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Senator John Fetterman ouster push 2026

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FIRST ENTRY SEP 04
SEP 09 · Day 6

Senator John Fetterman makes surprise video appearance at GOP midterm convention

Fetterman voted with Republicans to end the government shutdown last fall.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said in July that Republicans would welcome Fetterman joining the Republican conference.

A poll from The New York Times, Siena College, and The Philadelphia Inquirer found that 73 percent of Pennsylvania Republicans approved of Fetterman's performance.

“I'm always going to stand with America. I'm always going to reject the extremes and socialism and that anti-American way of life,”
JOHN FETTERMAN verbatim
SEP 08 · Day 5

Fetterman leans on GOP ally amid Democratic scrutiny

Fetterman and McCormick toured Bell & Evans, a chicken processing company in Pennsylvania, on Labor Day.

Fetterman and McCormick launched a joint fundraising effort called Common Ground PA in July.

Sen. Dave McCormick defended Fetterman against reports based on leaked text messages.

SEP 05 · Day 2

Former Fetterman staffers promise more damaging details after blistering report

Harmeet Dhillon, Trump's assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division, said she was disgusted by anonymous leakers.

Former Pennsylvania congressman Conor Lamb called on Fetterman to resign.

A group calling itself "Former Fetterman Staffers" announced on X that it would release additional details about John Fetterman on September 14.

SEP 05 · Day 2

Newly released Fetterman texts show reluctance to perform constituent duties

Fetterman has ruled out switching parties, writing that he would be a terrible Republican who still votes overwhelmingly with Democrats.

A former staffer confirmed the accuracy of the Wall Street Journal's story to CBS News.

Fetterman balked at attending the funerals of three slain police officers near York, Pennsylvania, citing the length of the ceremony and driving time.

SEP 04 · Day 1

Fetterman faces Democratic revolt after bombshell report fuels push to oust him

John Fetterman helped to confirm some of President Donald Trump's nominees, including Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin.

An aide told John Fetterman that a funeral for three police officers killed in Pennsylvania last year would have a dress code and last three hours.

The Wall Street Journal published a report stating that John Fetterman was more interested in appearing on Fox News to discuss Israel than meeting with paralyzed veterans from his state.

“But between the laziness, disrespect, and willingness to carry water for a foreign government, it shows us something we already know: this man has no sense of duty.”
CHRIS DELUZIO verbatim
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