Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) slammed President Joe Biden over the weekend for &#8220;not standing firmly with Israel&#8221; after Iran launched an unprecedented attack on the country on Saturday.
Fetterman made the remarks during a Sunday interview on CNN while discussing the 185 one-way suicide drones, 110 surface-to-surface missiles, and 36 cruise missiles that Iran directed at Israel.
He said that it was &#8220;astonishing that we are not standing firmly with Israel, and there should never be any kinds of conditions and all that.&#8221;
&#8220;When a nation can launch hundreds of drones towards Israel, I&#8217;m not going to be talking about conditions — ever,&#8221; he said, later adding that he supported Israel killing the Iranian general in Syria a couple of weeks ago.
President Biden <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-to-netanyahu-u-s-will-not-back-counterstrike-against-iran-report">reportedly</a> told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday that the United States would not support an Israeli counterattack against Iran.
&#8220;I don&#8217;t agree with that,&#8221; Fetterman said.
&#8220;And I just think we should follow and have Israel&#8217;s back in this situation,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I don&#8217;t agree with the president.&#8221;
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Fetterman said that he would &#8220;never capitulate to the fringe&#8221; — meaning the far-Left of the Democratic Party. &#8220;I will never pander to that as well. In fact, that helps, that empowers Hamas. And Hamas is actually convinced that they are winning the PR war, and they&#8217;re never going to negotiate at this point.&#8221;
&#8220;They think they&#8217;re going to hold on to the very end,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;And I know why they&#8217;re not willing to provide any kind of proof of life. And I don&#8217;t know why there&#8217;s not more of that conversation in the media. Like, what about the hostages? What&#8217;s happened to them? Where are they now? And let&#8217;s just bring them home.&#8221;
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Democratic Sen. <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnFetterman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JohnFetterman</a> tells CNN’s <a href="https://twitter.com/jaketapper?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JakeTapper</a> that President Biden shouldn’t “capitulate to the fringe” in his party when it comes to Israel. <a href="https://t.co/pjDqi0sBPJ">pic.twitter.com/pjDqi0sBPJ</a>
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John Fetterman Sept 28

Fetterman Blasts Biden For ‘Not Standing Firmly With Israel’: ‘I Don’t Agree With The President’

