{"id":606914,"date":"2026-09-05T17:34:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T17:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/606914\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T17:34:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T17:34:11","slug":"john-fetterman-ex-staffers-plan-to-expose-senator-after-wsj-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/606914\/","title":{"rendered":"John Fetterman ex-staffers plan to expose senator after WSJ report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">In just over a week, former staffers for <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5961197\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/john-fetterman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">John Fetterman<\/a>, D-Pa., are planning to go public with inside details after expressing what they called disgust at his work as a legislator.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">&#8220;We\u2019re a group of former campaign &amp; Senate staffers for John Fetterman who are disgusted with what he&#8217;s become. If you were troubled by yesterday&#8217;s Wall Street Journal story&#8230; trust us, that&#8217;s just the tip of the iceberg,&#8221; the group wrote in <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5961198\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FettermanStaff\/status\/2095906052847894610\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">a post to X.<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;It\u2019s even worse than you thought.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The new social media account, which is calling itself &#8220;Former Fetterman Staffers&#8221; (FFS) alleges it will reveal additional unflattering details of the embattled senator\u2019s office as he also faces blowback over Wall Street Journal reporting chronicling his reluctance to engage in the basic duties of his office.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5961199\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/fetterman-faces-dem-revolt-bombshell-report-fuels-push-oust-him-disgrace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">FETTERMAN FACES DEM REVOLT AS BOMBSHELL REPORT FUELS PUSH TO OUST HIM: &#8216;DISGRACE&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/john-fetterman-talks-to-reporters-in-senate.jpg\" alt=\"John Fetterman\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Sen. John Fetterman, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, speaks to members of the media after a vote at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. With their summer recess beckoning, lawmakers will try to pack as much must-do work as possible into the week ahead. Photographer (Eric Lee\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The FFS acronym notoriously also stands for &#8220;for f&#8212;s sake.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5961200\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/john-fettermans-fall-hero-heretic-exposes-democrats-hard-left-turn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Fetterman routinely blew off constituent meetings<\/a>, neglected legislative review and declined to make in-state public appearances, according to a Wall Street Journal report published on Thursday, drawing immediate backlash online.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;There is a lot I could say about this report of John Fetterman\u2019s pathetic behavior as a senator,&#8221; Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pa., <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5961201\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChrisForPA\/status\/2095826600369533395\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said on X.<\/a> &#8220;But between the laziness, disrespect, and willingness to carry water for a foreign government, it shows us something we already know: this man has no sense of duty.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;John Fetterman is a disgrace,&#8221; Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepBrendanBoyle\/status\/2095695768778637370?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said in a post of his own.<\/a> &#8220;Our state deserves better than a lazy trust fund baby who is too lazy to do the job.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Pennsylvania state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, who is the vice chair of the Democratic National Committee, also <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5961203\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/cnn-analyst-defends-fetterman-sounds-alarm-nutty-notion-moderate-stances-make-republican\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">condemned Fetterman\u2019s behavior<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;This report is horrifying, but not new to many of us in PA. John barely showed up as [Lieutenant Governor] and is constantly MIA as our senator,&#8221; Kenyatta <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/malcolmkenyatta\/status\/2095875506214240397?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wrote.<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;When he\u2019s not on FOX <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5961205\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/why-trump-gop-courting-john-fetterman-who-insists-hell-remain-democrat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">cheerleading Trump &amp; endless wars<\/a>, he is attacking the very neighbors who gave him a chance. 2028 can\u2019t come soon enough,&#8221; he continued.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5961206\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/dnc-vice-chair-attacks-democratic-sen-john-fetterman-youre-mess\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">DNC VICE CHAIR ATTACKS DEMOCRATIC SEN. JOHN FETTERMAN: &#8216;YOU\u2019RE A MESS&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sen-fetterman-march-3-2026.jpg\" alt=\"Sen. John Fetterman\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) speaks to reporters following a briefing by Trump administration officials to members of the Senate on U.S. strikes on Iran, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on March 3, 2026 (Nathan Posner\/Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Conor Lamb, a former Pennsylvania congressman who ran against Fetterman in the 2022 primary for the party\u2019s nomination, <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5961207\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/fetterman-receives-support-re-election-pennsylvania-house-democrats-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">called on Fetterman to resign<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;John, if there is a decent bone left in your body, just quit. It\u2019s an insult to decent people in our state for you to treat them and the office this way,&#8221; <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5961208\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ConorLambPA\/status\/2095862372074160275\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Lamb wrote,<\/a> referring to an instance where Fetterman blew off a meeting with paralyzed military veterans.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">As reactions continue to pour in, Former Fetterman Staffers, the new group on X, told viewers that they would set a deadline for some of its upcoming revelations.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Set your calendar for September 14th &#8212; the day the Senate is back in session &#8212; for our first drop. (Let&#8217;s be honest, maybe the 15th: he&#8217;ll skip Monday&#8217;s votes),&#8221; the group said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Despite raising questions and rage towards Fetterman, some observers condemned the staffers for what they called a lack of loyalty.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;So disloyal. He gave you jobs and opportunities and advanced your careers, and you publicly turn on him and set up an X account to attack him?&#8221; Marc Thiessen, a political pundit and former White House speechwriter for the Bush Administration, <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5961209\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/marcthiessen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">wrote on X.<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Honorable thing, if you disagree, is to resign quietly and work for someone else you prefer. You are pathetic,&#8221; he continued.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Mark Morgan, political director for the Republican Governors Association, echoed Thiessen&#8217;s thinking, blasting the group for its anonymity.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Staff rule #1: it&#8217;s not about you Staff rule #2: Your boss had the courage to put their name on a ballot. If you&#8217;ve chosen to become a click-seeking bottom feeder, at least have the courage to put your own name on it,&#8221; Morgan said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5961210\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/embattled-rep-tony-gonzales-announces-plans-resign-sexual-misconduct-allegations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">EMBATTLED REP TONY GONZALES ANNOUNCES PLANS TO RESIGN AMID SEXUAL MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fetterman-november-2025.jpeg\" alt=\"Sen. John Fetterman\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., speaks to reporters outside the Senate Chamber during votes on Nov. 10, 2025 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I\u2019m disgusted by anonymous leakers, actually,&#8221; Harmeet Dhillon, Trump&#8217;s assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice, <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_5961211\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HarmeetKDhillon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">also chimed in.<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Fetterman\u2019s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p>Leo Briceno is a politics reporter for the congressional team at Fox News Digital. 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