Fetterman: Democratic Base Is Becoming Increasingly Anti-American
Matt Vespa
Matt Vespa | May 16, 2026 6:30 AM
Fetterman: Democratic Base Is Becoming Increasingly Anti-American
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) is increasingly becoming a pariah within his own party, if you didn’t already know that. He’s likely to lose re-election because Democrats in his state can’t stand him, and there aren’t enough Republicans and Independents to save him. He’s rejected this move, but switching parties isn’t an option. For starters, he admits he wouldn’t agree with the GOP on some major issues. Also, there’s no way Pennsylvania Republicans would let him just take that slot in the next election. There will be a primary, and he’d lose. So, he’s going to do what he can to make DC work, I guess. Who knew he would become the next Joe Manchin of the Senate—a Democrat who’s reasonable.
Fetterman has irritated his party on several issues, like Operation Epic Fury, border security, the ballroom, and others, but now he’s concerned that his base is a hotbed of anti-Americanism. He’s not wrong (via The Hill):
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Wednesday accused the Democratic base of becoming “increasingly anti-American” amid calls against U.S. military intervention in Venezuela, Iran and Cuba.
Reason magazine’s Nick Gillespie, asked Fetterman on the “Reason Interview” podcast about what the senator thinks of his politics now, having backed Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a democratic socialist, in 2016.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2026/05/16/fetterman-democratic-base-is-becoming-increasingly-anti-american-n2676159
