Fetterman also warned his party not to turn the next two years ‘into a circus of constant hearings’ about getting ‘payback’ on the Trump administration

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman signaled that he would consider quitting the Democratic Party if the caucus elected Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen as majority leader, citing disagreements over U.S. policy toward Israel.

Fetterman was asked Saturday on Fox News whether there was a “red line” that would prompt him to walk away from his party if it moved further to the left.

“Yeah, absolutely,” Fetterman said in a clip highlighted on X by journalist Aaron Rupar. “It would be troubling if my caucus elects someone like Van Hollen that has really made his name being very anti-hostile to Israel, you know. If you are going to be angry or hostile towards any countries in the region, why not make that, you know, Iran or Hezbollah or Hamas as well too?”

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[–] 3 points 11 hours ago (1 child)

He broke with the party about 20% of the time in 2025. Not sure what his numbers are so far for 2026. Overall, he voted with Democrats 88% of the time.

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  • [–] 9 points 10 hours ago*

    His voting record before and after Trump got elected has been night and day; he defected 1.4% of the time in 23–24 but 20.6% of the time in 25–26.

    That stark difference demonstrates that Fetterman's judgement should not be a factor in choosing the next Senate majority leader.

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