Senator John Fetterman, D-Penn. In a new interview, he convened what he thought was “absolutely ridiculous” to extreme Democrats on the Israeli war or shutdown of the government.
Fettman’s speech To Jewish insiders On Monday, there was an ongoing conflict with some members of the party, especially in his support for Israel. But his latest issue with his party’s “extreme” members stems from their demands that Democrats refuse to support the Republican bill to fund the government earlier this month.
Fetterman vote And called for attempts to “fight” and called for the government to close.
Fetterman urges Democrats to speak like “ordinary people” instead of shouting at “oligarchs”

D-Pa. Senator John Fetterman attacked his party’s position on the spending bill earlier this month. (Julia DeMaree Nikhinson/AP photo, swimming pool)
“I’m really the first Democrat to refuse to shut down our administration, and my party is very eager to shut down the government,” Fettman said. “It’s ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous. Six months ago, we were teaching Republicans, ‘You can’t shut down the government.’ Now it’s, “Okay, yes, let’s do these things.” ”
He added: “It’s like part of the problem, to put out, they want to rush to the extreme part of our party, to shut down the government. I said I would never burn the village and claim I want to save it.”
Fettman also noted that Michigan is an example of failed political “wandering”, claiming that Democrats are trying to sue the left-wing Arab-Americans just to lose the country to the president Donald Trump Anyway.
He specially called Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich. , Refusing to support President Joe Biden and Later Vice President Kamala Harris During the 2024 elections, due to their support for Israel. Fettman claims she and other left-wing Democrats eventually helped elect Trump.
Fettman says Democratic brands are “toxic” due to constant “humiliation and scolding”

Fetterman summoned Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib as an example of an extreme Democrat. (Photography by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images | Photography by Jemal Countess/Getty Images to retrieve the Court Action Fund)
“[N]Fetterman said they yelled at the horrible level of Trump, you helped elect him, your base and your homeland delivered to Trump, and now… it symbolizes the position of our party. ” Fetterman said.
Fox News Numbers Contact Fetterman and Tlaib’s offices for comment.
Fettman is on Friday He opened back Her advice “work harder” after Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who urged Democrats to urge parties to vote against Senate spending measures.
“Fighting’s ‘harder’ – a stunt that hurts millions and throws us into chaos,” Fettman wrote When sharing screenshots with quotes from Ocasio-Cortez comments. “We’re opening the government. Handling it.”
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DN.Y. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, testimony from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.) (AP)