{"id":2207785,"date":"2024-03-27T19:06:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T23:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-praises-gops-principled-sacrifice-republicans-did-the-right-thing\/"},"modified":"2024-03-27T19:07:55","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T23:07:55","slug":"fetterman-praises-gops-principled-sacrifice-republicans-did-the-right-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-praises-gops-principled-sacrifice-republicans-did-the-right-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"Fetterman commends GOP for their principled sacrifice, stating &#8220;Republicans did what was right."},"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%2Ffetterman-praises-gops-principled-sacrifice-republicans-did-the-right-thing%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=2207785&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>Senator John Fetterman from Pennsylvania praised the Republican Party for supporting the expulsion of former GOP Representative George Santos. Fetterman&#8217;s commendation highlighted a shift towards amicability with Republicans, contrasting their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-carolina-gop-rep-tom-rice-who-voted-to-impeach-trump-loses-primary\/\" title=\"South Carolina GOP Rep. Tom Rice Who Voted to Impeach Trump Loses Primary\">principled stance<\/a>\u2062 with the\u200c treatment\u2062 of Democratic Senator Bob Menendez from New Jersey. In an interview with Fox News, Fetterman\u2063 expressed surprise at the lack of Democratic calls for Menendez&#8217;s expulsion\u2062 following federal indictment allegations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-fetterman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"John Fetterman\">John Fetterman<\/a> (D-PA) commended the Republican Party over its support for the expulsion of former GOP Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-santos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"George Santos\">George Santos<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Continuing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/here-comes-the-critical-race-theory-gaslighting\/\" title=\"Here Comes The Critical Race Theory Gaslighting\">recent trend<\/a> of amiability toward Republicans, Fetterman called their vote to expel Santos \u201cprincipled,\u201d contrasting it to the Democrats\u2019 treatment of Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bob-menendez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Bob Menendez<\/a> (D-NJ) in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/fetterman-charts-different-path-breaks-fellow-democrats-senate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"interview\">interview<\/a> with Fox News.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) speaks with reporters Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at the Senate Subway on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo\/Mariam Zuhaib)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d Fetterman answered when asked why more Democrats haven\u2019t called for Menendez\u2019s expulsion after the New Jersey senator was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/2933180\/indicted-menendez-not-seek-reelection-democrat-new-jersey-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>federally indicted<\/a> based on accusations he used his position to enrich himself and his wife via foreign governments. \u201cBut what I can say is that Santos was expelled, and Republicans did the right thing on that. That actually cost them a seat. So I thought that was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/happy-anniversary-lincoln-project-founder-rick-wilson-celebrates-7-years-since-390k-tax-lien\/\" title=\"Happy Anniversary! Lincoln Project Founder Rick Wilson Celebrates 7 Years Since 0K Tax Lien\">principled stand<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman has been the most outspoken Democrat in the Senate against Menendez, warning that not forcibly removing him could hurt the chamber\u2019s reputation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd now he\u2019s been credibly accused of being a foreign agent for three nations,\u201d Fetterman answered when asked about Menendez. \u201cIn fact, two of them are critical and negotiation partners in the Gaza situation with Hamas. And how is this individual allowed to attend classified briefings on that? It\u2019s astonishing. And it\u2019s been frustrating where someone\u2019s more concerned that I could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2441552\/fetterman-laughs-at-manchin-following-dress-code-fight-as-attacks-on-democrats-increase\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>wear a hoodie<\/a>. That\u2019s why this seems to be more urgent, making sure that the\u00a0Senate reputation\u00a0isn\u2019t damaged.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said he was disappointed in Menendez but that he would not support a resolution calling for his expulsion. When pressed on the matter, he avoided agreeing to expel the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-hostile-regimes-testing-joe-biden-during-his-first-months-in-office\/\" title=\"4 Hostile Regimes Testing Joe Biden During His First Months In Office\">longtime senator<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I\u2019ve said, the Senate has standards,\u201d Schumer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2906915\/schumer-disappointed-menendez-new-indictment-stops-short-resignation-call\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> when pressed. \u201cWe should all be living up to those standards. I\u2019m deeply disappointed Sen. Menendez has not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman has gone against leadership by repeatedly calling for Menendez\u2019s expulsion, leveling insults against the New Jersey Democrat along the way.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) praised the GOP for backing the expulsion of ex-Rep. George Santos. Showing a newfound friendliness towards Republicans, he lauded their &#8220;principled&#8221; stance, highlighting a contrast with how Dems handled Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) in a Fox News interview. Fetterman&#8217;s remarks signal a shift in his approach to bipartisan relations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2207786,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24080634687434-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2207785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24080634687434-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2207785","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2207785"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2207785\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2207786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2207785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2207785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2207785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}