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Blue-Collar Champion, or Opportunist? Progressives denounce Fetterman: “It’s all an act.”
However, the most vocal scorn A
s expected, many progressives have an alternate view of John
Fetterman. For many on the Democrat side,
his transformation is not the Lazarus- like story of a man unchained by the constraints of a corrupt system, but that of a political opportunist-turned- heretic whose carefully crafted working-class ethos conceals a fierce ambition. A former Biden administration
aide told Newsmax that in the Senate, a very real sense of betrayal exists among many in the Democratic Party — who view Fetterman as a turncoat, and even a fraud. “There has been disappointment, to
say the least. A lot of us feel like we are in this foxhole together, especially after Trump’s victory, and now there is this feeling that we have this guy, who we all fought so hard for, who has turned and is now giving aid and comfort to the enemy,” the source said. Further, in private, some
“We might have differences, but that’s the business that we’re in, and they are serious people. They are patriots. “These need to be in-
formed choices,” he adds. “For that to ever become con- troversial, I truly don’t under- stand.” After years of watching
and reading news stories that he claims painted him accu- rately or were outright false, Fetterman says he owed it to each nominee not to trust the headlines but instead get to know them as individuals.
lawmakers believe Fetterman’s working-class persona to be a well- choreographed act. “There is a sense that he is leaning
a bit into this hoodie shtick, and that’s great that it works for him, but now that he appears to be using it to separate himself from his party by casting himself as the blue-collar, anti-establishment guy . . . it just isn’t going over well with some,” the source said. “I mean, come on. He’s not
exactly Joe Six-Pack; the guy went to Harvard,” the source added. Other critics claim Fetterman has
a poor work ethic. According to documents
reportedly obtained by The Washington Free Beacon, Fetterman missed at least 53 meetings during his tenure as the mayor of Braddock. “The DNC employed immeasurable resources to get this seat. There is some obvious buyer’s remorse,” the source said.
“You can’t know me with-
out at least sitting down and talking to me, or giving me that opportunity, and I would say the same thing about all of these nominees,” says Fetterman. “I’m never going to let
someone be my gatekeeper or ask for permission from the party. I’m going to sit down and talk with anyone I want, and I don’t know why anyone would think that’s unreason- able. “If that’s a problem, it should be your problem.
for Fetterman’s role as a maverick comes from social media. Among some online activists, he has earned the moniker Genocide John for his support of Israel. Last January, protesters who
had organized online descended on Fetterman’s home in Braddock. In response, the senator took to the roof, waving an Israeli flag. In a Dec. 24 post on X, popular
liberal social media influencer Majid M. Padellan wrote, “Good morning and Happy Tuesday to everyone who is disappointed that, after defending John Fetterman’s candidacy with your whole chest, he turned out to be Joe Manchin in disguise all along.” “What an immeasurably
dangerous and unconscionably irresponsible betrayal, John Fetterman,” read a Dec. 10 post on X by liberal activist Andrew Wortman, who produces the progressive “America Rises” newsletter. “You’re dead to us, senator.”
It’s never going to be mine,” he adds.
A
paradox is at the heart of the John Fetterman story. As allegations
of betrayal continue to come from the left flank of the Democratic Party, they con- flict with many who have long observed the Pennsylvania senator’s political path and claim this is the same John Fetterman. According to Pennsylva- nia-based political consul-
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