Just a “regular” Democrat.
During a recent interview with CNN’s Dana Bash, Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman responded to critics who are saying he’s no longer a “progressive” Democrat.
“I’m not a progressive, I just identified myself as a regular Democrat,” Fetterman said, talking to CNN’s Dana Bash. “Now, eight years ago, I was a progressive, but the situation’s changed and I‘ve been very clear that I didn‘t leave that label. That label leaved [left] me and I think it’s much more important to be focusing on Donald Trump instead of those kinds of purity tests and those kinds of issues.”
Fetterman has split with the far-left members of his party on the issues of securing the border and supporting Israel in its war against Hamas.
Recently, squad Rep. Primila Jayapal (D-WA) blasted President Biden for his executive action at the southern border.
“She’s entitled to her own opinion, but it does also seem like some of the harshest words for the president in this situation seems to be more coming from very safe, and blue, very kinds of places. Now in Pennsylvania, border security is an important issue and we do all believe that we should have a secure border, and I never thought it was unreasonable for any Democrat to want to make our border more secure,” he said.
Back in March, Fetterman said the following on securing the southern border.
“When you started just following the numbers that are coming again and then when you’ve reached 200,000 or 250,000 folks that are encountered at the border — I mean that’s astonishing. And then just putting that in the context of Pennsylvania. I was like, ‘Oh, my goodness. That’s nearly the size of Pittsburgh.’ And that’s our second-largest city. You can be very pro-immigration, but also demand and require that we have a secure border there as well too. I don’t know why that’s really controversial for a Democrat or any American to be pro-immigration,” he said.
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