Fox News: Fetterman calls out 'absolutely absurd' pandering to far-left Democrats

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Fetterman calls out 'absolutely absurd' pandering to far-left Democrats

Rep. John Fetterman, D-Pa., spoke to the Jewish Insider about what he believes are problems within his party after recently averting a government shutdown.

                   
                       

You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login D-Penn., called out in a new interview what he believes to be "absolutely absurd" pandering to extreme Democrats over issues like the war in Israel or shutting down the government.

Fetterman spoke You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login on Monday about his ongoing conflict with some members of his party, particularly over his support for Israel. However, his latest issue with the more "extreme" members of his party came from their demand that Democrats refuse to support a GOP bill to fund the government earlier this month.

Fetterman was one of ten Democrats who broke ranks to You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login and called out attempts to "pander" to calls for the government to shut down.

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"I was really the first Democrat to refuse to shut our government down, and my party was so desperate to pander to shut the government down," Fetterman said. "Absurd, absolutely absurd. Six months ago, we were lecturing the Republicans, 'You can't shut the government down.' Now it's, 'Well, yeah, let's do these things.'"

He added, "It's like that's part of the problem, to pander, and they want to pander to the extreme parts of our party, to shut the government down. I said I will never burn the village down and claim that I'm saving it."

Fetterman also pointed to Michigan as an example of political "pandering" that failed, claiming the Democratic Party tried to appeal to the left-wing Arab-American population only to lose the state to President You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login anyway.

He specifically called out Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., for refusing to support President Joe Biden and You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login during the 2024 election because of their support for Israel. Fetterman claimed that she and other far-left Democrats ultimately helped to elect Trump.

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"[N]ow they're yelling about how terrible Trump is, and you helped elect him, and your base and your home city delivered to Trump, and now ... that's emblematic of where our party was," Fetterman said.

You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login reached out to Fetterman and Tlaib's offices for a comment.

Fetterman called out another far-left Democratic representative on Friday when You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login at Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., over her suggestion that Democrats "fight harder" after she urged her party to vote against the spending measure in the Senate. 

"Fight 'harder'—a stunt that would have harmed millions and plunged us into chaos," You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login when sharing a screenshot featuring a quotation of Ocasio-Cortez's comment. "We kept our government open. Deal with it."

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