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Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/john-fetterman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Fetterman</a> (D-PA) blasted the woke notion of “squatter’s rights” during an interview late this week where he again went against the grain in his party by signaling support for law enforcement.
“Squatters have no rights,” Fetterman <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/04/06/us-news/fetterman-blasts-squatters-violent-crime-i-am-not-woke/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the New York Post&#8217;s Jon Levine. “How can you even pretend that this is anything other than you’re just breaking the law?”
“I am not woke,” Fetterman said, noting that he has always &#8220;tried to push back against that,&#8221; including when he was the mayor of the small Pennsylvania town of Braddock.
“It’s wild that if you go away on a long trip, for 30 days, and someone breaks into your home and suddenly they have rights,” he sad. “This is crazy. Like if somebody stole your car, and then they held it for 30 days, then somehow you now have some rights?”
Fetterman said that the Democrats&#8217; soft-on-crime policies led to the murder of New York Police Department Detective Jonathan Diller, adding that if the suspect is convicted, he &#8220;should spend the rest of his life and in prison, and never have an opportunity to get out.”
Diller, a husband and father who had served three years on the force, was shot in the stomach while making a traffic stop in late March in Queens. The suspect in the shooting was identified as 34-year-old Guy Rivera, who was sitting in the passenger seat of the car pulled over by Diller when he allegedly pulled out a handgun and fired at the officer. Rivera had 21 prior arrests and was released from prison in 2021 after serving five years for criminal possession of a controlled substance, according to the Post. He was also in prison from 2011 to 2014 for first-degree assault.
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“If you have those kinds of established records, it doesn’t serve any greater goal to allow people that are offending, offending, offending and allow them to not be held accountable,” Fetterman said. “We have to be very smart and aggressive on crime.”
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NEW from me
I took <a href="https://twitter.com/SenFettermanPA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenFettermanPA</a> to 3x Michelin star restaurant Eleven Madison Park in New York City
Story TK TK <a href="https://t.co/bMIxtNUKln">pic.twitter.com/bMIxtNUKln</a>
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Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), who has staunchly supported Israel’s right to defend itself in its war against Hamas, blasted Vice President Kamala Harris after she insinuated a threat against Israel if it pushed forward with an attack on Rafah, Hamas’ last stronghold.
Harris was interviewed on Sunday by Rachel Scott on ABC News&#8217; &#8220;This Week,&#8221; where Scott prompted her by asking if Israel attacking Rafah would cross a “red line” for the Biden administration.
“We have been clear in multiple conversations and in every way that any major military operation in Rafah would be a huge mistake,&#8221; Harris said. &#8220;Let me tell you something, I have been studying the maps. There&#8217;s nowhere for those folks to go. And we&#8217;re looking at about 1.5 million people in Rafah who were there because they were told to go there, most of them. And so we’ve been very clear that it would be a mistake to move into Rafah with any type of military operation.&#8221;
When pressed about whether there would be consequences if Israel moves forward with eliminating Hamas inside Rafah, Harris responded: &#8220;Well, we’re going to take it one step at a time, but we’ve been very clear in terms of our perspective on whether or not that should happen.&#8221;
Scott again pushed Harris to answer the question.
&#8220;I am ruling out nothing,&#8221; Harris responded.
Fetterman fired back on X, “Hard disagree. Israel has the right to prosecute Hamas to surrender or to be eliminated. Hamas owns every innocent death for their cowardice hiding behind Palestinian lives.”
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Hard disagree.
Israel has the right to prosecute Hamas to surrender or to be eliminated.
Hamas owns every innocent death for their cowardice hiding behind Palestinian lives. <a href="https://t.co/tbid2eq7P4">pic.twitter.com/tbid2eq7P4</a>
&mdash; Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenFettermanPA/status/1772004190249701671?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 24, 2024</a></blockquote>
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In late January, when anti-Israel protesters showed up at his home, Fetterman <a href="https://twitter.com/GoodVibePolitik/status/1751064079286878248">stood</a> on his roof and waved an Israeli flag at them. In mid-January, Fetterman harshly denounced South Africa — which has a history of racial violence — for accusing Israel of genocide in its war against Hamas.
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South Africa accused Israel of genocide at the United Nations’ top court, the International Court of Justice. Eylon Levy, a spokesman for Israel, said Israel would send a legal team “to dispel South Africa’s absurd blood libel.”
“Who are &#8230; they really fighting?” Fetterman <a href="https://twitter.com/safier/status/1745237454070681725?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1745237454070681725%7Ctwgr%5E37ce3c877a88ccb14ca5b8a714aa4b270c3aa0f5%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Fsit-this-one-out-fetterman-blasts-south-africa-for-accusing-israel-of-genocide">declared</a> about Hamas at a luncheon hosted by the Orthodox Union. “It’s a group of cowards. They hide in tunnels; they hide behind civilians. They attack, kill, mutilate children, women; and they do that. Stop talking about proportion on that. They shot their best shot on October 7, and they would have taken more lives if they could have &#8230; but they couldn’t do it.”
Then he turned to South Africa’s accusation targeting Israel: “And now let’s also talk about that: Now we’re talking about genocide. And now, South Africa now, is bringing that kind of a trial. Maybe South Africa &#8230; ought to sit this one out when they’re talking about criticizing Israel. Sit it out!”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kamala-harris-threatens-biden-admin-may-punish-israel-for-finishing-off-hamas-inside-rafah">Kamala Harris Threatens Biden Admin May Punish Israel For Finishing Off Hamas Inside Rafah</a>
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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pennsylvania" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pennsylvania</a>&#8216;s senators, both Democrats, have withdrawn a request for $1 million in taxpayer money to support a renovation and expansion project for an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lgbtq" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LGBT</a> center in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/philadelphia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Philadelphia</a> after federal funds for the organization were <a href="https://www.inquirer.com/politics/pennsylvania/william-way-house-republicans-funding-lgbtq-organizations-boyle-houlahan-democrats-20230718.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">blocked</a> in the House last year.
Sens. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/john-fetterman">John Fetterman</a> (D-PA) and Bob Casey (D-PA) wrote to the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday to declare they no longer want an earmark for the William Way LGBT Community Center in spending legislation for the current fiscal year.
&#8220;After further review, I am writing to withdraw my support and request the removal of the below Fiscal Year 2024 Congressionally Directed Spending project included in the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies appropriations bill,&#8221; the <a href="https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/cdsletters24/THUD_Casey_CDS_Updated_Certification_24_1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">two</a> <a href="https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/cdsletters24/THUD_Fetterman_CDS_Updated_Certification_24.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letters</a> said.
The senators had earlier requested the $1 million for &#8220;The William Way Renovation and Expansion Project&#8221; which Casey&#8217;s letter said would &#8220;renovate and expand the existing LGBT Community Center into an inclusive, fully accessible, and welcoming space for all individuals to gather, learn, and find life-giving support.&#8221;
Word of the $1 million earmark request getting pulled spread on social media on Tuesday evening. The popular Libs of TikTok account on X, run by Chaya Raichik, <a href="https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1765189101429637283" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> a screenshot of the letter signed by Fetterman. She noted that it followed the account&#8217;s &#8220;Exposé&#8221; featuring screenshots of advertisements for adults-only events at the center that featured sexually explicit content.
Fetterman released a <a href="https://twitter.com/SenFettermanPA/status/1765438467146756503" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> on Wednesday praising the William Way LGBT Community Center but acknowledged his funding request would not make it through the appropriations process. He blamed Republicans.
&#8220;The William Way LGBT Community Center has been doing critical work in Philadelphia for decades. I do not believe that we should penalize this center based on events that are entirely legal among consenting adults. I have no problem with what consenting adults do in their private time,&#8221; Fetterman said.
&#8220;Unfortunately, at the 11th hour my staff was made aware that funding for William Way, which was in the bill because I championed it, would not pass in the FY24 appropriations process. The choice was either to pull it or watch it get stripped out, attacked by Republicans, and ultimately killed. This is not the end of this fight and I am going to fight for William Way to secure their funding in the FY25 appropriations process,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I’m new here, but I wasn’t aware that Democratic values and priorities are dictated by Libs of TikTok.&#8221;
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Congressional leaders <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/28/politics/house-votes-government-funding/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> last week they had reached a deal on several appropriations bills, including the one for Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, with the goal of passing them by March 8. Other spending bills to fund other facets of the federal government have a deadline of March 22 thanks to another stop-gap measure.
Rep. Brandon Boyle (D-PA), who represents a district in the Philadelphia area, had also <a href="https://appropriations.house.gov/sites/republicans.appropriations.house.gov/files/documents/FY24%20Transportation%2C%20Housing%20and%20Urban%20Development%2C%20and%20Related%20Agencies%20-%20CPF%20Table%20Final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">requested</a> the $1 million earmark for the William Way LGBT Community Center. While the request appears in a <a href="https://appropriations.house.gov/sites/republicans.appropriations.house.gov/files/documents/FY24%20Transportation%2C%20Housing%20and%20Urban%20Development%2C%20and%20Related%20Agencies%20-%20CPF%20Table%20Final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;Final Table&#8221;</a> of community funding projects on the House Appropriations Committee website, an <a href="https://appropriations.house.gov/sites/republicans.appropriations.house.gov/files/documents/FY24%20Transportation%2C%20Housing%20and%20Urban%20Development%2C%20and%20Related%20Agencies%20-%20CPF%20Table%20Final%20Updated%203.6.2024.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;Updated Table&#8221;</a> does not include the item. The <a href="https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/fy24_thud_cds_table.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">same</a> <a href="https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/fy24_thud_cds_table_updated.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">deletion</a> is reflected on the Senate Appropriations Committee website.
As recently as Sunday, Boyle had been celebrating funds for the center that have since disappeared. &#8220;House Republicans tried to strip funding I secured for the William Way LGBT Community Center here in Philadelphia,&#8221; he <a href="https://twitter.com/CongBoyle/status/1764464454492672092" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> on X, alluding to a previous $1.8 million earmark that got <a href="https://www.inquirer.com/politics/pennsylvania/william-way-house-republicans-funding-lgbtq-organizations-boyle-houlahan-democrats-20230718.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">blocked</a> in committee last year. &#8220;I&#8217;m happy to announce that their bigotry lost — and that this much-needed funding for the William Way Center was included in the 2024 funding bills released today.&#8221;
The Daily Wire reached out to Casey&#8217;s office, Boyle&#8217;s office, and the William Way LGBT Community Center seeking comment on the withdrawal request.

