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Fetterman tells Maher he feels ‘lonely’ as a moderate Democrat
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) reiterated on Friday that he has no plans to switch political affiliations, even as he says he feels increasingly “lonely” in his party.
Fetterman told comedian and “Real Time” host Bill Maher that he has seen a shift in the Democratic Party’s “values,” including on issues such as Israel, border security and government shutdowns.
“I’ve, you know, had to vote against the caucus,” the Pennsylvania senator said. “I don’t enjoy that, but we used to be a party that would always refuse to shut the government down, and now we, now have shut it down and dropped a lot of mass chaos, and I just couldn’t be a part of that.”
Fetterman, a moderate-leaning Democrat, has been critical of his party’s role in the recent 76-day Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown — the longest in U.S. history — and repeatedly broke with his colleagues on votes to reopen the agency. He also bucked the caucus by voting in favor of former Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s (R-Okla.) nomination to lead the........