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Fetterman laughs when asked about relationship with Democrats: ‘Well, I mean, cordial’

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by Alexander Bolton - 04/30/26 7:49 AM ET

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Centrist Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) let loose a hearty chuckle and admitted that he’s not that “popular” in the Senate Democratic caucus, even though he flipped the Senate seat in Pennsylvania long held by Sen. Pat Toomey (R), allowing Senate Democrats to have majority in 2023 and 2024.

Asked by Fox News anchor Sandra Smith, “How’s your relationship with your Democratic colleagues,” Fetterman paused and laughed, holding up his hands and shaking his head.

That prompted co-anchor John Roberts to interject: “Enough said.”

“Well, I mean, cordial. But I’m not necessarily the most popular guy, which is strange to me because it’s like, I am a Democrat and, you know, I’m the guy that flipped that seat,” he said.

Fetterman rankled some of his Democratic colleagues yet again when he told members of his party earlier this week to get over their “Trump Derangement Syndrome” (TDS) and agree to build a White House ballroom after a gunman tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner over the weekend.

“After witnessing last night, drop the TDS and build the White House ballroom for events exactly like these,” Fetterman posted on social media Sunday.

Fetterman has also marveled at fellow Democrats unrelenting criticism of President Trump’s ongoing military strikes against Iran, questioning whether some progressives are even rooting for Iran.

“It’s almost as if, you know, we’ve forgotten on the Democratic side that the real enemy, the real threat, the real danger is Iran and … proxies too,” Fetterman told Fox News last week.

“You know, Iran must be so excited by the American media and the Democratic Party the way they, it’s like, as long as we can hang on for 60 days, more and more people continue to vote against, you know, the Trump Administration to end the Iranian regime,” he added at the time.

Fetterman has a professional relationship with Democratic colleagues but he doesn’t usually hang out with them on the Senate floor during votes nor does he regularly attend Senate Democratic caucus luncheons.

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