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PA Senators Fetterman And Casey Withdraw Request For $1M To Fund LGBT Center

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Some Democrats are publicly criticizing President Joe Biden too much as the 2024 general election nears, according to Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA).
The first-term senator joined MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski on Thursday to discuss the upcoming election and Biden’s standing in the pivotal swing state of Pennsylvania. After predicting a “difficult” 2024 race for the president, Fetterman said he’s baffled by the actions of some of his fellow Democrats.
“All kinds of Democrats [are] criticizing the president too publicly. I don’t understand why,” the senator said. “I don’t know what it’s in it for you to do that, whether you’re just chasing clout or you want to make it in the news or anything like that. But, if you’re not willing to just support the president now and say these kinds of things, you might as well just get your MAGA hat, because you now are helping Trump at this.&#8221;
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&quot;If you&#39;re not willing to just support the president now, you might as well just get your MAGA hat because you&#39;re helping Trump.&quot;
— <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnFetterman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JohnFetterman</a> on his election message to Dems in his swing state, PA<a href="https://t.co/q9K6i5RfhI">https://t.co/q9K6i5RfhI</a> <a href="https://t.co/BgXAsugzZF">pic.twitter.com/BgXAsugzZF</a>
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Some Democratic strategists and lawmakers have voiced concerns about the 81-year-old Biden’s re-election campaign, most notably Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN), who jumped into the presidential race to challenge Biden last October. Biden has also faced criticism from far-Left anti-Israel Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN) over his response to the war between Israel and Hamas, with Tlaib even <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/rep-rashida-tlaib-urges-michigan-democrats-vote-biden-primary-rcna139360" target="_blank" rel="noopener">encouraging</a> voters in her district to vote against Biden in the primary.
Late last year, Fetterman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/shut-the-f-up-john-fetterman-takes-aim-at-james-carville-over-bidens-weakness" target="_blank" rel="noopener">responded</a> to criticisms of Biden made by Democratic strategist James Carville, who said earlier in December that Biden was on track to lose to former President Donald Trump.
“I’ll use this [as] another opportunity to tell James Carville to shut the f*** up,” Fetterman told POLITICO. “Like I said, my man hasn’t been relevant since grunge was a thing. And I don’t know why he believes it’s helpful to say these kinds of things about an incredibly difficult circumstance with an incredibly strong and decent and excellent president. I’ll never understand that.”
Fetterman has recently been praised by some on the Right for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/john-fetterman-responds-when-anti-israel-protesters-show-up-at-his-house" target="_blank" rel="noopener">standing up for Israel</a> and speaking out about the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fetterman-illegal-aliens-pouring-into-u-s-are-threatening-the-american-dream" target="_blank" rel="noopener">illegal immigration crisis</a>. While the senator has suggested that the migrant influx is threatening “the American dream,” he remains loyal to Biden, whose administration has overseen a record number of border encounters.
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“I believe there’s only one person that can beat Trump, and that’s Joe Biden,” Fetterman <a href="https://twitter.com/BidenHQ/status/1760726675757601111" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> at another point of his interview with “Morning Joe.” “Because right now he’s the only person in America that actually has beaten Trump.”

