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AZProgressive

(29,919 posts)
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 08:35 PM 16 hrs ago

John Fetterman's support for Trump's DHS secretary has made his bad relationship with Democrats even worse:

John Fetterman’s support for Trump’s DHS secretary has made his bad relationship with Democrats even worse: ‘He needs to go’

by Sam Janesch
Published March 25, 2026, 5:01 a.m. ET

When State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta lost a bitter U.S. Senate primary to then-Lt. Gov. John Fetterman in 2022, he immediately threw his support behind the Democratic nominee — vowing to campaign vigorously for Fetterman, who went onto win the general election as he was recovering from a stroke.

Fetterman returned the favor two years later. Endorsing Kenyatta for state auditor general, he wrote that Kenyatta “knows the hardworking men and women of PA deserve a government that works for them.”

Now, after another two years, Kenyatta has joined a growing chorus of Pennsylvania Democrats who say Fetterman has not only abandoned those same constituents, but is actively doing the opposite of what he told them he would do in a divided Washington.

“John promised that he was going to go to D.C. and be Democrats’ 51st vote. And instead he’s gone to D.C. and is behaving like Donald Trump’s f— intern,” Kenyatta told The Inquirer in an interview.

https://www.inquirer.com/politics/pennsylvania/john-fetterman-pennsylvania-democratic-party-criticism-20260325.html
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John Fetterman's support for Trump's DHS secretary has made his bad relationship with Democrats even worse: (Original Post) AZProgressive 16 hrs ago OP
fetterman will be partly responsible for what repubs do. Im sorry after the fact will not be enuff nt msongs 16 hrs ago #1
Its like Fetterman is just trolling Dems BlueWaveNeverEnd 15 hrs ago #2
Can't wait to ship Fetterman off to the Island of Forgotten Fucks Blue Owl 15 hrs ago #3

msongs

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1. fetterman will be partly responsible for what repubs do. Im sorry after the fact will not be enuff nt
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 08:43 PM
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