A Pennsylvanian's Bold Letter to Senator Fetterman [View all]

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Letter in full below; link at end.

A Pennsylvanian pens a raw and candid letter to Senator Fetterman, sharing their unfiltered thoughts.
Johnny Palmadessa
Feb 11, 2025

I’m writing with an urgent, seething sense of betrayal. As a Pennsylvanian who supported you, I’ve got to say it—f*ck you.

Yes, I mean it. F*ck you, Senator Fetterman. You’ve taken political cowardice to a whole new level. The bar for what defines a weak, spineless politician has been driven even deeper into the ground by your actions.

Confirming members of Donald Trump’s extremist cabinet? Check.

Meeting with the wannabe-fascist himself at Mar-a-Lago, trying to buddy up to the living embodiment of tyranny? Check.

Your actions speak louder than any words ever could, and they scream abandonment.

You’ve turned your back on everything you claimed to stand for. You’ve completely disregarded those who fought for you, those who voted for you. You’ve abandoned the working people of Pennsylvania. You’ve abandoned the Democrats.

When asked if Democrats can "win back white men," you responded, "I’m not sure if that’s possible, to be honest." Well, let me tell you something—I’m a white man from Pennsylvania, and I’m telling you that your priorities are lost. Completely misplaced. Your compass is broken.

Worry about the people—all the people who believed in you. Worry about the workers and the families who trusted you to fight for them.

Worry about the migrants you’ve thrown under the bus with your disgraceful vote to confirm Kristi Noel as Secretary of Homeland Security.

Worry about the women you’ve betrayed, as you helped confirm anti-choice extremists like Pam Bondi for Attorney General—the only Democrat to do so. You didn’t just ignore them; you threw them to the wolves.

And let’s not forget the Constitution—the one you’re supposed to protect. You’re cavorting with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago while our rights, our democracy, and our values are on the chopping block. That is what you’re allowing to happen.

You claim you represent all of Pennsylvania, but let’s get one thing clear—you do not represent me. You do not represent the people who put their faith in you. You represent your own ambitions, and your actions make it crystal clear that those votes were nothing more than stepping stones for you to grab power.

Well, we won’t be fooled again. We cannot afford another coward like you who’s willing to kneel at Trump’s feet just to stay in his good graces. You said you would be the opposite of Joe Manchin, but in the end, you’ve become exactly the same.

We will find someone another Democrat. A Democrat who actually fights for us. Someone who stands for us, not for their own political survival.

And I urge every Democrat reading this to join me in demanding that we elect Democrats who actually represent us.

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