Fetterman Blasts Fellow Dems Who Criticize Biden ‘Too Publicly’: ‘You Might As Well Just Get Your MAGA Hat’

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Anti-Israel protesters waving Palestinian flags showed up outside Senator John Fetterman&#8217;s (D-PA) home in Braddock, Pennsylvania — and he responded by heading up to the roof, where he waved a flag of his own.
Video posted via X showed the junior Pennsylvania Senator, standing atop his roof and waving an Israeli flag.
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Anti-Israel protesters showed to up to John Fetterman’s house in Braddock tonight.
He responded by waving an Israeli flag at them from his roof. <a href="https://t.co/maJaFXPaMj">pic.twitter.com/maJaFXPaMj</a>
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The flag waved in the wind, but Fetterman appeared unmoved as the protesters on the ground shouted over and over again: &#8220;Fetterman, Fetterman, you can&#8217;t hide. You&#8217;re supporting genocide.&#8221;
&#8220;I’m not too proud to admit that I misjudged @SenFettermanPA,&#8221; Jen Wright posted via X. &#8220;And I will also note, IMHO, it is never ok to protest at someone’s home. It is an intimidation tactic and is abhorrent. Protest in the public square. Leave families out of it!!&#8221;
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I’m not too proud to admit that I misjudged <a href="https://twitter.com/SenFettermanPA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenFettermanPA</a> 
And I will also note, IMHO, it is never ok to protest at someone’s home. It is an intimidation tactic and is abhorrent. Protest in the public square. Leave families out of it!! <a href="https://t.co/4OmDhMXFZc">https://t.co/4OmDhMXFZc</a>
&mdash; Jen Wright (@JenWEsq) <a href="https://twitter.com/JenWEsq/status/1751089961368232146?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;The recent actions of Fetterman going against the Dems has been awesome! I bet super progressive Dems feel like wrestling fans did when Hogan flipped and joined the NWO,&#8221; another posted.
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The recent actions of Fetterman going against the Dems has been awesome! I bet super progressive Dems feel like wrestling fans did when Hogan flipped and joined the NWO. <a href="https://t.co/sHOVRHEDXS">https://t.co/sHOVRHEDXS</a>
&mdash; Hammer and Nigel (@hammerandnigel) <a href="https://twitter.com/hammerandnigel/status/1751099342419562840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Former CIA agent Bryan Dean Wright added, &#8220;This guy is turning into the Honey Badger of politics.&#8221;
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This guy is turning into the Honey Badger of politics. <a href="https://t.co/mPntzMtCI4">https://t.co/mPntzMtCI4</a>
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Fetterman has repeatedly riled the far left, progressive wing of the Democrat Party — particularly in recent weeks — primarily over his support for Israel and his assessment of the chaos at the U.S. Mexico border.
Shortly after the October 7th attacks, perpetrated by Hamas terrorists against Israeli civilians, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pathetic-and-rank-anti-semitism-john-fetterman-risks-the-wrath-of-his-own-party-to-support-israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fetterman papered his entire Senate office</a> with the missing posters of Israelis who had been kidnapped and taken into Gaza during the initial attack. He said at the time that those posters would remain on his wall until the hostages were released.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sit-this-one-out-fetterman-blasts-south-africa-for-accusing-israel-of-genocide" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fetterman</a> also lashed out when South Africa accused Israel of &#8220;committing genocide&#8221; at The Hague.
&#8220;Who are … they really fighting?&#8221; Fetterman asked of Hamas. &#8220;It’s a group of cowards. They hide in tunnels; they hide behind civilians. They attack, kill, mutilate children, women; and they do that. Stop talking about proportion on that. They shot their best shot on October 7, and they would have taken more lives if they could have … but they couldn’t do it.&#8221;
&#8220;And now let’s also talk about that: Now we’re talking about genocide,&#8221; he continued, turning to the topic of South Africa. &#8220;And now, South Africa now, is bringing that kind of a trial. Maybe South Africa … ought to sit this one out when they’re talking about criticizing Israel. Sit it out!&#8221;

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Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/john-fetterman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Fetterman</a> (D-PA) warned during an interview this week that the large influx of illegal aliens pouring into the U.S. every month was threatening the &#8220;American dream.&#8221;
Fetterman made the remarks during a CNN interview on Friday where he challenged the political Left&#8217;s stances on Israel and the border.
&#8220;I saw a poll that indicated you have very high approval among Democratic voters in Pennsylvania,&#8221; host Jake Tapper said. &#8220;And this information came along with a tag that #TwitterIsNotRealLife, because obviously a lot of progressives on Twitter have been attacking you for your position on Israel, for noting that, in your opinion, saying that there is a crisis at the border does not make one xenophobic.&#8221;
&#8220;Why do you think you&#8217;ve been so criticized by so many progressives?&#8221; he asked.
&#8220;I honestly don&#8217;t understand,&#8221; Fetterman responded. &#8220;I don&#8217;t understand why it&#8217;s controversial to anybody to decide that you&#8217;re going to stand with Israel in this situation. I honestly don&#8217;t understand why it&#8217;s controversial to say we need to secure [the] border. I&#8217;ve been very clear. In fact, that was weaponized against me as Republicans in my race that I&#8217;m very much a strong supporter of immigration, and my wife&#8217;s family [are immigrants].&#8221;
&#8220;And I think two things can be true at the same time &#8212; you can be very supportive of immigration, but we also need to have a secure border,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;And I really &#8212; I think about immigration is we want to provide the American dream for any migrant, but it seems very difficult when you have 300,000 people showing up, encountered &#8230; to do that. And I think we need to reset and we have to work together and develop a new comprehensive solution to that.&#8221;
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Fetterman on CNN on criticism from progressives: &quot;I honestly don&#39;t understand. I don&#39;t understand why it&#39;s controversial to decide that you&#39;re going to stand with Israel in this situation. I honestly don&#39;t understand why it&#39;s controversial to say you need a secure border.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/GQovyu8H2D">pic.twitter.com/GQovyu8H2D</a>
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Fetterman: Illegal Aliens Pouring Into U.S. Are Threatening ‘The American Dream’

