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Why Trump, GOP are courting John Fetterman, who insists he’ll remain a Democrat

Maverick senator insists he's a Democrat despite growing partisan headwinds

By Howard Kurtz Fox News

Published May 5, 2026 3:00am EDT | Updated May 5, 2026 5:47am EDT

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This is a non-story that is somehow still a story.

The Republicans, led by President Donald Trump, would love for John Fetterman to switch parties.

The Democratic senator says no way, I’m not doing it.

That would seem definitive enough to deflate this highly visible trial balloon.

JOHN FETTERMAN, UNDER FIRE FROM FELLOW DEMOCRATS, BREAKS WITH THE PARTY’S DICTATES AND OFTEN SIDES WITH TRUMP

Republicans would simply love to court maverick Sen. John Fetterman, D-Penn. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Except for one thing: It’s hard to see how he wins re-election as a Democrat.

The Pennsylvania senator has already been through the worst experience of his life: a stroke that left him barely able to speak and........

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