{"id":2370039,"date":"2024-11-17T16:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-17T21:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-to-dems-focus-on-big-picture-not-trump-tweets-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-17T16:12:06","modified_gmt":"2024-11-17T21:12:06","slug":"fetterman-to-dems-focus-on-big-picture-not-trump-tweets-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-to-dems-focus-on-big-picture-not-trump-tweets-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Fetterman to Dems: focus on big picture, not Trump tweets &#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-to-dems-focus-on-big-picture-not-trump-tweets-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=2370039&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) is advocating for the\u2063 Democratic Party to maintain a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/critical-race-theory-is-just-communism-with-a-racist-twist\/\" title=\"\u2018Critical Race Theory\u2019 Is Just Communism With A Racist Twist\">broader perspective<\/a> rather than becoming \u2063overly reactive to \u2062every tweet or \u200bappointment\u2062 made by\u200c President-elect Donald Trump. In an \u200cappearance on CNN\u2019s State of the Union, he emphasized that it is crucial for Democrats \u200cto remain focused on larger issues \u2064rather than getting\u200c distracted by minor events, especially given the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">long-term implications<\/a> of\u200c Republican \u2062control of Congress and the presidency. Fetterman\u2064 acknowledged that while it&#8217;s \u200cimportant to respond to Trump&#8217;s\u2064 actions, Democrats should avoid &#8220;freaking out&#8221; over individual tweets or decisions in order to effectively strategize for the future. He \u200bhighlighted the potential for\u2064 Republicans\u200b to dominate the political landscape for the\u200d next few \u2064years and expressed concern \u2064that focusing on small controversies could detract from \u2064more significant challenges facing the party.  <\/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\">John Fetterman urges Democrats to focus on the big picture, not Trump&rsquo;s tweets<\/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_1883170\" 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\">John Fetterman<\/a> (D-PA) is urging the Democratic Party to look at the big picture rather than reacting to every decision or social media post from President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"John Fetterman\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s still not even not even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Thanksgiving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Thanksgiving<\/a> yet. If we&rsquo;re having meltdowns over every tweet or every appointment or all those things &mdash; I mean, it&rsquo;s going to be four years,&rdquo; Fetterman said on CNN&rsquo;s State of the Union.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3220320\/greatest-comeback-trump-white-house-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>GREATEST COMEBACK? HERE&rsquo;S HOW TRUMP STACKS UP IN WHITE HOUSE HISTORY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenFettermanPA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenFettermanPA<\/a>: Dems can&rsquo;t &ldquo;freak out&rdquo; over &#8220;every tweet or every appointment&#8221; after Trump&#8217;s victory.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s still not even Thanksgiving yet&hellip; it&#8217;s going to be four years.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pRUh6SCkCb\">pic.twitter.com\/pRUh6SCkCb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNNSOTU\/status\/1858182943547486357?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Fetterman opined that Trump had won the &ldquo;jackpot&rdquo; this year, with Republicans controlling the House of Representatives and the Senate in addition to the presidency at least through the end of 2026. <\/p>\n<p>But he cautioned that while fighting back is important, a sense of perspective must be kept in order for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democrats<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-to-rely-on-over-the-horizon-capabilities-to-identify-threats-with-no-troops-on-the-ground-in-afghanistan\/\" title=\"U.S. to rely on over-the-horizon capabilities to identify threats with no troops on the ground in Afghanistan\">maintain focus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Republicans<\/a>]can run the table right now,&rdquo; Fetterman warned. &ldquo;They have the absolute ability to run the table, at least for the next two yers. And that&rsquo;s what I think we should all be concerned on, not small tweets or random kinds of appointments.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3220424\/how-democrats-can-adjust-to-avoid-future-defeats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>DEMOCRATS WEIGH CHANGE IN STRATEGY TO AVOID MIDTERM AND 2028 DEFEATS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump lit up official Washington this week with controversial cabinet picks, including Tulsi Gabbard Director of National Intelligence, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Human Services Secretary, and former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz for Attorney General.<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman made clear he <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\">doesn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t love all of the choices while maintaining that members of his party shouldn&rsquo;t freak out. <\/p>\n<p>The Pennsylvania senator praised the selection of Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) for Secretary of State and Rep. Elise Stefanik for United Nations ambassador, but said picks like Gaetz are just &ldquo;absolute trolls.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman got into the Senate by beating Trump-backed Republican Dr. Oz in 2022, but has since emerged as a moderate voice in the upper chamber. <\/p>\n<p>He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3232247\/fetterman-warns-deep-blue-democrats-messages-hurt-purple-state-candidates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"previously warned\">previously warned<\/a> blue state Democrats that their more aggressively partisan messages can hurt Democrats in purple states like his own. Trump won Pennsylvania this cycle, and incumbent Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) appears to have been unseated by Dave McCormick.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fetterman said the fact that Trump&rsquo;s high-profile <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/assassinations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">assassination<\/a> attempt took place in Pennsylvania probably helped his case there, along with the fact that Trump surrogate Elon Musk spent so much time and money in the Keystone state.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s going to be a lot of hot takes,&rdquo; Fetterman said of post-election punditry. &ldquo;There were a lot of hot takes before this election. But it&rsquo;s undeniable here we are now because of a lot of the decisions that were made before the election.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <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_1883170\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1883170\"}});<\/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>John Fetterman advises Democrats to prioritize the bigger picture over Trump&#8217;s tweets<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2635,"featured_media":2370040,"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\/11\/John-Fetterman-Trump-Tweets.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[45182,3685,7921,45183],"class_list":["post-2370039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-big-picture","tag-democrats","tag-fetterman","tag-trump-tweets"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/John-Fetterman-Trump-Tweets.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370039","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\/2635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2370039"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2370043,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370039\/revisions\/2370043"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2370040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2370039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2370039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2370039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}