Sen.John Fetterman, D-Pa., delivered a surprise video message at the GOP midterm convention Wednesday night, praising President Donald Trump and Republican Sen.
Dave McCormick while rejecting what he described as the Democratic Party’s "extremes and socialism.""I’m a commonsense Democrat.I’m always going to stand with America," Fetterman said.
"I’m always going to reject the extremes and socialism and that anti-American way of life."Fetterman introduced McCormick, who is seeking re-election to the Senate, as "the kind of senator that gets the job done" and someone who will "fight for Pennsylvania."FETTERMAN LEANS ON UNLIKELY GOP ALLY AS DEMS SHARPEN THEIR KNIVES OVER EXPLOSIVE REPORTSen.John Fetterman, D-Pa., has increasingly broken with Democratic leaders while embracing bipartisan ties with Republicans.
(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)Standing in front of an iconic U.S.steel mill, Fetterman said he was proud to work with McCormick and Trump to defend Pennsylvania’s steel industry, which remains a central part of the state’s economic and political identity."That’s exactly the kind of thing that we will work together and will work with President Trump to fight and defend the steel way of life right here in the Steel Valley," Fetterman said.The message was notable because Fetterman is a sitting Democratic senator appearing at the Republican Party’s first midterm convention, where Trump is expected to rally GOP voters ahead of the Nov.
3 elections.His appearance also highlighted his increasingly strained relationship with Democratic leaders and the party’s left wing.Fetterman has repeatedly broken with Democrats on issues including Israel, immigration and Trump’s military actions against Iran.Senator Dave McCormick, a Republican from Pennsylvania, left, and U.S.
President Donald Trump during the inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.(Brian Kaiser/Blo...