Fetterman broke his silence following a bombshell report based on leaked text messages between him and his staff that portrayed him as brushing off basic duties of being a senator, including meetings with constituents.<\/p>\n
Fetterman told CNN in a statement that “disgruntled” staffers had concocted the story, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, to knock his reputation.<\/p>\n
FETTERMAN FACES DEM REVOLT AS BOMBSHELL REPORT FUELS PUSH TO OUST HIM: ‘DISGRACE’<\/a><\/p>\n Sen. John Fetterman, D-Penn. ,talks with reporter after the senate luncheons in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (Tom Williams\/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)<\/p>\n “Per usual \u2014 lies, half-truths, innuendos, smears and anonymous,” Fetterman said.<\/p>\n “No matter how many smears or stories, I\u2019m proud to continue to deliver for Pennsylvania,” he continued.<\/p>\n The lawmaker\u2019s response follows an explosive report<\/a> published last week that painted Fetterman as a politician more interested in appearing on Fox News to discuss Israel than meeting with constituents, including a group of paralyzed veterans from his state, and opting to blow off a funeral for slain police officers because it would have taken too long.<\/p>\n While other Democratic members of the Pennsylvania delegation were furious with Fetterman, his fellow senator, McCormick,<\/a> came to his defense.<\/p>\n “These stories are the latest example of outrageously disloyal staff and forces on the Left using anonymous leaks to cancel my friend John Fetterman,” McCormick said on X. “They hate that he is an independent thinker who refuses to fall into line so they want to silence him.”<\/p>\n WHY TRUMP, GOP ARE COURTING JOHN FETTERMAN, WHO INSISTS HE\u2019LL REMAIN A DEMOCRAT<\/a><\/p>\n Fetterman and McCormick share a unique relationship in a Congress that has grown increasingly partisan. They\u2019re one of three Senate duos from a purple state, and Fetterman has vowed to not support an opponent when and if McCormick runs for re-election in 2030.<\/p>\n “Well, I would absolutely never move against my friend,” Fetterman told reporters.<\/p>\n They also launched a joint fundraising effort in July, called Common Ground PA, according to federal financial filings<\/a>.<\/p>\n DNC VICE CHAIR ATTACKS DEMOCRATIC SEN. JOHN FETTERMAN: ‘YOU\u2019RE A MESS’<\/a><\/p>\n Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa. and Dave McCormick, R-Pa., formed a rare bipartisan joint fundraising committee called “Common Ground PA” this month \u2013 a donor-driven initiative that splits shared contributions between the two senators’ respective campaign and leadership committees. (Tom Williams\/CQ Roll Call)<\/p>\n![\"Sen.](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fetterman-54322.jpg\")
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