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The likely Republican Senate candidate in Pennsylvania’s upcoming race is praising one of the top Democrats in his state, Sen. John Fetterman, who has broken with his party on several key topics in recent months.
“I suspect that John Fetterman and I disagree on most things, but I have noted and been impressed by the fact that on three key issues, he has spoken out in a way that&#8217;s very consistent with what I&#8217;ve said and what I believe in,” Dave McCormick told The Daily Wire. “First is Israel: I think he&#8217;s been a strong voice.”
McCormick is the frontrunner in the Republican primary for Pennsylvania&#8217;s senate seat — he ran for the same position in last cycle and was narrowly defeated in the Republican primary by Mehmet Oz by less than 1,000 votes. Ultimately, the winner of that senate race was Fetterman.
McCormick, who just returned from a trip to Israel, said he has no issue admitting he agrees with many of Fetterman’s statements on Israel and thinks that the two of them can work together on that issue if he wins. “I&#8217;m not trying to score political points,” McCormick said. “When someone, even who&#8217;s on the other side of the aisle, someone who was an opponent, is saying things that make sense and are right for America, I wanted to call out and say I agree with him.”
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“If I&#8217;m fortunate enough to be elected and Senator Fetterman continues to have the position that he&#8217;s had, I&#8217;d welcome the opportunity to work with him on Israel,” he added. “I think we could potentially be good allies.”
Fetterman has gone viral several times since Hamas&#8217;s October 7 massacre of Israeli civilians for being unapologetically pro-Israel when many members of his party are openly critical of the Jewish state. In November, Fetterman laughed while waving a small Israeli flag at anti-Israel protesters who were getting arrested.
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John Fetterman waves an Israeli flag at pro-terrorist protesters!!!! <a href="https://t.co/TglRdJg9jT" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pic.twitter.com/TglRdJg9jT</a>
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In front of his office, the Senator put up <a href="https://twitter.com/SenFettermanPA/status/1721996063714807954?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1721996063714807954%7Ctwgr%5Ec3888181f10433b146bd1c6f0e8d217023ddc7af%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Fsit-this-one-out-fetterman-blasts-south-africa-for-accusing-israel-of-genocide" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posters</a> for each of the hostages taken by Hamas and says he will keep them up until every hostage is returned home. And last week during an Orthodox Union luncheon, Fetterman defended Israel when discussing South Africa accusing Israel of genocide at the International Court of Justice.
“Maybe South Africa … ought to sit this one out when they’re talking about criticizing Israel,&#8221; Fetterman said. &#8220;Sit it out!”
<div id="attachment_682231" style="width: 898px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-682231" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-682231 size-large" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/01/GettyImages-1850331800-2-888x576.jpg" alt="" width="888" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/01/GettyImages-1850331800-2-888x576.jpg 888w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/01/GettyImages-1850331800-2-300x195.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/01/GettyImages-1850331800-2-768x498.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/01/GettyImages-1850331800-2-1536x997.jpg 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/01/GettyImages-1850331800-2-2048x1329.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 888px) 100vw, 888px" />U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) wearing dog tags in solitary with the more than 100 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)</div>
McCormick contrasted Fetterman’s rhetoric to his potential opponent, Democratic senator Bob Casey, who he said lacks the same &#8220;moral clarity.&#8221;
“When I talk about Bob Casey not having moral clarity, I think John Fetterman has had moral clarity and I admire that and I&#8217;ve said that publicly,” McCormick said.
McCormick accuses Casey — who has been in office since 2007 — of helping empower Iran by voting in favor of President Barack Obama’s 2015 nuclear deal with Iran.
“Bob Casey, every step of the way, has been an enormous supporter of this and has led us to this point where we have terrorist proxies throughout the Middle East, underwritten by Iran, that are attacking U.S. interests, attacking our closest allies, attacking U.S. sailors and soldiers,” McCormick said.
<div id="attachment_682225" style="width: 836px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-682225" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-682225 size-large" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/01/GettyImages-165821656-826x576.jpg" alt="Bob Casey with Mahmoud Abbas" width="826" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/01/GettyImages-165821656-826x576.jpg 826w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/01/GettyImages-165821656-300x209.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/01/GettyImages-165821656-768x535.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/01/GettyImages-165821656-1536x1071.jpg 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/01/GettyImages-165821656-2048x1427.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px" />Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meets with Sen. Bob Casey on April 6, 2013 in Ramallah, West Bank. (Photo by Thaer Ghanaim/PPO via Getty Images)</div>
“In three examples, I found myself in a surprisingly strong agreement with John Fetterman,” McCormick explained, noting that his other two areas of agreement are Fetterman&#8217;s acknowledgment of an illegal immigration crisis at the southern border and his call for Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fetterman-pushes-to-expel-menendez-from-senate-after-santos-booted-from-house" target="_blank" rel="noopener">to be expelled</a> from the Senate following accusations of bribery.
On his trip to Israel with his wife Dina Powell, who was the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deputy_National_Security_Advisor_(United_States)" target="_blank" rel="noopener">United States Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy</a> under the Trump administration, McCormick said they visited Kfar Aza, one of the kibbutzim where Hamas slaughtered more than 50 people.
&#8220;You&#8217;re walking through the streets and the buildings and the bullet holes and the great grenade fragments,” he said. “It just made clear to me that we&#8217;re dealing with pure evil and that as America, we need to show our solidarity in supporting Israel and really destroying Hamas.”
<div id="attachment_682239" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-682239" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-682239 size-large" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/01/SHL_5266-864x576.jpg" alt="" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/01/SHL_5266-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/01/SHL_5266-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/01/SHL_5266-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/01/SHL_5266-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/01/SHL_5266-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/01/SHL_5266-1800x1200.jpg 1800w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/01/SHL_5266-1200x800.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" />Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dave McCormick tours Kfar Aza, a kibbutz attacked by Hamas terrorists on October 7. (Courtesy of Dave McCormick)</div>
McCormick said he met with a young female survivor of the Nova festival who hid under dead bodies in a bomb shelter for hours to survive.
“She was wounded, but underneath dead bodies and so the terrorists thought she was dead and she was stuck there for hours until a rescue party eventually came,” he said, adding that he also watched the restricted 47-minute video of footage of the attack.
The trip solidified his view that Hamas must be eliminated.
“You can&#8217;t live side by side with people who want to come across 600 meters of border and slit your throat in the middle of the night,” McCormick said.

