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senator John Fetterman, D-pa. , criticizing his party member Donald Trump, “Hitler” or “Dictarian,” responded to Sunday’s assassination by Turning Point US founder Charlie Kirk.
Fetterman talks with CNN’s Manu Raju shortly after the news appears Kirk was shot During a campus event held at Utah Valley University, despite his confirmed death.
Democratic senator noted that only one day People are protesting against Trump By calling him “Hitler of our time.” He condemned the comparison of anyone, including Trump, to Adolf Hitler, and insisted that his party must “reduce the temperature.”
Charlie Kirk was assassinated at a U.S. turning point event Wednesday at Utah Valley University. (Tess Crowley/deseret News AP)
“I don’t think you’ll ever, compare anyone to Hitler and these extreme things,” Fettman said. “Now, look at what happened to Charlie Kirk. I mean, you know, this guy was shot. Now, we have to lower the temperature. We can’t compare people to such numbers in history. It’s not a dictator. It’s a product of democratic elections.”
“So, do you think Trump will not break any norms of democracy in any way at all?” Raju asked.
“I mean he’s absolutely different, but that’s what the American voted for,” Fettman replied. “Again, I disagree with many of these things, but that doesn’t make him a dictator.”
Although Fetterman often criticizes all aspects of the Democratic Party, he told Raju that he would never change his party label while lamenting how the Democratic Party “lost its argument.”
D-Pa. Senator John Fetterman said on CNN that President Donald Trump is not a “dictator”. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, via Getty Images)
“Now, I think real honesty is perfectly appropriate, just figuring out why we’ve effectively lost two things in the last three cycles, and that’s perfectly appropriate,” Fetterman said. “We’ve really lost connections with American voters with connections to American voters. I don’t think we can just ‘well, Trump is always wrong,’ or ‘we’re going to put this country on fire or anything else. Of course, that’s not true either.”
He continued: “But when I represent a state like Pennsylvania, you can keep you honest. You can always not forget that many Americans happen to disagree with you. That doesn’t mean they are fascists, or now they want to chop up the constitution.”
After law enforcement reports that Kirk’s death sparked national conversations about political rhetoric, law enforcement reports that bullet shells found near the scene carry anti-fascist information.
Since the assassination attempt on Trump in July 2024, Republicans have accused the media and democratic opponents of fueling violence by repeatedly comparing him to Nazi leaders.
Rep. Jasmine Crocket of D-Texas claimed that she called Donald Trump the president of “Think Hitler” was not inciting violence. (AP/Evan Vucci)
Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas defense Call Trump “think Hitler” A few days after Kirk was killed, Friday.
“I don’t agree with you, I call you, you know, ‘think Hitler,’ all these things aren’t necessarily saying, ‘go out and hurt others’,” Crockett said at the “Breakfast Club.” “But when you literally tell the people at the rally, ‘Yes, beat them,’ then, you’re promoting a culture of violence.”
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Alexander Hall of Fox News contributed to the report.
