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Sen. John Fetterman asks Trump to fire Kristi Noem as protesters demand more
About 60 protesters outside Fetterman's office Tuesday pleaded with him to block the Homeland Security funding that supports ICE operations
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Link: https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-local/2026/01/27/fetterman-pennsylvania-kristi-noem/stories/202601270055
Ahead of protests against him in Pittsburgh and across Pennsylvania on Tuesday, U.S. Sen. John Fetterman called on President Donald Trump to “immediately fire” embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for her handling of immigration enforcement efforts in Minneapolis.
“Americans have died,” Mr. Fetterman said in a statement, referring to the killing of Alex Pretti and Renee Good by federal agents this month. “She is betraying DHS’s core mission and trashing your border security legacy.” The senator’s direct appeal followed a longer statement Monday in which he called on Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in Minneapolis to end.
To the frustration of some of his constituents and his Democratic colleagues from Pennsylvania, he also indicated he would potentially be the lone Senate Democrat to still vote for a Homeland Security funding bill that must pass by the end of the week to avoid a partial government shutdown. Mr. Fetterman said he supports removing the Homeland Security funding — which supports ICE operations — from the budget discussions so that additional oversight can be tied to the money.
But he also acknowledged those changes were unlikely and that he would not vote in a way that led to a shutdown. In a rare move, all seven U.S. House Democrats from Pennsylvania were publicly pushing him to change his mind on Tuesday.
In a letter led by U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio, of Aspinwall, the representatives repeatedly urged both Mr. Fetterman and Republican U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick to vote against the bill as they did when it passed the House last week.
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“Americans have died,” Mr. Fetterman said in a statement, referring to the killing of Alex Pretti and Renee Good by federal agents this month. “She is betraying DHS’s core mission and trashing your border security legacy.” The senator’s direct appeal followed a longer statement Monday in which he called on Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in Minneapolis to end.
To the frustration of some of his constituents and his Democratic colleagues from Pennsylvania, he also indicated he would potentially be the lone Senate Democrat to still vote for a Homeland Security funding bill that must pass by the end of the week to avoid a partial government shutdown. Mr. Fetterman said he supports removing the Homeland Security funding — which supports ICE operations — from the budget discussions so that additional oversight can be tied to the money.
But he also acknowledged those changes were unlikely and that he would not vote in a way that led to a shutdown. In a rare move, all seven U.S. House Democrats from Pennsylvania were publicly pushing him to change his mind on Tuesday.
In a letter led by U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio, of Aspinwall, the representatives repeatedly urged both Mr. Fetterman and Republican U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick to vote against the bill as they did when it passed the House last week.
In the photo which depicts the protest held in downtown Pittsburgh today, protesters are holding handmade signs that depict the Pennsylvania Senators Fetterman (D) and McCormick (R). Also they hold up handmade signs of Sen. Fetterman's tattoos.
It does seem that Fetterman has frequent discussions with Chump, more than other Dem Senators, so maybe this is a significant move.
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He wants Noem fired, but will break ranks with fellow Dems and vote for the DHS funding regardless.
