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@RonFilipkowski „After @realDonaldTrump won the 2024 US presidential election, @JohnFetterman expressed willingness to vote to confirm some of Trumpʼs cabinet appointees, including @marcorubio for Secretary of State, @PeteHegseth for Secretary of Defense,

@RonFilipkowski @realDonaldTrump @JohnFetterman @marcorubio @PeteHegseth 2).
and @EliseStefanik (@RepStefanik) for US ambassador to the UN [1] [2] [3]. He visited Trumpʼs Mar-a-Lago complex and worked with Republicans on the Laken Riley Act [4] [5].

@RonFilipkowski @realDonaldTrump @JohnFetterman @marcorubio @PeteHegseth @EliseStefanik @RepStefanik 3).
Fetterman was the only Democrat who voted to confirm Trumpʼs nominee @PamBondi as US Attorney General [6] [7].

@RonFilipkowski @realDonaldTrump @JohnFetterman @marcorubio @PeteHegseth @EliseStefanik @RepStefanik @PamBondi 4).
In Dec. 2024, Fetterman asked Democrats to »chill out« after Trump won, saying, »If you're rooting against the president, you are rooting against the nation, and Iʼm not ever going to be where I want a president to fail. So country first« [8] [9].

@RonFilipkowski @realDonaldTrump @JohnFetterman @marcorubio @PeteHegseth @EliseStefanik @RepStefanik @PamBondi 5).
@SenFettermanPA expressed hesitation to condemn Trumpʼs pardons of Jan. 6 rioters, saying, »some people are very deserving of a second chance and get a pardon« [4] [10].

@RonFilipkowski @realDonaldTrump @JohnFetterman @marcorubio @PeteHegseth @EliseStefanik @RepStefanik @PamBondi @SenFettermanPA 6).
He called on N.Y. Governor @GovKathyHochul (@KathyHochul) to pardon Trump in his New York hush money case, which he said was politically motivated »bullshit« and compared to the Hunter Biden case.

@RonFilipkowski @realDonaldTrump @JohnFetterman @marcorubio @PeteHegseth @EliseStefanik @RepStefanik @PamBondi @SenFettermanPA @GovKathyHochul @KathyHochul 7).
There were rumors that he might become a Republican or an Independent, which Fetterman called »amateur-hour shit« [4] [11]. @realDonaldTrump has since praised Fetterman as »a fascinating man« [5] [12] [13].

@RonFilipkowski @realDonaldTrump @JohnFetterman @marcorubio @PeteHegseth @EliseStefanik @RepStefanik @PamBondi @SenFettermanPA @GovKathyHochul @KathyHochul 8).
Since Trumpʼs Nov. victory, Fetterman has become a harsh critic of his own party, calling its brand »toxic«, and has indicated that he is receptive to some Trump administration policies [13] [5].

@RonFilipkowski @realDonaldTrump @JohnFetterman @marcorubio @PeteHegseth @EliseStefanik @RepStefanik @PamBondi @SenFettermanPA @GovKathyHochul @KathyHochul 9).
Fetterman strongly supports Israel and the Israel–US relationship [14] [15] [16]. [...]

@RonFilipkowski @realDonaldTrump @JohnFetterman @marcorubio @PeteHegseth @EliseStefanik @RepStefanik @PamBondi @SenFettermanPA @GovKathyHochul @KathyHochul 10).
By 2025, Fetterman opposed a two-state solution, saying in a meeting with @jstreetdotor President Jeremy Ben-Ami »You canʼt reform a carton of sour milk« in reference to the Palestinians and that he had never met an Arab person who would condemn Hamas.

@RonFilipkowski @realDonaldTrump @JohnFetterman @marcorubio @PeteHegseth @EliseStefanik @RepStefanik @PamBondi @SenFettermanPA @GovKathyHochul @KathyHochul 11).
Notes from the meeting read: »Correction, Only a single Arab he has met with that staff was present for wouldnʼt outright condemn Hamas« [17]. [...]

