US EditionFetterman defends support for Trump Iran operation: ‘This is a good thing’
Sen. Fetterman breaks with Democrats by backing Trump’s strikes to hinder Iran’s nuclear ambitions and support Israel, voting against a War Powers Resolution, Senate records show.
- On March 3, Senator John Fetterman praised Operation Epic Fury after a Senate briefing at the U.S. Capitol, saying `That's a good thing` and reiterating support for Israel.
- Citing his support for Israel, Fetterman said `the weekend air strikes will prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear bomb` and expressed pride in standing with Israel.
- The Senate teed up a War Powers vote Wednesday, which failed 53-to-47, with Fetterman opposing and Senator Rand Paul backing the resolution sponsors.
- The House planned a Thursday vote on the War Powers Resolution, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries was asked Monday about Fetterman's comments amid Senate Democrats' near-uniform support to limit the president.
- He urged Democrats to be more `reasonable` to flip seats and criticized colleagues' 'empty sloganeering' on Iran, highlighting Fetterman's out-of-step stance with the party, Tur reported.
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Fetterman on Dems' Iran 'hysteria:' 'They're afraid to agree with Trump on anything' * WorldNetDaily * by Anthony Iafrate, Daily Caller News Foundation
'I'm always going to pick my country over my party, and I’m always going to acknowledge when good things happen'
Fetterman defends support for Trump Iran operation: ‘This is a good thing’
Centrist Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Wednesday defended President Trump’s massive military operation against Iran as a “good thing” and declared he is “confident” that the “world is better” as a result of the death of Iran’s supreme leader and other senior officials in the regime.
Senator John Fetterman Defends Break from Dems
(Washington D.C.) – Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman was the only Democrat to vote against a war powers resolution demanding that the President go through Congress before any further attacks on Iran. Fetterman has been vehemently pro-Israel, so it’s no shock that he has come out fervently supporting the Trump administration’s joint strikes with Israel against Iran. The once progressive bulwark has sided with Republicans several times since hi…
Fetterman on Dems’ Iran ‘hysteria:’ ‘They’re afraid to agree with Trump on anything’
U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa. Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman suggested Wednesday that many of his fellow party members may privately support efforts to stop a nuclear Iran but are “afraid” to publicly align themselves with President Donald Trump. The maverick swing state lawmaker, known for frequently breaking with his party, appeared on Fox News’...
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