WASHINGTON (AP) — Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman will become the chamber's first Democrat to meet with President-elect Donald Trump since the election
FILE - Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., speaks during a campaign event in York, Pa., Oct. 2, 2024. WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman will become the chamber’s first Democrat to meet with President-elect Donald Trump since the election and plans to travel to Trump’s private Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
Fetterman since has shown surprising warmth to Trump, complimenting his political appeal, agreeing with him on some policies and embracing some of Trump’s would-be Cabinet nominees.“I’m the Senator for all Pennsylvanians — not just Democrats in Pennsylvania,” Fetterman said. “I’ve been clear that no one is my gatekeeper. I will meet with and have a conversation with anyone if it helps me deliver for Pennsylvania and the nation.
Fetterman has been unafraid to be an outsider to his party in the past. He endorsed insurgent Democrat Bernie Sanders in 2016’s presidential primary over Hillary Clinton and ran from the left against the party-backed candidate in 2016’s Senate primary. When the state Democratic Party looked to endorse a candidate in 2022’s three-way Democratic primary, Fetterman dismissed it as an “inside game.”
He said the constant “freak-out” by Democrats over Trump isn’t helpful, he called Trump a “singular political talent” and he disavowed the label “fascist” that Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris had given Trump during the campaign.
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