Senator Fetterman's latest statements are highlighted in a Pittsburgh Post Gazette article this evening. [View all]

[John1956PA]

The article is behind a paywall. I will try to pull out some selections and post them here. In the article, Senator Fetterman states he does not agree with Democratic legislators' protests during the speech last night. He also states that he will never vote for government shutdown.

https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-local/2025/03/05/john-fetterman-again-bashes-democrats-over/stories/202503050081


ON EDIT, HERE IS A SAMPLING FROM THE ARTICLE:

John Fetterman criticizes Democrats over 'unhinged petulance' at Trump speech
Pennsylvania Democrat says protest messages aren't winning.

Benjamin Kail, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 19:30:40 -0500

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But he yet again chastised fellow Democrats on Wednesday; this time over their protests of Trump's nearly 100-minute speech. . . . Mr. Fetterman posted on X Wednesday, sharing a screenshot of a Politico headline suggesting the vocal protests in the House chamber fell flat. "It only makes Trump look more presidential and restrained."

The former Braddock mayor and Pennsylvania lieutenant governor warned that Democrats were "becoming the metaphorical car alarms that nobody pays attention to, and it may not be the winning message."

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"I think their primary currency was shaming and scolding and talking down to people and telling them, "Hey, I know better than you." . . . The senator added that he knew and loved Pennsylvanians who voted for Trump, and that "they are not fascist." . . . Mr. Fetterman said it would be especially challenging for Democrats to bring back more men into the party. He said the party has suggested, "men are to blame. . . ."

Mr. Fetterman said he would not join many Democrats' push to threaten a government shutdown over spending plan negotiations with the House and Trump administration. . . "I'll never vote to shut our government down" the senator posted on X on Tuesday. "That's chaos. Keeping our government open is one of our core responsibilities and I refuse to burn the village down in order to save it."