Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., acknowledged that Democrats had a major problem when it came to border security, resulting in Republicans securing control of both chambers of Congress and the White House.
Fetterman did not pull punches in reflecting on his party during an appearance on “Fox News Sunday.”
“Well, one area where we kind of lost ourselves was the border,” the Democratic senator stated. “And I’ve been on this network, you know, months, months ago saying, ‘Hey, you know, it can’t be controversial for our party to have pro-immigration, but we need a secure border.’ And when we ask or demand people to not believe what they see, and see those kind of numbers, that that’s not a problem. It’s like, well, then you lose about that 100%,”
“I’ve tried to describe – you have up to 300,000 people – encounters – per month. And I put that in perspective with Pennsylvania. I’m like, that’s the size of Pittsburgh showing up in one month,” Fetterman told host Gillian Turner. “It’s like, what’s going to happen for those folks? If we want them [to have] the American Dream for those people, how can we possibly deliver that? Where do they go? And we can’t pretend that that’s not a significant issue. And we got to address that.”
Democrats have traditionally defined themselves as the anti-war party, but Fetterman seemed to suggest it lost its footing when progressives grew critical of Israel’s war against Hamas terrorists following the Oct. 7 attacks. Fetterman said Israel’s effort against Hamas and Ukraine’s fight against Russia are two “just” wars that remain ongoing.
FETTERMAN SAYS ‘F— THAT’ AMID BIPARTISAN BACKLASH OVER ARREST WARRANTS TARGETING ISRAEL’S NETANYAHU, GALLANT
Sen. John Fetterman speaks at a rally for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris on Oct. 14, 2024, in Erie, Pennsylvania. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
In regard to Israel, Fetterman said he “never supported a cease-fire, and that was the right thing.”
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