John Fetterman grilled over ‘rightward shift’ as he’s accused of cozying up to Trump administration
John Fetterman grilled over ‘rightward shift’ as he’s accused of cozying up to Trump administration
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Fetterman has repeatedly rejected rumors he might join the Republican party. Pennsylvania Democratic Senator John Fetterman was grilled on The View Monday about his “rightward shift” after many have criticized him for cozying up to President Donald Trump and his administration.
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View host Sunny Hostin noted that critics “on the left” have called out the senator for undergoing a “rightward shift.” She went on to ask Fetterman about his response to those “questioning your commitment to the Democratic party.”. “I’ve been on record ... saying I am not going to become a Republican, you know, although maybe some people might be happy on one side,” Fetterman responded. “But I would make a pretty terrible Republican, because, you know, [I’m] pro-choice, pro really strong immigration, pro-LGBTQ … I don’t think I’d be a good fit.”.
“So I’m not going to change my party,” Fetterman emphasized. “It’s not gonna happen,” he said. “Even if I wanted to do that, that is a rocket sled to Palookaville to try to switch.”. Fetterman, 55, has been accused of leaning away from his party in recent weeks, particularly after he visited Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida to work with Republicans on the Laken Riley Act, a bill that requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain “non-U.S. nationals” who have been arrested for burglary, theft, larceny or shoplifting.
He has also come under scrutiny for his staunch support of the Israeli government amid their it war in Gaza. Last year, the senator criticized South Africa for bringing a case of genocide against Israel through the International Court of Justice, calling it an “appalling” move.
