Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman told his fellow Democrats on Sunday that they need to stay cool on President-elect Donald Trump’s every move — and then clarified that he’s not against the incoming commander in chief.
When asked what he feared most after Inauguration Day, Fetterman said that fuming over Trump’s second term was not the right approach and urged his party to “pack a lunch” and calm down. Encouraged.
Liberal Democrats raised eyebrows During an ABC News interview In which he discussed Trump’s second ascent to the Oval Office and how some Dems, including Vice President Kamala Harris, acted unfairly. The soon-to-be 47th president was described As a fascist during the campaign.
“Well, it’s like I’m warning people, you have to calm down, you know, like be a constant, you know, don’t panic. It’s not helpful,” he told ABC News “This Week” host John Carl.
“So, you know, pack a lunch, prepare yourself, because they haven’t even taken over the office yet.”
After this he said that he wants Trump to become a good president.
“I hope so, I hope so, because I’m not against him,” the Keystone State senator said. “If you are against the President, you are against the nation. And, and I will never go where I want any president to fail.”
Fetterman, 55, has shown a temperamental streak among Democrats in the past year, including his staunch support of Israel and his resistance to bashing Trump, 78, which has earned him some scorn from the left in Congress. .
During the Sunday interview, he praised Trump more, calling him a “unique political talent.”
He referenced Trump’s presence of mind pumping his fist and repeatedly yelling “fight” after being shot in the ear by a sniper over the summer during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
“I mean, it’s a political genius, it can’t be denied,” Fetterman said, admonishing some Dems for calling Trump a fascist.
“Because you’ve got a lot of Democrats, especially in my state, I know and I like people who are going to vote for Trump, and they’re not fascists,” he said.
“And fascism also, it’s not a word that regular people, you know, use, you know? I think people are going to decide who is the candidate who will defend and project, you know, my version of the American way of life, and that’s what happened.
Fetterman also told Carl that he believes billionaire Elon Musk’s full-throated endorsement of Trump “moved the needle” in helping Trump recapture the White House this November.
“I really believe it matters,” he said.
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