Democratic Senator John Fetterman threatened to leave the Democratic Party again during a Sunday appearance on CNN’s State of the Union and then lashed out at President Trump over his speech on election fraud.
CNN’s Jake Tapper asked about far-left candidates like Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, and Fetterman slammed the Democrats for voting against aid to Israel and the anti-Israel views becoming more mainstream in the party.
“I think it’s entirely appropriate to be pro-Palestinian,” Fetterman said. “And, of course, I’m deeply sympathetic to many of innocent Palestinians as well over, but where we have become parts in our party now, describing Israel as genocidal state or apartheid state, and now we’re not going to vote for any kind of aid.”
“And now even people like the J Street organization are going to vote against basic things like the Iron Dome, and it’s getting more and more incredibly hostile towards Israel. Israel is our important, key ally,” he continued.
When asked about his past comments on potentially leaving the Democratic Party if they become “an anti-Israel party,” Fetterman confirmed that he is questioning his alignment with the party.
“if that becomes the Democratic platform that we will now ever vote for any aid and will turn our back on Israel, then that makes — that makes me to make that decision as really what a Democrat should stand for, or being a part of my party for me,” Fetterman said.
“If I change my party spontaneously right now, my views and my votes aren’t going to change,” he continued.
“If you believe the Democratic Party’s future is rooted in describing Israel as apartheid state or genocidal, and they don’t deserve to have our support, that forces me to say, i this really make sense for me as a Democrat with these views are continue to actually intensify?”
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Fetterman was later asked about President Trump’s address to the nation last week, where he revealed that 278,000 illegal voters had been discovered on state voter rolls across just four states whose voter registration files were reviewed, and he claimed “there’s no evidence” of Trump’s statements.
“Well, I was lieutenant governor during the 2020 election, and I have appeared on your network and many other networks at that time. That election was absolutely secure, fair, and accurate,” Fetterman claimed, further slamming Trump for talking about the rigged elections.
“until I see evidence that over a quarter-million migrants that are voted — are registered to vote, then, yeah, that would make me reconsider some of these things. But there’s no evidence, and I don’t expect that we will see any of that,” Fetterman said.
“I don’t know why the president is dragging up all of this stuff. You’re the president. Do something positive, and you are talking about 2020, that’s been settled over six years ago,” he continued. “It’s deeply unhelpful, and that distracts important things, especially like the Iranian war right now.”
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