US EditionFetterman: I’m not going to switch parties
Sen. Fetterman rejects switching parties amid intra-party conflicts and calls for less extreme rhetoric, emphasizing principled leadership and independent judgment.
- Sen. John Fetterman told Fox News' Maria Bartiromo on September 28, 2025, `No, I'm not going to switch` parties, affirming his commitment to remain in the Democratic Party.
- Fetterman argued that extreme name-calling is harmful, warning unchecked labels like Hitler or 'fascist' `will foment more extreme outcomes` and urging lower political temperature.
- On domestic votes, Fetterman opposed a government shutdown and was the lone Democratic senator to back a Republican-led stopgap measure to avert one.
- Republicans see Fetterman as a potential target to flip a seat and expand their Senate majority to 54 seats, while Democratic activists and critics accuse him of hedging for reelection next year.
- Facing the September 30 deadline, Fetterman's stance matters for funding talks as lawmakers confront a possible partial shutdown before the 2025 fiscal year ends Wednesday, October 1.
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Fetterman Says He Won’t Switch Parties, Calls Himself an Independent Voice
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said he will not switch his party affiliation and become a Republican, although he said he may not side with fellow Democrats on every issue and sees himself as an independent voice in politics. Fox News’s Maria Bartiromo asked Fetterman on a Sept. 28 episode of “Sunday Morning Futures” whether, in light of “real extremists who have tried to hijack the Democrat Party,” he would consider switching parties. “No, I’m not…
Fetterman Asked If He Will "Switch Parties" After Repeated Swipes At Democrats
Fetterman Asked If He Will "Switch Parties" After Repeated Swipes At Democrats Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Democratic Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman was asked Sunday if he is considering switching parties to become a Republican after he once again spoke out against Democrats’ extreme rhetoric, waring that it “will foment more extreme outcomes.” As we have highlighted, Fetterman has spoken out against Democrat Party lines on…
Democrat Senator Asked If He Would Consider Switching Parties
Fox News host Maria Bartiromo asked Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) if he would consider switching parties. “On the left, you got such extremes. Would you consider switching parties?” Bartiromo questioned. “No, I’m not going to switch, but I’m just going to be an independent voice in the Democratic Party. I’m not going to be afraid if people, if there are groups attacking a Democrat, you know the last one in Pennsylvania, to me that’s part of the pro…
Fetterman Distances Himself From Democrat Rhetoric
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., is distancing himself from the name-calling rhetoric associated with America’s enemies during World War II. “If you want a Democrat that’s going to call people Nazis or fascists or all these kinds of thing, well, I’m not going to be that guy,” the Pennsylvania senator told Fox News host Maria Bartiromo in a Sunday interview. Fetterman also expressed that becoming a Republican was still off the table. “No, I’m not goin…
Fetterman Says He Won’t Switch Parties, Calls Himself an Independent Voice - The Thinking Conservative
Sen. John Fetterman said he won’t switch to the GOP but may break from Democrats on some issues, calling himself an independent voice in politics. The post Fetterman Says He Won’t Switch Parties, Calls Himself an Independent Voice appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.
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