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Fetterman Surprises Democrats by Appearing at Trump’s Republican Convention
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In Short: Voters can see through the BS that Republicans are spewing, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker told reporters at a Democratic counter programming news conference, blasting the two-day GOP confab as a base-motivating event for the upcoming midterms.
Former Senator John Fetterman, a potential 2028 White House contender, made a surprise appearance at the Republican convention, nicknamed 'Trumpapalooza', to boost Republican efforts ahead of the critical midterm elections.
Fetterman's appearance triggered a wave of Democratic criticism, with former aides saying his decision to appear at the event was beyond the pale. A former top Fetterman aide described it as 'stunning' and 'outrageously disloyal'.
In a surprising turn, Dave McCormick, Fetterman's Republican counterpart, came to his aid, defending the senator's actions on social media and emphasizing their working relationship with President Donald Trump.
What's still developing
- "Voters can see through the BS that Republicans are spewing," Pritzker told reporters at a Democratic National Committee-hosted counter programming news conference across the street from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, the site of this week’s first-ever Republican midterm convention.
- "This bizarre Republican midterm convention here can't paper over the fact that Republicans have done nothing to earn your vote," Pritzker said.
- JB Pritzker of Illinois is urging voters to ignore the Republicans' first-ever midterm convention.
- With less than two months until the midterm elections — and early voting just weeks away — President Donald Trump and the GOP kicked off their convention Wednesday as Republicans fight to keep control of Congress.
- The GOP's playbook for the convention, which comes as Republicans face energized Democrats and political headwinds as they defend their slim House and Senate majorities, is to motivate the party's base and boost turnout in key races that will determine control of Congress.
- "That's exactly what we're doing with this midterm convention." But Pritzker, a potential 2028 White House contender, blasted the two-day GOP confab.
- “Yes, I’m a Democrat. Why am I here talking to you today. Because, well, I’m a common-sense Democrat,” Fetterman said in the video message.
- The two even launched a joint fundraising committee together, which triggered a wave of Democratic criticism of Fetterman, who has toyed with leaving the party but has vowed not to.
Sources
- NBC Newslink