Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) stated he would approach President-elect Trump's cabinet nominees with an open mind, emphasizing his duty as a senator to engage in conversations with them. He recently met with Pete Hegseth and Elise Stefanik and plans to meet more nominees soon.
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., on Tuesday said he would consider President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees with an “ open mind .” He made the comment in a post shared via X. Attached to the comment was a post by Trump’s defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth thanking the senator for his “fairness.” “I appreciate our time together—and your commitment to the troops, American defense and our ally Israel,” he added. In reply, Sen.
Fetterman said he feels such a response is necessary given his role in confirming Trump’s nominees. “I believe that it’s appropriate and the responsibility of a U.S. Senator to have a conversation with President-elect Trump's nominees,” he wrote. “That’s why I met with Elise Stefanik and Pete Hegseth, just wrapped with Tulsi Gabbard, and look forward to my meetings with others soon.” “My votes will come from an open-mind and an informed opinion after having a conversation with them,” he added. That’s not controversial, it's my job.” Sen. Fetterman this month became one of the few Democratic lawmakers to have an account on Trump's social media platform Truth Social. In his first post on the platform, he called on President Joe Biden to pardon Trump. “The Trump hush money and Hunter Biden cases were both bulls---, and pardons are appropriate,” the senator’s first post reads. “Weaponizing the judiciary for blatant, partisan gain diminishes the collective faith in our institutions and sows further division.” The senator publicly pointed at Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., after the Democratic Party’s defeat in the presidential election. “People like Pelosi, she really tried to — what’s the word I’m looking for? — she embraced this ‘she’s the godmother, she’s the enforcer,’” Sen. Fetterman said. “And now she’s blaming Biden. Well, you can’t have it both ways. You got what you wanted, and now you’re still blaming Biden.” 'I think it’s really ironic that you have a woman at age 84 and she is still hanging on,” he adde
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