{"id":2236533,"date":"2024-05-03T13:55:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T17:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-to-keynote-florida-democratic-event-despite-effort-to-ban-a-genocide-promoter\/"},"modified":"2024-05-03T13:57:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T17:57:48","slug":"fetterman-to-keynote-florida-democratic-event-despite-effort-to-ban-a-genocide-promoter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-to-keynote-florida-democratic-event-despite-effort-to-ban-a-genocide-promoter\/","title":{"rendered":"Fetterman to headline Florida Democratic event amid push to exclude &#8216;genocide advocate"},"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\">24<\/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-to-keynote-florida-democratic-event-despite-effort-to-ban-a-genocide-promoter%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=2236533&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\u200c Fetterman of Pennsylvania is causing controversy by headlining the Florida Democratic Party&#8217;s fundraiser. The\u2063 Progressive Caucus objects to his pro-Israel \u2063stance, \u200daccusing him of betraying constituents\u2062 and promoting divisive views on Israel. Despite calls to cancel his appearance, Fetterman and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberal-strategist-democrats-should-mimic-donald-trumps-policies\/\" title=\"Liberal Strategist: Democrats Should Mimic Donald Trump's Policies\">party stand firm<\/a>,\u2062 emphasizing unity for President Biden&#8217;s reelection. Senator John\u200c Fetterman \u2062from Pennsylvania is stirring \u2062up dissent as the keynote speaker at \u2064the Florida\u2064 Democratic\u200c Party&#8217;s fundraiser. The Progressive Caucus criticizes his pro-Israel position, alleging he has betrayed \u2063his constituents and endorsed\u200b contentious views on Israel. Despite requests to cancel\u200d his \u200cspeech, Fetterman and\u2064 the party remain resolute, advocating unity for\u200b President Biden&#8217;s reelection.  <\/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>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-fetterman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"John Fetterman\">John Fetterman<\/a> (D-PA) is again sparking progressive outrage, this time for being the keynote speaker of the Florida Democratic Party\u2019s annual fundraiser this weekend attended by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-china-threat-is-real-and-upon-us\/\" title=\"The China Threat is Real and Upon Us\">party officials<\/a> and activists.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cheney-says-she-wont-step-down-after-state-party-censures-her-calls-for-resignation\/\" title=\"Cheney Says She Won\u2019t Step Down After State Party Censures Her, Calls For Resignation\">state party\u2019<\/a>s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/progressives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Progressive Caucus\">Progressive Caucus<\/a> says the staunchly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"pro-Israel\">pro-Israel<\/a> Democrat shouldn\u2019t be welcomed because he\u2019s \u201cbetrayed the trust of his constituents\u201d with his \u201cabandonment of progressive values and alignment with divisive rhetoric,\u201d most notably on Israel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis recent statements and actions, particularly regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, stand in stark contrast to the values of equality, justice and peace that this supporters stand for,\u201d the caucus wrote in a letter to the state party calling on them to cancel Fetterman\u2019s appearance.<\/p>\n<p>Carolina Ampudia, the caucus\u2019s Broward Chapter president who\u2019s leading the effort and started an online petition, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that she and other Florida progressives will not \u201cparticipate giving a platform to a genocide promoter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The event, dubbed Leadership Blue, will be held Friday through Sunday at Disney\u2019s Contemporary Resort in Orlando, with Fetterman\u2019s address set to occur Saturday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Both Fetterman and the state party aren\u2019t budging.<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman urged for unity and said the focus should be on defeating former President Donald Trump and reelecting President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) talks to reporters in the Senate at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI fully embrace a diversity of views within the Democratic Party, but we\u2019re six months out from the presidential race, and we\u2019ve got to be united on reelecting Joe Biden,\u201d Fetterman said in a statement. \u201cThe stakes are too high. Just this week in Florida, we\u2019ve got an abortion ban going into effect. We can\u2019t let these disagreements lead to a second Trump term.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman Nikki Fried lauded Fetterman as a \u201cpowerful voice for the Democratic Party and embodies the spirit of Florida Democrats \u2014 never backing down from a fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The state party did not respond to a request for comment regarding efforts to cancel Fetterman.<\/p>\n<p>The state Progressive Caucus has fueled backlash of its own for opposing Fetterman. Former Democratic National Committee member Nikki Barnes, of Florida, posted on social media that \u201cnobody gives a S**T about what the Progressive Caucus says.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>State party officials have \u201cmostly ignored\u201d the endeavor to boot Fetterman from the gala\u2019s lineup, according to Ampudia, a move she views as bad politics. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know party loyalists will just continue cheerleading whatever decision the party makes,\u201d Ampudia said. \u201cThe party is choosing to ignore all of us, and I think it\u2019s not just wrong but a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-clock-is-ticking-for-biden-on-covid-19-origins-declassification-bill\/\" title=\"The clock is ticking for Biden on COVID-19 origins declassification bill\">bad political strategy<\/a>. These are the activists the party needs if it is serious about winning elections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The fundraiser comes at a particularly fraught moment for the Democratic Party, in which divisions over the Israel-Hamas war have been exacerbated by recent pro-Palestinian protests at colleges across the country that have included violence and antisemitism.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fetterman\u2019s outspoken defense of the U.S. ally throughout the foreign conflict has increasingly put him at odds with progressives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t speak for anyone other than myself. But I\u2019ve been very clear with my opinion on the protesters,\u201d Fetterman recently told the <em>Washington Examiner.<\/em> \u201cWhen you become violent or you are smashing, damaging property and taking over a building and everything \u2014 I could never defend that. I think we could all agree that we can never have that in this world.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) ignites progressive fury as the keynote speaker at the Florida Democratic Party&#8217;s fundraiser. Amidst objections from the Progressive Caucus due to his pro-Israel stance, they argue he has betrayed his constituents, sparking controversy over his participation in the event<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2236534,"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\/05\/AP24114772868633.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2236533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24114772868633.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2236533","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\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2236533"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2236533\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2236534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2236533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2236533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2236533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}