Pennsylvania Democratic Senator John Fetterman rebuked his party’s hypocrisy over foreign policy on Wednesday, saying Democrats have become the party of “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”
In a podcast interview with libertarian journalist Nick Gillespie, Fetterman defended the Trump administration’s military campaign against the Islamic Republic of Iran. Asked whether he trusts war assessments from President Donald Trump and War Secretary Pete Hegseth, the swing-state Democrat did not budge.
“100%, I trust the Trump administration, and Trump a hell of a lot more than I would ever trust the Iranians or the Chinese or the Russians,” Fetterman said, adding, “We are all Americans. That’s what we’re forgetting. You know, the Democratic Party can’t become the TDS party. … And clearly that’s where we are right now.”
“That does not mean you agree on every tactic that’s happened,” he continued. “I don’t appreciate the gamification of the Iranian war.”
💥NEW: John Fetterman🇺🇸
“100% I trust the Trump administration and Trump a h*ll of a lot more than I would ever trust the Iranians, Chinese or Russians … We are all Americans.”
“The Democratic Party can’t become the TDS Party … And clearly that’s where we are right now.” pic.twitter.com/7KvqfqoLCZ
— Jason Cohen 🇺🇸 (@JasonJournoDC) May 13, 2026
Fetterman also called out Democrats’ foreign policy double standards.
“We have a nuclear power at the cusp, and it’s entirely appropriate to hold them accountable for what they’ve done,” Fetterman said. “And clearly a lot of people in the world care and had strong opinions on Gaza, well then, why don’t you have the same kinds of views and condemn Iran too?”
Iran reportedly killed tens of thousands of its own citizens during a brutal crackdown on anti-regime protests aimed at overthrowing the government.
“The same people that were outraged about the war in Gaza. They gave no f*cks about Iran executing 30,000, 40,000 of its young people. Zero college campuses,” Fetterman said.
💥NEW: John Fetterman: “The same people that were outraged about the war in Gaza, they gave no f*cks about Iran executing 30,000-40,000 of its young people.” pic.twitter.com/JixRgkxldl
— Jason Cohen 🇺🇸 (@JasonJournoDC) May 13, 2026
Fetterman has emerged as one of the most vocal pro-Israel voices in the Democratic Party since Hamas’ October 7 massacre.
“What would drive people to care that much about Gaza and then not care about Iranian protesters being killed?” Gillespie asked Fetterman.
“It’s because the rifles weren’t in Jewish hands,” Fetterman replied, calling out the “antisemitism” and “indoctrination” that has spread on American college campuses. “So, without a doubt, without a doubt, my party’s become intensely anti-Israel. And it’s strange to me the most progressive part of the American conversation, we won’t stand, and we will betray the one single nation in the region that has the kinds of values and lives the way it has.”
💥NEW: Nick Gillespie: “What would drive people to care that much about Gaza and then not care about Iranian protesters being killed?”
John Fetterman: “It’s because the rifles weren’t in Jewish hands.” pic.twitter.com/xzzLPSU646
— Jason Cohen 🇺🇸 (@JasonJournoDC) May 13, 2026
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