@RonFilipkowski @realDonaldTrump @JohnFetterman @marcorubio @PeteHegseth @EliseStefanik @RepStefanik @PamBondi @SenFettermanPA @GovKathyHochul @KathyHochul 12).
During the Gaza war, Fetterman continued his steadfast support for Israel, placing blame for the conflict entirely on Hamas [18]. He has notably broken from Democrats with his ardent support for Israel in the Gaza war [19].

@RonFilipkowski @realDonaldTrump @JohnFetterman @marcorubio @PeteHegseth @EliseStefanik @RepStefanik @PamBondi @SenFettermanPA @GovKathyHochul @KathyHochul 13).
Commentators have said that his views on Israel have shifted to the right since the conflictʼs inception and become more in line with those of Republicans [20] [21]. [...]

@RonFilipkowski @realDonaldTrump @JohnFetterman @marcorubio @PeteHegseth @EliseStefanik @RepStefanik @PamBondi @SenFettermanPA @GovKathyHochul @KathyHochul 14).
In June 2024, Fetterman visited Israel and met with President Isaac Herzog and @IsraeliPM Benjamin Netanyahu. @netanyahu said »Israel has had no better friend« than Fetterman [22]. [...]

@RonFilipkowski @realDonaldTrump @JohnFetterman @marcorubio @PeteHegseth @EliseStefanik @RepStefanik @PamBondi @SenFettermanPA @GovKathyHochul @KathyHochul @IsraeliPM @netanyahu 15).
New York magazine reported that Fetterman opposed a ceasefire and instead said »letʼs get back to killing«. He also said Israel should »kill them all«. Fettermanʼs office told New York that these statements were in regard to Hamas, not Palestinian civilians [17].

@RonFilipkowski @realDonaldTrump @JohnFetterman @marcorubio @PeteHegseth @EliseStefanik @RepStefanik @PamBondi @SenFettermanPA @GovKathyHochul @KathyHochul @IsraeliPM @netanyahu 16).
Endnotes:

[1] @thehill thehill.com/homenews/senat…

[2] @thehill thehill.com/homenews/senat…

[3] @CNN edition.cnn.com/2024/12/12/pol…

[4] @Independent the-independent.com/news/world/ame…

[5] @whyy whyy.org/articles/john-…

[6] @Newsweek newsweek.com/john-fetterman…

[7] @CNN edition.cnn.com/2025/02/04/pol…

@RonFilipkowski @realDonaldTrump @JohnFetterman @marcorubio @PeteHegseth @EliseStefanik @RepStefanik @PamBondi @SenFettermanPA @GovKathyHochul @KathyHochul @IsraeliPM @netanyahu @thehill @CNN @Independent @whyy @Newsweek 17).
[8] @GuardianUS theguardian.com/us-news/2024/d…

[9] @axios axios.com/2024/12/23/joh…

[10] @Independent independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…

[11] @GuardianUS theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f…

[12] @nwprogressive nwprogressive.org/weblog/2025/02…

[13] @thehill thehill.com/policy/5132819…

@RonFilipkowski @realDonaldTrump @JohnFetterman @marcorubio @PeteHegseth @EliseStefanik @RepStefanik @PamBondi @SenFettermanPA @GovKathyHochul @KathyHochul @IsraeliPM @netanyahu @thehill @CNN @Independent @whyy @Newsweek @GuardianUS @axios @nwprogressive 18).
[14] @USATODAY eu.usatoday.com/story/news/pol…

[15] @Jerusalem_Post jpost.com/israel-news/ar…

[16] @whyy whyy.org/articles/fette…

[17] @intelligencer (@NYMag) archive.ph/pS26K

[18] @thehill thehill.com/homenews/senat…

[19] @NBCNews nbcnews.com/politics/elect…

@RonFilipkowski @realDonaldTrump @JohnFetterman @marcorubio @PeteHegseth @EliseStefanik @RepStefanik @PamBondi @SenFettermanPA @GovKathyHochul @KathyHochul @IsraeliPM @netanyahu @thehill @CNN @Independent @whyy @Newsweek @GuardianUS @axios @nwprogressive @USATODAY @Jerusalem_Post @intelligencer @NYMag @NBCNews 19).
[20] @thenation thenation.com/article/politi…

[21] @NewYorker newyorker.com/podcast/the-ne…

[22] @PennLive pennlive.com/politics/2024/…

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