Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) turns out to be quite an compelling figure. When he first ran for office and took office, he was recovering from a stroke, and many, including you, speculated about whether he would be up to the task of becoming a senator. However, he’s done everything right, and while he’s shown support for some “progressive” policies in the past, he seems much more moderate these days. He is a staunch supporter of Israel, to the point that he laughs and waves Israeli flags in front of idiotic pro-Hamas protesters.
In his latest break with his Democratic colleagues, he has expressed support for President-elect Donald Trump’s alleged choice as Secretary of State – Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL).
Senator from Pennsylvania John Fetterman is the first Democrat to support the president-elect Donald Trump‘s choice to nominate Florida Senator Marco Rubio for Secretary of State.
Trump is expected to choose Rubio for the top job.
While Trump could still change his mind, Rubio would have an simple chance with the approval, now with Fetterman’s blessing. Rubio would need the approval of 51 senators. republican won the majority senate during this year’s election cycle, giving them a 52-seat lead in addition to Fetterman’s expected vote.
“Unsurprisingly, the other team’s choice will have political differences from my own,” Fetterman said in a post to X, formerly known as Twitteron Tuesday morning. “However, my colleague @SenMarcoRubio is a good choice and I look forward to voting for his confirmation.”
His support ultimately has no impact on the vote count; The novel GOP in the Senate has enough seats to still advance President Trump’s nominations. But it’s still an compelling confirmation.
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What makes this all compelling is the fact that now that the Democrats are in the minority, they will be shouting from the rooftops about the need for “bipartisanship,” which in the past they have described as “Republicans doing what we tell them.” say”. Well, here’s a senator from a swing state – that was actually the case in the 2024 election The Swing state — and he seems pretty elated with one of President-elect Trump’s first high-profile nominations.
Senator Fetterman had Even more praise for his colleague from Florida.
“Unsurprisingly, the other team’s choice will have political differences from my own,” Fetterman said in a post to X, formerly known as Twitteron Tuesday morning. “However, my colleague @SenMarcoRubio is a good choice and I look forward to voting for his confirmation.”
Fetterman recounted Fox News Last month, he said he was “shocked” that Trump did not choose Rubio as his vice presidential running mate in the 2024 election.
“I’m a fan of my guy from Florida,” Fetterman said. “I was actually shocked that Trump didn’t choose him over (Ohio Sen. JD) Vance.”
Leaving aside the vice presidential question – Donald Trump clearly made an excellent choice – this is something of a throwback to the venerable days, when the parties weren’t separated by such a wide gulf. As much as John Fetterman struggled in the beginning, he seems to be settling into the role of one of the Democratic Party’s few remaining moderates. Although I loathe giving advice to Democrats, national Democrats would do well to look to him as a role model.
