Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) has criticized Democrats over the government shutdown, adding that discussions on health care subsidies can take place when the government is funded.
Fetterman brought the Kennedy Center to complete silence as he delivered this emotional message on stage:
“I know and I love people who voted for President Trump. They are NOT fascists, they’re NOT Nazis, they’re NOT trying to destroy the Constitution.”
“I REFUSE to call people Nazis or fascists. I would never compare anybody — anybody to Hitler.”
“Like Charlie Kirk, all I could say is let people grieve — give people the space. I’m not going to use that terrible thing and that assassination to make my argument and try to put out my views.”
“It’s like, my God, he’s a father that had his neck blown out by a bullet. And now people have forgotten: President Trump was in my state — was shot in the head. Could you imagine where our nation would be if he were hit in the same way as Kirk? We really got to turn the temperature down.”
“I follow country, then party,” Fetterman said during NewsNation’s town hall event at the Kennedy Center on Wednesday night.
Fetterman said some of his constituents are angry with him over the shutdown. They are also upset about the state of the war between Israel and Hamas prior to the recent ceasefire.
“I would love to have a conversation on health care [subsidies],” Fetterman said. “But [the shutdown] is wrong for the country … . I can’t vote for shutting the government down.”
Fetterman was one of three members of the Senate Democratic Conference. He voted for a Republican-backed proposal to fund the government through Nov. 21, along with Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (Nev.) and Angus King (Maine), an independent who caucuses with Democrats.
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Yep! Pretty sure he is the only sane Democrat. 🙂
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The stroke woke him up a bit. He appears to be more conservative than most Republicans and, for sure, all of the Dems. I rather like the feller.
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Sometimes it only takes one to lead some others out of shackles.
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Having a devastating health scare has a way of helping you get your priorities in order. 🙂
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Right?!? First time I’ve seen him wear a suit! God bless him for speaking truth and common sense. ❤️🇺🇸💙
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Amen! 🙏✝️🙏
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