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Pennysylvania Democratic senator John Fetterman, who has recently shown a willingness to publicly differ from the party line espoused by his Democratic colleagues, harshly denounced South Africa — which has a history of racial violence — for accusing Israel of genocide in its war against Hamas.
South Africa accused Israel of genocide at the United Nations’ top court, the International Court of Justice. Eylon Levy, a spokesman for Israel, said Israel would send a legal team “to dispel South Africa’s absurd blood libel.”
“Who are &#8230; they really fighting?” Fetterman declared about Hamas at a luncheon hosted by the Orthodox Union. “It’s a group of cowards. They hide in tunnels; they hide behind civilians. They attack, kill, mutilate children, women; and they do that. Stop talking about proportion on that. They shot their best shot on October 7, and they would have taken more lives if they could have &#8230; but they couldn’t do it.”
Then he turned to South Africa’s accusation targeting Israel: “And now let’s also talk about that: Now we’re talking about genocide. And now, South Africa now, is bringing that kind of a trial. Maybe South Africa &#8230; ought to sit this one out when they’re talking about criticizing Israel. Sit it out!”
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“Maybe you ought to sit this one out!” A fiery <a href="https://twitter.com/SenFettermanPA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenFettermanPA</a> responds to the libelous claims made against <a href="https://twitter.com/Israel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Israel</a> by South Africa at the International Court of Justice.<a href="https://t.co/7pKvOr1eKA">https://t.co/7pKvOr1eKA</a> <a href="https://t.co/1I9BJoSAdW">pic.twitter.com/1I9BJoSAdW</a>
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Fetterman also spoke of pro-Palestinian demonstrators who have created havoc in American cities, saying, “Protests all around the nation. They’re blocking tunnels; they’re blocking roads. Why? Why aren’t they protesting, ‘When will we get the hostages back home?’ Why aren’t they protesting Hamas? Why aren’t they protesting systemic rape and torture of Israeli woman and children? I will never get it.”
“Hamas is anathema to peace,” he stated. “We’ll never have a stable two-state solution. We will never have any peace for Israel until they are fully eliminated. It is the right for Israel to eliminate them. That right doesn’t come from me or anyone other than from Israel, and not only do they have the right to do that. I encourage them to do that. I hope they do that. Every last one.”
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NEW — Fetterman, at <a href="https://twitter.com/OrthodoxUnion?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OrthodoxUnion</a> luncheon, on nationwide pro-Palestinian protests: 
“Why aren’t they protesting, ‘When will we get the hostages back home?’ Why aren’t they protesting Hamas? Why aren&#39;t they protesting systemic rape and torture of Israeli women and children?&quot; <a href="https://t.co/kkfzh9nSZj">pic.twitter.com/kkfzh9nSZj</a>
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Soon after the October 7 Hamas massacre of 1200 Israelis, Fetterman released <a href="https://www.fetterman.senate.gov/press-releases/statement-from-senator-fetterman-on-israel/">a statement</a> expressing strong support for Israel and even countered the political Left&#8217;s false claims that Israel bombed a hospital inside Gaza when, in reality, the parking lot at the hospital was struck by a rocket that was launched by Palestinian terrorists.
“Innocent Israelis were the victims of a terrorist attack that resulted in the largest loss of Jewish lives since the Holocaust,” Fetterman <a href="https://twitter.com/SenFettermanPA/status/1714776985098940706">wrote</a> on X. “Now we know that the tragedy at the Gaza hospital was not caused by Israel. I grieve for every innocent person and brave Israeli soldier killed since Hamas started this war.”
“If not for the horrific attacks by Hamas terrorists, thousands of innocent Israelis and Palestinians would still be alive today,” he <a href="https://twitter.com/SenFettermanPA/status/1714776987816910959">continued</a>. “Now is not the time to talk about a ceasefire. We must support Israel in efforts to eliminate the Hamas terrorists who slaughtered innocent men, women, and children.”
“Hamas does not want peace, they want to destroy Israel. We can talk about a ceasefire after Hamas is neutralized,” he <a href="https://twitter.com/SenFettermanPA/status/1714776990589325759">concluded</a>. “In the meantime, I look forward to working with my colleagues in the Senate to quickly deliver the aid our ally Israel needs.”
After Reps. Rashida Tlaib (MI) and Ilhan Omar (MN) promoted accusations from the Hamas-run Palestinian Health Ministry that falsely claimed that Israel killed 500+ people after bombing a hospital inside Gaza, Fetterman wrote, “It’s truly disturbing that Members of Congress rushed to blame Israel for the hospital tragedy in Gaza. Who would take the word of a group that just massacred innocent Israeli civilians over our key ally? I will always stand with Israel and look forward to supporting any military, intelligence, or humanitarian aid to get the job done.”
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I will always stand with Israel and look forward to supporting any military, intelligence, or humanitarian aid to get the job done.
&mdash; Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenFettermanPA/status/1714724242040770887?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 18, 2023</a></blockquote>
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‘Sit This One Out!’: Fetterman Blasts South Africa For Accusing Israel Of Genocide

