Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman will become the chamber's first Democrat to meet with President-elect Donald Trump since the election, and plans to travel to Trump’s private resort in Florida.

Summary

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) will be the first Democrat to meet with Donald Trump post-election, traveling to Mar-a-Lago.

The meeting reflects Fetterman’s growing willingness to collaborate with Trump, whom he praised as a “singular political talent.”

While emphasizing his commitment to representing all Pennsylvanians, Fetterman has supported some Trump policies and nominees.

Once a progressive icon, Fetterman has shifted to a more bipartisan approach, drawing criticism from Democrats while rejecting divisive rhetoric, including Vice President Harris’s labeling of Trump as a “fascist.”

  • thefartographer@lemm.ee
    103·
    23 hours ago

    Once a progressive icon, Fetterman has shifted to a more bipartisan approach, drawing criticism from Democrats while rejecting divisive rhetoric, including Vice President Harris’s labeling of Trump as a “fascist.”

    Your summary forgets to point out that he had a stroke and then ceased being a progressive icon. It’s important to note that conservativism is a brain disease and can be caused by a TBI

    • Eldritch@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      10 hours ago

      Fetterman was never a progressive icon. He ran against a mountain of shit and looked better by comparison. Because a heaping mound is less than a mountain.

      Fetterman has always been an asshole and a bully. His stroke changed nothing. People just found his bullying of a grifter and bully acceptable and thought it was a one off. Not who he’s always been.