Fetterman says Democrats governed by Trump Derangement Syndrome

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), who has been known to buck his party in recent years, said in a Wednesday podcast episode that the Democrats are governed by Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS).

“Who do you think leads the Democratic Party today?” The “All-in” podcast’s David Friedberg asked Fetterman in an interview posted Wednesday.

“Oh, we don’t, we don’t have one. I think, I think the TDS that — I think that’s the leader right now. You know, right now our party, is, is governed by the TDS, and now it’s made it virtually impossible, without being punished, as a Democrat, to agree something’s good, or ‘I agree with the other side,’ and I would define that by [Operation] Epic Fury,” Fetterman responded.

“I am literally the only Democrat in America, in Congress, that I’ve come across that’s saying, ‘I think it’s a great thing to break and destroy the Iranian regime,’” he added.

Operation Epic Fury is the name of the current U.S. operation against Iran, which has received pushback from many Democrats. Fetterman has expressed his support for it.

Fetterman also has pushed Democratic colleagues “to give someone a chance” and think about supporting Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) in his nomination for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary.

Last Thursday, the Pennsylvania Democrat reaffirmed that he would vote in favor of confirming Mullin.

“I will vote for him, of course, but I’m unsure how many Democrats could for him,” Fetterman told hosts John Catsimatidis and Rita Cosby on WABC 770 AM. “I don’t know why. You know, I believe that he and I share a lot about — hey, let’s secure our border. Absolutely. Just focus on rounding up and deporting criminals, and we don’t ever, ever, want the kind of tragedies that happened in Minneapolis.”

“So why can’t you just give someone a chance?” Fetterman asked.

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