{"id":1727207,"date":"2022-11-05T21:04:42","date_gmt":"2022-11-06T01:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1727207"},"modified":"2022-11-07T03:20:03","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T08:20:03","slug":"perfect-metaphor-u-s-flags-collapse-as-john-fetterman-begins-speaking-at-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/perfect-metaphor-u-s-flags-collapse-as-john-fetterman-begins-speaking-at-rally\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Perfect Metaphor&#8221; &#8211; U.S. Flags Collapse as John Fetterman Begins Speaking at Rally"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fperfect-metaphor-u-s-flags-collapse-as-john-fetterman-begins-speaking-at-rally%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1727207&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"speakable\">Twitter users were stunned as video of Democratic U.S. Senate candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/pennsylvania-senate-candidate-fetterman-insists-he-sit-serve\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Fetterman<\/a>\u2019s latest rally showed several American flags directly behind him get blown over by strong gusts of wind as soon as he began speaking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Users wondered if it was an ominous sign for Fetterman\u2019s performance on Election Day this year. Others called it the &#8220;perfect metaphor&#8221; for the Democrat&#8217;s campaign.<\/p>\n<p>After Fetterman took the stage and uttered only a few words at his latest Pennsylvania rally \u2013 days before the election between him and Republican candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz \u2013 the flags standing directly behind him began to topple over under high winds.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/oprah-winfrey-endorses-john-fetterman-over-dr-mehmet-oz-high-stakes-pennsylvania-senate-race\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>OPRAH WINFREY ENDORSES JOHN FETTERMAN OVER DR. MEHMET OZ IN HIGH-STAKES PENNSYLVANIA SENATE RACE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/640\/320\/fetterflags.png?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"American flags topple behind Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman as he speaks to rallygoers in Pennsylvania.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      American flags topple behind Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman as he speaks to rallygoers in Pennsylvania.\n      <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The moment came as the candidate mentioned campaigning with former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/barack-obama\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barack Obama<\/a>, who was touring with Fetterman to boost his chances in the race.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As Fetterman compared former President Donald Trump to Obama, claiming that between the two, only Obama was &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/fetterman-says-proud-have-sedition-free-biden-obama-campaign-trail-days-before-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">100% sedition-free<\/a>,&#8221; at least six of the flags planted behind him toppled over in an instant.<\/p>\n<p>Gobsmacked conservative Twitter users flooded the clip with comments, claiming it sums up Fetterman\u2019s performance this election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump Jr. called the scene &#8220;The perfect metaphor for Fetterman&#8217;s campaign.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The official RNC Research account sarcastically tweeted, &#8220;John Fetterman\u2019s rally is off to a great start&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/fetterman-loses-support-pennsylvania-senate-race-debate-performance-poll-finds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>FETTERMAN LOSES SUPPORT IN PENNSYLVANIA SENATE RACE AFTER DEBATE PERFORMANCE, POLL FINDS<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/640\/320\/DR-Oz-Fetterman.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Mehmet Oz and John Fetterman face off for U.S. Senate in the midterm elections.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Mehmet Oz and John Fetterman face off for U.S. Senate in the midterm elections.\n      <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Conservative journalist Ian Miles Cheong quipped, &#8220;Someone up there doesn\u2019t like it when Fetterman tells lies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Conservative actor Nick Searcy wrote, &#8220;The flags know he&#8217;s a moron. @JohnFetterman&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/rnc-chair-ronna-mcdaniel-gop-seeing-huge-enthusiasm-less-than-week-election-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GOP Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel<\/a> called the scene, &#8220;A perfect metaphor for Democrats\u2019 control of Congress.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Radio host Michael Berry joked, &#8220;Everyone was blown over by his charisma.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/640\/320\/GettyImages-1244265504.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"John Fetterman speaks to supporters at a \" Get Out the Vote \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      John Fetterman speaks to supporters at a &#8220;Get Out the Vote&#8221; rally in Pittsburgh.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Branden Eastwood\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Republican Party social media and digital strategist Alec Sears found the incident uncanny, tweeting, &#8220;We live in a simulation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Conservative influencer Robby Starbuck wrote, &#8220;The start of Fetterman\u2019s rally is pure art.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Gabriel Hays is an associate editor for Fox News Digital.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twitter users were stunned as video of Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman\u2019s latest rally showed several American flags directly behind him get blown over by strong gusts of wind<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1727211,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1727207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1727207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1727207"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1727207\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1727211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1727207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1727207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1727207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}