{"id":2327032,"date":"2024-08-19T18:10:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T22:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-skipping-dnc-after-list-of-rifts-with-democratic-colleagues-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-19T18:11:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T22:11:41","slug":"fetterman-skipping-dnc-after-list-of-rifts-with-democratic-colleagues-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-skipping-dnc-after-list-of-rifts-with-democratic-colleagues-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Fetterman skipping DNC after list of rifts with Democratic colleagues &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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-skipping-dnc-after-list-of-rifts-with-democratic-colleagues-washington-examiner%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=2327032&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 (D-PA) has announced\u2064 that he will not attend \u200cthe \u2062Democratic National \u200bConvention (DNC). He clarified that\u200b his absence is\u200d not due to disagreements with his\u2062 party regarding his pro-Israel stance, which has caused tension with some Democratic colleagues. Fetterman emphasized the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/people-see-wholesome-overseas-mcdonalds-ad-realize-what-the-companys-doing-here\/\" title=\"Overseas McDonald&#039;s ad reveals company&#039;s true intentions\">spending quality time<\/a> \u2063with his three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-is-open-new-york-is-closed-and-ny-has-more-covid-deaths\/\" title=\"Florida Is Open, New York Is Closed, And NY Has More COVID Deaths\">young children<\/a>, as the DNC coincides with \u200dtheir school holiday. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-republican-national-convention-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Everything you need to know about Republican National Convention - Washington Examiner\">convention runs<\/a> from August 21 to August 22, during which\u2062 Vice President Kamala Harris is set to be formally nominated for the\u200d presidential \u200dcandidacy. Fetterman has faced scrutiny from fellow Democrats over his supportive views towards Israel, particularly concerning the\u200b military actions \u2063in Gaza.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Fetterman skipping DNC after list of rifts with Democratic colleagues<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1629292\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-fetterman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>John Fetterman<\/a> (D-PA) will not attend the Democratic National Convention this week, though he denied his decision was over his disagreements with his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-arizona-state-rep-issues-call-to-withhold-states-electoral-college-votes-to-joe-biden-due-to-significant-evidence-of-fraud\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Arizona State Rep Issues Call to Withhold State&#039;s Electoral College Votes to Joe Biden Due to Significant Evidence of Fraud\">party&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s peers over his stance on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Pennsylvania senator insisted the announcement has nothing to do with his pro-Israel stance, which has alienated him from some of his Democratic colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve got three young kids, and they&rsquo;re out of school,&rdquo; Fetterman explained during an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefp.com\/p\/john-fetterman-has-no-regrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>interview<\/a> with the <em>Free Press<\/em> that was released Sunday. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s four days I can spend with my children.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The DNC begins Monday and runs through Aug. 22. Vice President Kamala Harris is set to formally become her party&rsquo;s presidential nominee on Thursday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A pro-Israel advocate,&nbsp;Fetterman has been at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3000642\/bob-casey-fetterman-israel-pennsylvania-senate-race\/\">odds<\/a> with many of his Democratic colleagues over Israel&rsquo;s military campaign in Gaza.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) holds a small Israel flag as he heads to the chamber for a vote, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Earlier this year, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2448642\/john-fetterman-trolls-protesters-outside-senate-demanding-ceasefire-by-waving-israel-flag-at-them\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>trolled<\/a> pro-ceasefire activists as he waved an Israeli flag, and he expressed &ldquo;deep disappointment&rdquo; over President Joe Biden&rsquo;s decision to withhold artillery shells and bombs if Israel invaded Rafah.<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman admitted during his latest remarks to the <em>Free Press<\/em> that he was &ldquo;frustrated&rdquo; with his Democratic colleagues over their stance on the Middle Eastern conflict. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been frustrated by some of my members and how they&rsquo;ve chosen to handle that situation,&rdquo; Fetterman noted as he commented on the Israel-Gaza conflict. &ldquo;I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t agree with a lot of their views, but whatever kinds of political choices or any kind of political costs that I&rsquo;ve incurred throughout all that, I don&rsquo;t care.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He added, &ldquo;I haven&rsquo;t once even regretted any of that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1629292\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1629292\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) will not be attending the Democratic National Convention this week, but he has stated that his absence is not related to his disagreements with fellow Democrats regarding his views on Israel. The senator from Pennsylvania emphasized that his decision is unrelated to his pro-Israel position, which has caused some tension with members of his party. &#8220;I have three young kids who are out of school,&#8221; Fetterman explained in an interview with the Free Press released on Sunday. &#8220;That&#8217;s four days I can spend with my children.&#8221; The DNC starts on Monday and continues until August 22, during which Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to officially become her party&#8217;s presidential nominee on Thursday. As a pro-Israel advocate, Fetterman has found himself at odds with many Democratic colleagues over Israel&#8217;s military actions in Gaza. Earlier this year, he drew attention by waving an Israeli flag while criticizing pro-ceasefire activists and expressed disappointment over President Biden\u2019s decision to restrict military support if Israel invaded Rafah. In recent comments to the Free Press, Fetterman acknowledged feeling &#8220;frustrated&#8221; with some of his Democratic peers regarding their approach to the conflict in the Middle East. He remarked, \u201cI\u2019ve been frustrated by some of my members and how they\u2019ve chosen to handle that situation,\u201d adding that he disagrees with many of their perspectives but does not regret any political fallout from it: \u201cWhatever kinds of political choices or any kind of political costs that I\u2019ve incurred throughout all that, I don\u2019t care&#8230; I haven\u2019t once even regretted any of that.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2327033,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24025741226788-2.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32923,7705,7921,38602,32076],"class_list":["post-2327032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democratic-party","tag-dnc","tag-fetterman","tag-political-rifts","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24025741226788-2.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327032","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2327032"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327032\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2327033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2327032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2327032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2327032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}