Fetterman declares he’s ‘not a progressive’ after being slammed by left over Israel war views
NY Post
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) has declared that he’s “not a progressive” in an apparent attempt to rebrand himself after left-wing backlash over his stances on Israel’s war against Hamas and immigration reform.
“I’m not a progressive,” the Pennsylvania Democrat told NBC News in an interview published Friday. “I just think I’m a Democrat that is very committed to choice and other things. But with Israel, I’m going to be on the right side of that. And immigration is something near and dear to me, and I think we do have to effectively address it as well.”
Fetterman emerged as one of the leading supporters of the Jewish state in the aftermath of Hamas’ brutal Oct. 7 attack, during which terrorists killed more than 1,200 people in Israel and kidnapped hundreds, taking them to Gaza where many are still being held hostage.
His unabashed support of Israel’s right to “eliminate the Hamas terrorists who slaughtered innocent men, women, and children” and refusal to advocate for a cease-fire in the conflict has rankled the far-left.
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters shut down the street outside his Philadelphia office in October, demanding that Fetterman call for a cease-fire as they paraded an enormous puppet resembling the senator.
The former Braddock, Pa., mayor has also been heckled at events and was even confronted at a bar by an individual questioning why he wouldn’t back a cease-fire.
