup- port peace and these things, but if the s*** hits the fan, I’m going all in on Israel.” Further stoking the anger
of his party, Fetterman came out as a voice of support for Trump’s Cabinet picks, and even visited the president at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Jan- uary before the inauguration. After the one-hour meet-
INDEPENDENT Fetterman has angered some fellow Democrats by supporting Trump’s Cabinet picks, including outspoken New York Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik, and by going “all in” on supporting Israel.
ing, Trump told the Washing- ton Examiner: “He’s a com- monsense person. He’s not liberal or conservative. He’s just a commonsense person, which is beautiful. “I will say that Sen. Fetter-
man was very impressive to me, really impressive.” While Democrats were mobilizing to thwart Trump’s nominees, Fetterman infuri- ated many in his party after openly declaring he would give each one a fair hearing while offering his support to others. He says that he “embraced
sitting down with all the nom- inees,” and that Trump made “quality picks” — including Sen. Marco Rubio for secre- tary of state and Rep. Elise Stefanik to serve as ambassa- dor to the United Nations. “All of these people are quality choices,” he explains.
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