Fetterman gives Dems a stinging reality check as Mao-praising communists seize the spotlight

Pennsylvania Sen.John Fetterman railed against the growing influence of socialists and communists in the Democratic Party on Tuesday, warning that figures such as socialist streamer Hasan Piker are pulling the party toward a more radical future."I would never try to elevate … a communist just because [Piker] has followers on some, on Twitch, whatever that is.

But overall, if you identify with a communist who praises Mao and Cuba and for these places, that should be foreign to any Democrat.Without a doubt, that's having an impact," Fetterman told Fox News Digital on the sidelines of the Israel on Campus Coalition conference Tuesday.Piker has emerged as an influential voice on the Democratic left, backing socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and campaigning alongside Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed as left-wing candidates court his millions of online followers.

Piker has openly praised Mao Zedong and carried water for Cuba’s communist regime, blaming America for the island’s suffering. Speaking with Fox News Digital after addressing the Israel on Campus Coalition's National Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Fetterman said the direction of his party has become "troubling" and pointed to Tuesday’s primaries as the latest test of whether Democrats will continue embracing candidates aligned with the party’s progressive flank.JOHN FETTERMAN MAKES IT 'VERY CLEAR' THAT HE'S 'NOT GOING TO BE A REPUBLICAN' DESPITE DEM BACKLASHFetterman (Fox News Digital)Democratic establishment candidates notched several victories in Tuesday night’s primaries, including Rep.Wesley Bell’s defeat of DSA-backed former Rep.

Cori Bush’s comeback bid in Missouri.The high-stakes Democratic Senate primary in Michigan, however, remained too close to call early Wednesday, with Abdul El-Sayed, who has drawn support from prominent socialists, facing the more moderate Rep.

Haley Stevens."I see the midterms right now that the more radical, the more anti...