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The Young Turks commentator Cenk Uygur unloaded on Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) over his recent comments about Harvard University and his stance on Israel, calling him a &#8220;fraud&#8221; and accusing him of turning into a Republican.
Uygur was responding to an <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/politics/fetterman-rips-his-alma-mater-says-harvard-was-always-a-little-pinko-but-now-he-doesnt-even-recognize-it/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview with Fetterman</a> that was published Friday by <a href="https://www.semafor.com/newsletter/01/05/2024/conservatism-chaos-and-e-jean-carroll-the-gop-field-makes-its-closing-pitch-in-iowa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Semafor</a> — during which the Pennsylvania senator confirmed that he was not a &#8220;progressive&#8221; and criticized his alma mater in the wake of former Harvard University President Claudine Gay&#8217;s ouster.
&#8220;As an alum of Harvard — look, I graduated 25 years ago, and of course it was always a little pinko. But now, I don’t recognize it,&#8221; Fetterman said of the Ivy League institution.
During the same interview, he told Senator&#8217;s David Weigel that he would not be surprised to see more Democrats in Congress calling for a ceasefire in Israel&#8217;s war against the terrorist group Hamas.
&#8220;More and more of my colleagues are calling for it. It’s so strange. Why aren’t you calling for Hamas to surrender? If Hamas surrendered, and turned over their guns, all the killing and all the misery would [end],&#8221; he said.
Uygur took issue with Fetterman&#8217;s comments, however, and took to X to voice his objections.
&#8220;Now @JohnFetterman is telling everyone how he&#8217;s not a progressive, he rejects us and is now calling Harvard &#8216;pinko.&#8217; What the f***? This is why people lose hope, because of frauds like Fetterman. You work hard to get a progressive elected and they turn into Republicans instantly,&#8221; Uygur posted on Friday.
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Now <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnFetterman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JohnFetterman</a> is telling everyone how he&#39;s not a progressive, he rejects us and is now calling Harvard &quot;pinko.&quot; What the fuck? This is why people lose hope, because of frauds like Fetterman. You work hard to get a progressive elected and they turn into Republicans instantly.
&mdash; Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) <a href="https://twitter.com/cenkuygur/status/1743422748276425060?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 6, 2024</a></blockquote>
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He followed up a day later, adding, &#8220;Someone should do a poll of @JohnFetterman in PA. I bet his numbers went down significantly after he became the biggest cheerleader for the establishment, biggest supporter of killing innocent Palestinians in Gaza and a huge backer of Biden. That’s not at all who they voted for.&#8221;
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Someone should do a poll of <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnFetterman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JohnFetterman</a> in PA. I bet his numbers went down significantly after he became the biggest cheerleader for the establishment, biggest supporter of killing innocent Palestinians in Gaza and a huge backer of Biden. That’s not at all who they voted for.
&mdash; Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) <a href="https://twitter.com/cenkuygur/status/1743705191118221796?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 6, 2024</a></blockquote>
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The Young Turks host went after Fetterman just before the New Year as well, referring to him as a &#8220;mouthpiece for the establishment&#8221; and a &#8220;counterproductive poser.&#8221;
&#8220;Fetterman has gone from the last great populist hope on the Democratic side to worse than useless. He’s now enthusiastically taken on the role of mouthpiece for the establishment who attacks anyone challenging Biden or the powerful. Counterproductive poser.&#8221;
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Fetterman has gone from the last great populist hope on the Democratic side to worse than useless. He’s now enthusiastically taken on the role of mouthpiece for the establishment who attacks anyone challenging Biden or the powerful. Counterproductive poser. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Fraud?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Fraud</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PutOnASuit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PutOnASuit</a>
&mdash; Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) <a href="https://twitter.com/cenkuygur/status/1740053432826991072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 27, 2023</a></blockquote>
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‘Young Turks’ Host Lashes Out At Fetterman, Calls Him ‘Fraud’ And Says He’s Turned Into A Republican

'Young Turks' Host Lashes Out At Fetterman, Calls Him 'Fraud' And Says He's Turned Into A Republican

