{"id":2377342,"date":"2024-12-06T18:20:55","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T23:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-issues-approval-of-fetterman-after-compliments-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-06T18:22:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T23:22:33","slug":"musk-issues-approval-of-fetterman-after-compliments-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-issues-approval-of-fetterman-after-compliments-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk issues approval of Fetterman after compliments &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fmusk-issues-approval-of-fetterman-after-compliments-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=2377342&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>Elon Musk has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-suddenly-admires-dick-cheney-over-trump-derangement\/\" title=\"Biden Suddenly Admires Dick Cheney Over Trump Derangement\">recently expressed admiration<\/a> for\u2062 senator John\u200b Fetterman,acknowledging the\u200b Democratic lawmakerS bipartisan \u2062approach.\u2063 In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-government-funded-ai-surveillance-program-targeting-emotions-expressed-in-social-media-during-covid\/\" title=\"US Govt Funds AI-Surveillance Program for Covid-Era Social Media Emotions.\">social\u200d media post<\/a>, Musk described Fetterman \u200bas someone\u200b who \u2062prioritizes the country over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/39-states-take-sides-in-pivotal-trial-over-ban-on-child-transgender-surgeries\/\" title=\"39 States Take Sides in Pivotal Trial Over Ban on Child Transgender Surgeries\">political party lines<\/a>, stating that it is &#8220;hard not to \u2063like&#8221; him. This positive sentiment followed Fetterman&#8217;s comments about \u200cwanting to\u2062 collaborate with Musk \u2062to \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-allege-cover-up-while-whistleblowers-claim-retaliation-in-ufo-hearing\/\" title=\"Lawmakers accuse cover-up, whistleblowers report retaliation in UFO hearing.\">improve government efficiency<\/a>,specifically in \u200clight \u2062of Trump\u2019s administration.Although Musk and Fetterman\u2062 have supported different candidates in the 2024 elections, Fetterman\u200d emphasized that he does not view Musk as an enemy despite their ideological differences. Fetterman \u2064praised \u2062Musk for his notable\u2063 contributions\u200d to American innovation, particularly in artificial intelligence and space \u2064exploration.  <\/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\">Musk issues approval of Fetterman after compliments<\/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_1893960\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>SpaceX CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk <\/a>reciprocated Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-fetterman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">John Fetterman<\/a>&lsquo;s (D-PA) recent bipartisan rhetoric with friendly words about the Democratic lawmaker Friday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Although they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3252239\/musk-funded-ruth-bader-ginsburg-super-pac-defending-trump-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">backed<\/a> different candidates during the 2024 elections, Musk said it was &ldquo;hard not to like&rdquo; Fetterman in a social media post over the weekend.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He puts country over party,&rdquo; Musk added in an X<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1864862694546743765\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>His words came in response to a cordial video of Fetterman saying he would work with Musk to reduce government spending and waste through the incoming Trump administration&rsquo;s Department of Government Efficiency. President-elect Donald Trump appointed Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the department after he won a second term earlier this month.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&nbsp;admire Mr. Musk,&rdquo; Fetterman said Thursday in comments that noted he had played an &ldquo;important&rdquo; role in American society through artificial intelligence and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/space\/3187393\/spacex-successfully-launches-most-ambitious-starship-rocket-test-yet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">SpaceX<\/a>, among other things.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yes, he&rsquo;s on a different team,&rdquo; Fetterman conceded, alluding to the fact that Musk became one of Trump&rsquo;s most powerful allies during his campaign against Vice President Kamala Harris, whom the senator backed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But that doesn&rsquo;t make me an enemy,&rdquo; Fetterman continued. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not gonna automatically going to become a critic. It&rsquo;s like, hey, he has made it, you know, he&rsquo;s made our economy and our nation better and our politics are different, and I don&rsquo;t agree with some of the things that he might say, but that doesn&rsquo;t make him like I said, an enemy.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hard not to like <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenFettermanPA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenFettermanPA<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>He puts country over party. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PyeZELLZWP\">https:\/\/t.co\/PyeZELLZWP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1864862694546743765?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 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> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Fetterman&rsquo;s words follow remarks he made to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/11\/08\/2024\/was-it-even-a-winnable-cycle-john-fetterman-reckons-with-red-pennsylvania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>Semafor<\/em><\/a>, in which he called Musk &ldquo;incredibly compelling to a demographic in my state.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>His comments came as he reflected on the vigorous campaigning Musk did on behalf of Trump in Pennsylvania, a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">battleground widely considered essential<\/a> to secure in order to win the election. In the final weeks of the election, Musk held a series of town halls in Fetterman&rsquo;s home state. Pennsylvania was also one of the swing states where Musk awarded a million dollars to one voter each day until Election Day if they signed a petition backing the Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>After Trump pulled off a clean win in Pennsylvania, Fetterman credited his victory in part to the &ldquo;Elon Musk factor.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s like Tony Stark. I thought it was just dumb to attack him or imply that he might be breaking the law with his $1 million checks, because, to me, that just projects weakness. And I promise you: Musk doesn&rsquo;t give a s**t,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) arrives to speak at a campaign rally for Vice President Kamala Harris at Erie Insurance Arena in Erie, Pennsylvania, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (AP Photo\/Jacquelyn Martin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>It isn&rsquo;t atypical for Fetterman to offer an olive branch to the other side of the aisle. <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">On Thursday, he&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3251177\/john-fetterman-pardons-trump-hunter-biden-appropriate\/\" target=\"_blank\">called<\/a>&nbsp;on President Joe Biden&nbsp;<\/span>to pardon Trump of all the federal crimes he has been accused of.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>His rhetoric on Israel and immigration also often sounds more in tune with Republicans than with some of the more progressive factions in his own party.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Although Fetterman supported Harris during her bid for the White House, he often played a cautionary role in her campaign, warning that she faced falling support from union workers and deep competition from Trump in reaching the working class.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fetterman isn&rsquo;t the first Democrat to signal a willingness to work with Musk and Ramaswamy&rsquo;s DOGE to slash wasteful government spending.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3225089\/man-arrested-attempting-assassinate-moskowitz-antisemitic-manifesto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jared Moskowitz<\/a> (D-FL) became the first Democrat to join the House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3244667\/the-promise-of-doge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">DOGE<\/a> Caucus earlier this month. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) has also signaled that he will work with DOGE, while Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who caucuses with Democrats, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3246564\/bernie-sanders-agreement-musk-cutting-pentagon-budget\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">emerged<\/a> as another surprise supporter.&nbsp;<\/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_1893960\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1893960\"}});<\/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>Musk praises Fetterman, noting his bipartisan approach<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2377343,"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\/12\/Musk-Fet.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4886,7921,4250],"class_list":["post-2377342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-approval","tag-fetterman","tag-musk"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Musk-Fet.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377342","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=2377342"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377342\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2377346,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2377342\/revisions\/2377346"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2377343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2377342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2377342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2377342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}