{"id":1762,"date":"2026-07-08T16:48:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T11:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=1762"},"modified":"2026-07-08T16:48:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T11:48:27","slug":"sen-john-fetterman-says-democrats-must-change-their-anti-trump-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=1762","title":{"rendered":"Sen. John Fetterman says Democrats must change their anti-Trump strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., who has broken with far-left Democrats numerous times, spoke out on Tuesday\u2019s episode of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=e5oKX4UOJwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">&#8220;Impaulsive&#8221; podcast<\/a> about how his party needs to change its strategy.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Fetterman lamented the modern state of politics as a polarized mess between two parties engaged in a &#8220;race to the bottom.&#8221; He, however, made the case that he is working to serve Americans as a Democratic Party senator in a state that ultimately voted for <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_2496476\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">President Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s reelection in 2024.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_2496477\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/fetterman-unleashes-dirtbag-wing-dems-far-left-victories-orgy-socialism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Some Democrats<\/a> now are actually running on the \u2018f&#8212; Trump&#8217; &#8211; I mean literally that&#8217;s in some of their commercials, you know, honestly,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">He went on to criticize the idea of tarring one\u2019s political opposition as &#8220;fascists,&#8221; warning, &#8220;And this idea\u2014and if you call someone on their side as, like, \u2018they&#8217;re fascists,\u2019 then that means that people that I know and I love that voted for him, you know, that must be\u2014they are fascists. And they are not. These are good people. They love our country no less than they do. It&#8217;s just having different views and, you know, trying to find a way forward in a deeply divided country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_2496478\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/john-fettermans-fall-hero-heretic-exposes-democrats-hard-left-turn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>JOHN FETTERMAN\u2019S FALL FROM HERO TO HERETIC EXPOSES DEMOCRATS\u2019 HARD LEFT TURN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/343\/192\/john-fetterman-during-debate.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/686\/384\/john-fetterman-during-debate.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/672\/378\/john-fetterman-during-debate.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1344\/756\/john-fetterman-during-debate.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/931\/523\/john-fetterman-during-debate.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1862\/1046\/john-fetterman-during-debate.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/720\/405\/john-fetterman-during-debate.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1440\/810\/john-fetterman-during-debate.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1200\/675\/john-fetterman-during-debate.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"John Fetterman gesturing while wearing back hoodie during a debate\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Sen. John Fetterman argued that Trump supporters are just as patriotic as Democrats and should not be dehumanized.<\/span> <span>(AP Photo\/Steven Senne, File)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I refuse to do that,&#8221; he said of political tribalism and name-calling. &#8220;People forgot that we&#8217;re all Americans and we actually need each other.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">He went on to recall how he &#8220;took so much s&#8212;&#8221; for being invited to dinner with Trump in 2025.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I was excited. I was like, &#8216;Hey, great. We have an invitation. Sure. I can&#8217;t wait. This will be great.&#8217; You know, I love to have conversations,&#8221; Fetterman said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">This bipartisan outreach from Trump , he said, has no equivalent in the Democratic Party .<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_2496479\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/why-trump-gop-courting-john-fetterman-who-insists-hell-remain-democrat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>WHY TRUMP, GOP ARE COURTING JOHN FETTERMAN, WHO INSISTS HE\u2019LL REMAIN A DEMOCRAT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/343\/192\/john-fetterman.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/686\/384\/john-fetterman.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/672\/378\/john-fetterman.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1344\/756\/john-fetterman.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/931\/523\/john-fetterman.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1862\/1046\/john-fetterman.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/720\/405\/john-fetterman.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1440\/810\/john-fetterman.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1200\/675\/john-fetterman.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Sen. John Fetterman walks through the U.S. Capitol building on his way to a meeting.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Sen. John Fetterman has been blasted by his fellow Democrats for breaking with them on messaging and policies.<\/span> <span>(Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;There&#8217;s no Democrats reaching across the aisle right now,&#8221; he said, summarizing the Democrats\u2019 messaging as &#8220;You want to pay your bills, F&#8212; Trump, and burn it down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The reality, he said, is more complicated, in that &#8220;I don&#8217;t just represent, you know, Democrats. I represent all 13 million Pennsylvanians.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Toward the end of the episode, he concluded by calling for a better level of political discourse.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;<a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_2496480\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/fetterman-receives-support-re-election-pennsylvania-house-democrats-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Democrats are angry<\/a> at me because more and more the Democratic Party, the base really wants more &#8216;F&#8212; Trump&#8217; kind of a thing,&#8221; he said. &#8220;So, my votes are &#8212; my values are reflected in the votes. But overall, I&#8217;ll be an example that can people say, &#8216;Well, at least they&#8217;ll do it in a respectful way&#8217; and be a reasonable or a common-sense thing in the middle of the insanity here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_2496481\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media#&amp;_intcmp=fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/343\/192\/president-trump-smiles.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/686\/384\/president-trump-smiles.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/672\/378\/president-trump-smiles.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1344\/756\/president-trump-smiles.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/931\/523\/president-trump-smiles.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1862\/1046\/president-trump-smiles.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/720\/405\/president-trump-smiles.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1440\/810\/president-trump-smiles.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1200\/675\/president-trump-smiles.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"President Trump smiling\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>U.S. President Donald Trump has invited multiple prominent Democrats to dinner in what has been praised as bipartisan gestures.<\/span> <span>(Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Alexander Hall is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. 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