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Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) let loose a hearty chuckle and admitted that he\u2019s not that \u201cpopular\u201d in the Senate Democratic caucus, even though he flipped the Senate seat in Pennsylvania long held by Sen. Pat Toomey (R), allowing Senate Democrats to have the majority in 2023 and 2024.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow\u2019s your relationship with your Democratic colleagues?\u201d Fox News anchor Sandra Smith asked Fetterman, who in response paused and laughed, holding up his hands and shaking his head.<\/p>\n
That prompted co-anchor John Roberts to interject: \u201cEnough said.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, I mean, cordial. But I\u2019m not necessarily the most popular guy, which is strange to me because it\u2019s like, I am a Democrat and, you know, I\u2019m the guy that flipped that seat,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Fetterman rankled some of his Democratic colleagues yet again when he told members of his party earlier this week to get over their \u201cTrump Derangement Syndrome,\u201d or TDS, and agree to build a White House ballroom after a gunman tried to storm the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association dinner over the weekend.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter witnessing last night, drop the TDS and build the White House ballroom for events exactly like these,\u201d Fetterman\u00a0posted on social media Sunday.<\/p>\n
Fetterman has also marveled at fellow Democrats\u2019 unrelenting criticism of President Trump\u2019s ongoing military strikes against Iran, questioning whether some progressives are even rooting for Iran.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s almost as if, you know, we\u2019ve forgotten on the Democratic side that the real enemy, the real threat, the real danger is\u00a0Iran\u00a0and \u2026 proxies too,\u201d\u00a0Fetterman\u00a0told Fox News last week.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know,\u00a0Iran\u00a0must be so excited by the American media and the Democratic Party the way they, it\u2019s like, as long as we can hang on for 60 days, more and more people continue to vote against, you know, the Trump administration to end the\u00a0Iranian regime,\u201d he added at the time.<\/p>\n
Fetterman has a professional relationship with Democratic colleagues, but he doesn\u2019t usually hang out with them on the Senate floor during votes, nor does he regularly attend Senate Democratic caucus luncheons.<\/p>\n
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