Fetterman Tells Democrats To Stop Flipping Out About Kimmel And Worry About Schumer Shutdown ‘Chaos’Adam Pack
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September 18, 2025 4:55 PM ET
Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman blasted his party for playing up their outrage over talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension on Thursday, arguing Democrats should be instead focused on preventing the “chaos” a government shutdown would unleash across the country.
Up against a Sept. 31 deadline to fund the government, Democrats spent Thursday railing against Kimmel’s show being axed from the airwaves following comments made by the comedian suggesting the suspected killer in the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was a Trump supporter. Fetterman told the DCNF in a brief interview that he’s tired of Democrats sounding the alarm on every issue and that his colleagues should relent from fighting Republicans over government funding, asserting a shutdown would be a “reckless” move.
“Everything is turning into like a national freak out,” Fetterman told the DCNF when asked about his reaction to ABC pulling “Jimmy Kimmel Live” off the air. “If a late night host got put on hiatus, if that’s a national freak out, then if we shut our government down, that’s a serious national freak out kind of a thing.”
“I don’t think we need that [a shutdown] right now,” Fetterman continued. “It’s wrong.”
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