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U.S. Senator and Harvard graduate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/john-fetterman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Fetterman</a> (D-PA) criticized his alma mater after the university’s president resigned earlier this week.
Former Harvard President Claudine Gay <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/claudine-gay-to-resign-as-harvard-president-report">stepped down</a> from her position on Tuesday following an extensive plagiarism scandal and her widely criticized testimony before Congress on anti-Semitism. Fetterman <a href="https://twitter.com/bencjacobs/status/1743326793266835628?s=46&amp;t=o-U3qwC25WnWaylJ0oeG7Q" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Semafor reporter David Weigel on Friday that he doesn’t “recognize” the university he graduated from in 1999.
&#8220;As an alum of Harvard — look, I graduated 25 years ago, and of course it was always a little pinko. But now, I don’t recognize it,&#8221; the Democrat said.
A <a href="https://features.thecrimson.com/2022/senior-survey/national-politics/#:~:text=While%2044%20percent%20identified%20as,views%20are%20%E2%80%9Cprogressive%E2%80%9D%20now." target="_blank" rel="noopener">survey</a> of Harvard&#8217;s 2022 graduating class found that more than one in four seniors held &#8220;very progressive&#8221; political views and 40% said they were &#8220;progressive,&#8221; while only 4% of the graduates said they had &#8220;conservative&#8221; views and 2.4% identified as &#8220;very conservative.&#8221; Around 27% of the 2022 graduating class said they held &#8220;moderate&#8221; political views.
Fetterman has angered leftists recently after coming out in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-senator-fetterman-releases-strong-statement-in-support-of-israel">support</a> of Israel, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/it-isnt-xenophobic-fetterman-encourages-border-security-talks">calling</a> for more border security, and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senator-fetterman-angers-the-far-left-after-declaring-im-not-a-progressive">saying</a> that he’s “not a progressive.” Fetterman previously slammed UPenn President Liz Magill for her Congressional testimony on anti-Semitism, which came in the same hearing that Gay was also criticized for avoiding an answer on whether calling for the genocide of Jews violated the universities’ codes of conduct.
“There is no ‘both sides-ism’ and it isn’t ‘free speech,’ it’s simply hate speech. It was embarrassing for a venerable Pennsylvania university, and it should be reflexive for leaders to condemn antisemitism and stand up for the Jewish community or any community facing this kind of invective,” Fetterman said in a statement, responding to Magill’s testimony.
Magill <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/penn-president-liz-magill-out-after-disturbing-remarks">announced</a> her resignation in early December, shortly after her testimony before Congress, which sparked outrage from the board of the Penn Wharton Business School. Gay followed suit with her resignation on January 2, but unlike Magill, it wasn’t just Gay’s Congressional testimony that put her on the hot seat. The former Harvard president has also been hit with nearly 50 allegations of plagiarism affecting eight of her 17 published works.
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In Gay’s resignation letter, she claimed “racial animus” had fueled “personal attacks and threats” against her.
“Amidst all of this, it has been distressing to have doubts cast on my commitments to confronting hate and upholding scholarly rigor — two bedrock values that are fundamental to who I am — and frightening to be subjected to personal attacks and threats fueled by racial animus,” Gay wrote.

Harvard Alum John Fetterman Sounds Off On University: ‘Always A Little Pinko, But Now I Don’t Recognize It’

Harvard Alum John Fetterman Sounds Off On University: 'Always A Little Pinko, But Now I Don't Recognize It'

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Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/john-fetterman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Fetterman</a> (D-PA) is sharing what it is like to have &#8220;dark&#8221; conversations with one&#8217;s self about self-harm after he grappled with depression earlier this year.
In a &#8220;Meet the Press&#8221; interview that aired on NBC on Sunday, Fetterman discussed hitting the &#8220;emergency break&#8221; and getting treatment, <a href="https://www.clickorlando.com/news/politics/2023/12/31/sen-fetterman-says-he-thought-news-about-his-depression-treatment-would-end-his-political-career/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to the Associated Press</a>.
“This is a conversation that I’ve had with myself and anybody that knows they’re unable to address their depression, is they start to have dark conversations with themself about self-harm,&#8221; Fetterman said. &#8220;And things continued to kind of tick off the list. And then I kind of hit the emergency brake.&#8221;
Fetterman checked into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in February and received treatment for clinical depression after sustaining a stroke that <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/10/us/politics/john-fetterman-senate-stroke.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">nearly killed him</a> and left the senator with <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/fetterman-no-work-restrictions-auditory-processing-issues-continue-doc-rcna52982" target="_blank" rel="noopener">auditory processing complications</a> during the 2022 campaign. He was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sen-john-fetterman-released-from-hospital" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released</a> in May when the doctor said Fetterman had achieved a statement of remission.
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Fetterman told reporter Kristen Welker that he thought going public with inpatient treatment &#8220;would be the end of my career&#8221; and explained how he &#8220;walked off&#8221; with restricted contact with the outside world during his stay at Walter Reed.
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WATCH: Sen. <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnFetterman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JohnFetterman</a> (D-Pa.) says depression is a “real thing” that “needs to be addressed” after speaking publicly about his own battle with it. 
“If you don’t address it, you run the risk of the very dark conversation with yourself.” <a href="https://t.co/0Fkc6glc5n">pic.twitter.com/0Fkc6glc5n</a>
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He said his <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/sen-john-fetterman-opens-mental-health-struggles-rcna131147" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;watershed moment</a>&#8221; happened when his children came to visit him for the first time, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/sen-john-fetterman-opens-mental-health-struggles-rcna131147" target="_blank" rel="noopener">per NBC News</a>. “I was overwhelmed that they embraced me and they were so happy to see me,” Fetterman said. “It was like a breakthrough.&#8221;
Fetterman, who has since established himself as a maverick in the Democratic Party with his stance on border security and declaring he is <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/-not-progressive-fetterman-breaks-left-israel-immigration-rcna129747" target="_blank" rel="noopener">not a progressive</a> while touting support for Israel, emphasized that depression is a &#8220;real thing&#8221; that &#8220;needs to be addressed&#8221; to conquer a sense of hopelessness.
He also said he wanted people who are experiencing depression to know &#8220;no matter how bad it might &#8230; look right now, I&#8217;m begging you, it&#8217;s not that bad, it&#8217;s not that bad. And even if you think that&#8217;s true, hold on. Just, you got to hold on. And you can&#8217;t imagine how much better it can get if you make the investment and the commitment to just hold that line and work to get better.&#8221;
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