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Fetterman: I’ll Never Understand Progressives Who Won’t Support Biden

Sen. John Fetterman has a message for the progressive wing of the Democratic Party: get in line behind President Joe Biden.

“Get behind Joe Biden’s policies, or you’re gonna get behind Trump’s policies,” said the Pennsylvania Democrat.

Fetterman made the remarks during a sit-down with reporters in his Senate office on Tuesday, answering questions with the help of a tablet that displays an instant transcript of reporters’ spoken questions. He continues to recover from an auditory processing disorder caused by a stroke that happened during the 2022 campaign.

To illustrate his point, Fetterman hearkened back to his own support for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign as the mayor of Braddock, even after he had supported Sen. Bernie Sanders during the primary.

“In 2016, you know, I was a surrogate for Senator Clinton. And it’s just like, you have a choice,” said Fetterman. “And if you don’t get behind Senator Clinton, you know, you are voting for Trump. And that’s exactly what happened in Pennsylvania, and it’s devastating.”

70 points

If I were Biden I would simply be a better president

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35 points

no more half measures walter

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17 points

This strike is gonna really hurt his momentum.

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63 points

Somehow this is the second best person in the Senate.

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The word “progressive” in the US is like the word “middle class” - it hardly means anything.

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Remember folks, Progress, just means “marginally better”.

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61 points

And I’ll never understand how progressives could vote to break a strike, John, but that’s who you’ve thrown your hat in with

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59 points

The H A R M R E D U C T I O N are already wiggling around here, too.

Thanks, federated guests!

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Harm reduction i say as I lift a comically large anvil above the white house

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57 points

that’s okay John, I don’t see how a progressive can support Israel like you do so we can call it even.

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