Fetterman said his colleagues should 'chill out' over everything Trump does.
Fetterman said his colleagues should"chill out" over everything Trump does.ABC News' Jonathan Karl sits down with Senator John Fetterman in the Senate Budget Committee hearing room.Pennsylvania Democrat Sen. John Fetterman said he hopes President-elect Donald Trump is successful in his second term and that he's not "rooting against him."
MORE: Elon Musk puts unprecedented outsize influence on display in government funding fight: ANALYSIS "He had the energy and almost a sense of fearlessness to just say all those kinds of things," Fetterman said. "You literally were shot in your head and had the presence of mind to respond, you know, 'Fight, fight, fight!' I mean, that's a political talent."
"It's rare to have a surrogate that has a lot of fanboys and is very compelling to a lot of the demographic that we are losing in my party and in Pennsylvania," Fetterman said about the billionaire businessman.In this Sept. 25, 2024, file photo, Sen. John Fetterman speaks with reporters at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C.Fetterman was the first Democrat in the Senate to meet with Pete Hegseth, the controversial former Fox News anchor who Trump selected for defense secretary.
Patel's vow to take on Trump's political enemies has drawn scrutiny. Asked by Karl whether he thinks Patel will use the FBI to do so, Fetterman said while he wasn't able to go into detail due to the off-the-record nature of the meeting, "That's never going to happen.""Potentially," Fetterman replied. "But nobody can accuse me of just saying I had a closed mind, or I just said no because Trump picked this person, or whatever.
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