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Jon Stewart confronted Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) in a teaser for an upcoming episode of The Weekly Show released Tuesday, telling the Pennsylvania Democrat that Israel “is not our country.”
Stewart’s comments come after Fetterman has repeatedly threatened to leave the Democratic Party over its decreasing support of Israel, telling Fox News in mid-July that the country is his “red line,” adding, “Look at the people who are winning these primaries right now. They are not just, ‘I’m just pro-Palestinian. I’m deeply anti, anti-Israel.’”
Inquiring further about his thoughts on fellow Democrats, Stewart clarified, “You could agree with them 90%, but Israel is the red line?”
“Absolutely,” Fetterman responded. “I can’t ever turn my back to Israel after where it’s at.”
“I mean no disrespect on this,” Stewart prefaced, “but that is not our country. You’re saying that these candidates may have great ideas for our economy. They may want to do the exact same thing you want to do, in terms of getting money out of politics. They may want to increase the social safety net. They may want to change the balance of power from capital back to labor, but if they don’t agree with you on Israel, you don’t want them in your party?”
“Well, I don’t know who you’re referencing to, specifically,” responded Fetterman.
“No, I’m referencing what you just said,” insisted Stewart.
“Name one,” said the Pennsylvania Democrat.
“[Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul] El-Sayed, or [Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez] ‘AOC’ [D-NY], or [Sen.] Bernie Sanders [I-VT],” listed Stewart. “I assume you agree with a lot of what they say economically.”
“What I’m saying is, like, if you are a DSA [Democratic Socialists of America] member, if you are a member of a specific political party, run under your own banner,” stressed Fetterman.
“It’s just an organization,” said Stewart. “We have a two-party system. It’s like the Freedom Caucus in the Republican Party… You’re literally saying, ‘We can all have discussions, except when it comes to Israel,’ which is not America. It seems like a weird line to draw.”
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