Sen. John Fetterman talks with West Point cadets in the Senate subway on Nov. 19, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Fetterman endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president during the 2024 election cycle but was one of the few Democrats who spoke publicly about Trump earning a strong showing of support among voters – most notably in his battleground home state of Pennsylvania.
"There’s a difference between not understanding, but also acknowledging that it exists," Fetterman told the New York Times in October of Trump's support. "And anybody who spends time driving around, and you can see the intensity. It’s astonishing."
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In another interview ahead of the election, Fetterman acknowledged Pennsylvania voters shared a "connection" with Trump before also launching expletives directed at Trump and mocking the former president's campaign.
President-elect Trump and Sen. Fetterman (Getty Images)
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"I think this election was a serious flex for bros. And you know, it was strange that Democrats are like, ‘Oh, childless cat ladies. How dare you.’ OK, that is weird. I don’t know why [JD] Vance would say that – you can be pro-family without insulting people that choose not to have kids or are unable to have kids," Fetterman said.
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"I love people that are absolutely going to vote for Trump. They’re not fascists. They’re not those things. I think if you go to the tickle switch, use those kinds of terms, then it’s kind of hard to walk back on those things. That’s kind of a word that really isn’t part of the vernacular for voters. Scolding harder or clutching the pearls harder, that’s never going to work for Democrats," Fetterman said.
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