'Can't believe I ever liked this dude.'

Summary

Sen. John Fetterman faced backlash from progressives after his first post on Truth Social calling the hush-money case against Trump “bullshit” and suggested pardons for both Trump and Hunter Biden.

Fetterman reiterated his stance from recent interviews, arguing such cases erode public trust in institutions.

The response has been divisive, with Trump supporters and progressives both criticizing him.

Fetterman’s broader shifts, including support for Israel and mocking climate activists, have alienated some Democratic supporters while gaining him favor among conservatives.

        • 【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】@lemmy.world
          3·
          2 天前

          It should happen all the time.

          Every time there’s a politician speaking in front of a crowd, everyone in that crowd has a couple of projectiles strapped to their feet.

          You probably can’t smuggle in a bag of rotten tomatoes, or a pie, let alone some kind of weapon, but there you’ve got those two things right on your feet.

          Maybe you get in there and you decide, hey you really like your shoes, you don’t want to lose one, so you find something else. A pair of sunglasses. A watch. A hat. Maybe you look around and find something at the venue, like a little plastic display placard.

          First of all, none of those things are going to throw as well as a shoe. You’re going to sacrifice your distance and your accuracy just because you don’t want to walk home with one shoe. Well there’s no point in doing shit if you’re going to miss, so better to just use the shoe.

          Second of all, the shoe is a clear message. You throw your watch up there, he’s likely to say hey thanks for the great watch. Even if you threw both of your shoes, they might say hey thanks for the free pair of shoes. But if you throw just one shoe, that’s a clear fuck you.

      • inv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        2·
        2 天前

        Don’t forget democrat joe Lieberman who single-handedly killed the single payer option when obamacare was being voted on. The bought and paid for insurance industry shill joe Lieberman. It’s a shame he’s dead, he deserves the Luigi treatment.

  • 4grams@lemmy.world
    43·
    4 天前

    Goddamn, either this guy was one hell of a fraud, or brain damage does really cause conservatism.

    • inv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      1·
      2 天前

      Brain damage doesn’t cause conservatism. I had a TBI as a teenager and went far left. My experiences in trying to get treatment completely radicalized me.

      • 4grams@lemmy.world
        2·
        2 天前

        Was mostly a joke, I too suffered a brain injury a couple years ago and it did nothing but make me more vocal about my opinions (which has folks labelling me far left).

  • Stern@lemmy.world
    62·
    4 天前

    Really, you could cut the headline to “Fetterman made his first post on truth social”, and I’d still be disappointed, the rest just put a cherry on top.

  • Nightwingdragon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    52·
    4 天前

    This is a man representing a purple state seeing not only his state but the entire country shift pretty solidly to the right and is just hedging his bets accordingly. And a sad but true fact is that if you want to have a political career, you bend the knee to Trump. You make the pilgrimage to Maralago, you buy his overpriced watches, you stay in his hotel rooms, you cater to his base on his platform. Whatever way you choose, the main goal is just to curry favor with Trump. And Fetterman has decided that bending the knee to Trump is the best move for his political career. Given the hard shift to the right the country is taking, he may not be wrong.

    And before anybody hops on me, I’m not saying I agree with the man or am trying to excuse his behavior or anything like that. I’m just saying that strictly from the perspective of what is most likely to get him re-elected in Pennsylvania or advance his political career, bending the knee to Trump may be what he feels is the best way forward.

  • DomeGuy@lemmy.world
    721·
    5 天前

    I can forgive virtually everything else he’s said… But suggesting Biden grant a pardon to a man who has shown no remorse or even an admission that his alleged crimes might be wrong is so far off the path of wisdom that i dont think its even fair to count his seat “blue”.

    • Baron Von J@lemmy.world
      12·
      4 天前

      Post summary says he’s calling for a pardon on the campaign finance fraud case (the porn star hush money). So assuming that’s an accurate summary he’s not calling for a pardon on treason. Also it’s a state crime so it’s not one the president can pardon anyway.

      • HorreC@lemmy.world
        6·
        4 天前

        ohhh I didnt read to clarify as I figured it was the only federal charges that were outstanding. Thank you for putting me straight on this issue. So its just as it always is, theater.

    • takeda@lemmy.world
      6·
      4 天前

      Things looked like we might finally see justice, but after this victory, I think he got away free. Pardon or not.

      I think those advocating on pardoning him now think that this would remove his incentive to turn DOJ into his personal agency, but he likely will do that anyway no matter what.

  • Eugene V. Debs' Ghost@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    8·
    4 天前

    “Just elect local progressives to form the future of the democratic party! Maybe next election season you’ll get one!”

    At some point Charlie Brown stopped trying to kick the football, we should too. Better than Dr. Oz, but so was any random person in Pennsylvania.

    • inv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      2·
      2 天前

      But but but if we just vote harder for progressives we’ll get all the things democrats promise we just need more democrats elected!

      Democrats get elected and then proceed to 180