'Growing alienation': Fetterman praises Trump as GOP openly woos him

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) continued to rankle fellow Democrats Monday by appearing at a bipartisan event in Boston as Republicans try to woo him to join their side of the aisle, according to a report in The Washington Post.

Fetterman, whose mental health struggles came under renewed scrutiny in a recent New York Magazine article, appeared alongside Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) at an event celebrating bipartisanship.

"The two purple-state senators from opposing parties found little they disagreed on at the Edward Kennedy Institute," wrote reporter Liz Goodwin. In fact McCormick even asked if he could defend Fetterman publicly from criticism.

"He actually asked me. It’s like, ‘Is it okay to defend you? I don’t want that to create more political problems,’” Fetterman said.

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During the event, "Fetterman praised President Donald Trump for removing the United States from the Obama-era Iran nuclear deal, moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem and pushing for an agreement between Japanese-owned Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel," the report said. Fetterman also claimed "his party had make a 'mistake' on border security."

Fetterman blamed the "left" media for "questioning his frequent missed votes and committee hearings" because they disagree "with his stances on immigration and Israel."

"The comments point to Fetterman’s growing alienation from his own party, which is a challenge for Democrats as they attempt to form a cohesive opposition to Trump and seek to regain the majority in the 2026 midterm elections," Goodwin continued. "Republicans are openly courting Fetterman to join their 53-seat majority, even though the senator from Pennsylvania has said repeatedly he would never join the GOP."

Read The Washington Post article here.