Sen.John Fetterman, D-Pa., has "no plans" to leave the Democratic Party but if it officially became the "anti-Israel party," count him out."My long-term concern has been with the Democratic Party, as I am a member of that, is that our party is going to back away and turn their back to Israel," he said Wednesday at the Hill Nation Summit in Washington, D.C."If our party ever becomes, and just makes it official, the anti-Israel party, that’s when I would leave because that’s been a moral clarity for me."The news comes as Fetterman and fellow Sen.
Dave McCormick, R-Pa., launch a rare joint fundraising PAC called "Common Ground PA" this month, according to FEC filings, and Fetterman's breaks from Democratic Party votes have become increasingly apparent since he was elected in 2022 and took office Jan.3, 2023.SEN JOHN FETTERMAN PLEDGES TO BE 'LAST MAN STANDING' IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN SUPPORT OF ISRAELSen.
John Fetterman, D-Pa., said he was 'angry' that Sen.Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., so vocally supported Graham Platner through most of the egregious allegations.
(Al Drago/Getty Images)"Though I was elected as a Democrat, I’m proud to serve all Pennsylvanians," Fetterman wrote in a May op-ed, delivering the age-old mantra that he has not changed from his principles, the party has."It has become increasingly lonely to serve in that way, but I firmly believe it’s what is needed."My party cannot simply be the opposite of whatever President Donald Trump says.
The president could come out for ice cream and lazy Sundays, and my party would suddenly hate them.Such pointless pile-ons and attacks are unproductive.
The American people want us to work together to find solutions on issues they and our country face."His lines in the sand, he wrote, had been laid bare on:JOHN FETTERMAN’S FALL FROM HERO TO HERETIC EXPOSES DEMOCRATS’ HARD LEFT TURNFormer Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner was one of the strongest red lines against his party for Sen.John Fett...