Fetterman Reveals What Could Make Him Leave The Democrat Party

Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) revealed one thing that could make him consider leaving the Democrat Party: the election of Sen. Chris Val Hollen (D-MD) to the Senate’s top leadership role.

Fetterman, who has broken with his party mainly over his staunch support for Israel, told Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany that he would be very concerned if his colleagues in the Senate voted to replace current Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) with Van Hollen.

“Is there a red line for you if the party does go far left that you would walk away?” McEnany asked Fetterman in his first interview since the midterm elections in which Democrats won control of both legislative chambers.

“Yeah absolutely. It would be troubling if my caucus elects someone like [Chris] Van Hollen that has really made his name being very anti — hostile to Israel,” Fetterman replied. “You know, if you are going to be angry or hostile towards any countries in the region, why not make that Iran or Hezbollah or Hamas as well?”

McEnany noted that Van Hollen has already thrown his hat in the ring to challenge Schumer for the position of Senate Majority Leader in January — and that he was supported by Senator-elect Abdul El Sayed (D-MI), who had also raised concerns with Fetterman over his views on Israel and his association with radical-left streamer Hasan Piker.

Fetterman said he believed El Sayed supported Van Hollen because neither one supported Israel, adding, “[Chris Van Hollen] made his name also visiting the wife-beating [Kilmar Abrego Garcia] down there in prison. Other than that I can’t think of what Van Hollen’s known for, but he became like a progressive darling.”

El Sayed voiced his support for Van Hollen before the Maryland senator even announced his official bid for the job, saying that he valued the type of “leadership” Van Hollen had shown when he flew to El Salvador to visit deported illegal alien Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Van Hollen did not show the same level of concern for Maryland residents Rachel Morin or Da’Cara Thompson — both of whom were allegedly murdered by illegal aliens.