{"id":2389817,"date":"2025-01-13T17:19:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T22:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-speaks-out-after-totally-fascinating-mar-a-lago-meeting-with-john-fetterman\/"},"modified":"2025-01-13T17:20:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T22:20:53","slug":"trump-speaks-out-after-totally-fascinating-mar-a-lago-meeting-with-john-fetterman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-speaks-out-after-totally-fascinating-mar-a-lago-meeting-with-john-fetterman\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Speaks Out After &#8216;Totally Fascinating&#8217; Mar-a-Lago Meeting with John Fetterman"},"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\">22<\/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%2Ftrump-speaks-out-after-totally-fascinating-mar-a-lago-meeting-with-john-fetterman%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=2389817&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>In \u200da recent meeting\u200b at \u2062Mar-a-Lago, President-elect Donald Trump and\u200d Democratic Senator \u200dJohn Fetterman \u2064engaged in a positive conversation, marking a noteworthy shift from their earlier\u2064 rivalry during the 2022 election. Trump praised Fetterman as a &#8220;commonsense person&#8221; and\u200d expressed admiration for him and his\u2064 wife, Giselle. During their discussion, Trump noted he was impressed by Fetterman\u2019s support for Israel following the recent Hamas attack, as well as his co-sponsorship of the Laken\u2063 Riley Act aimed at <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">deporting \u200dcriminal illegal immigrants<\/a>. Fetterman emphasized his role as a\u200d senator for all Pennsylvanians, suggesting he was open to dialogue with Trump for the \u2064benefit of the state and country. This meeting \u2062highlights \u2064a potential bipartisan approach amidst a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-maher-at-least-tries-to-understand-trump-voters\/\" title=\"Bill Maher makes an effort to comprehend Trump supporters\">politically\u200b divided landscape<\/a>.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President-elect Donald Trump said a conversation with Democratic Sen. John Fetterman at Mar-a-Lago was a welcome dose of common sense.<\/p>\n<p>Trump invited Fetterman to his Mar-a-Lago estate, a far cry from the days when Trump opposed Fetterman in the 2022 election in which he supported Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Republican candidate who narrowly lost to Fetterman.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s a commonsense person. He&rsquo;s not liberal or conservative. He&rsquo;s just a commonsense person, which is beautiful,&rdquo; Trump said after the meeting, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3284451\/trump-calls-fetterman-impressive-mar-a-lago-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Examiner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was a totally fascinating meeting. He&rsquo;s a fascinating man, and his wife is lovely. They were both up, and I couldn&rsquo;t be more impressed,&rdquo; Trump said after an hour with the senator and his wife, Giselle.<\/p>\n<p>After initially grouping <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/think-trump-acquiring-greenland-nonsense-dem-fetterman-doesnt-not-opposed-either\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fetterman<\/a> with knee-jerk liberals, Trump saw more to the man after Fetterman emerged as a solid Democratic voice in support of Israel after the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He really was impressive, and I&rsquo;m glad I got to speak to him. And he loves Pennsylvania, and he loves our country,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-reclaim-iconic-piece-d-c-real-estate-reinstall-name-nations-capital-city-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> talked about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-cant-deny-responsibility-for-our-so-so-divided-nation\/\" title=\"Biden Can\u2019t Deny Responsibility For Our \u2018So, So Divided\u2019 Nation\">president-elect&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s discussion of a new future for Greenland and the Panama Canal, Trump noted, as well as the future of U.S. Steel.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We had a great meeting. He was very impressive. His wife was with him, and she was really fantastic, too,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">REPORTER: What are you hoping to get out of your visit to Mar-a-Lago with Donald Trump?<\/p>\n<p>SENATOR JOHN FETTERMAN: &ldquo;I demand that I need to be made Pope of Greenland.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>H\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KellieMeyerNews?\">@KellieMeyerNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F5L7BWXxtj\">pic.twitter.com\/F5L7BWXxtj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/1877717342697742582?\">January 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trump said he was heartened by Fetterman&rsquo;s recent support of the Laken Riley Act, which would make it easier to deport criminal illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman co-sponsored the bill in the Senate and helped it survive a filibuster vote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s been amazing, and there&rsquo;s been cooperation within the Republicans and a lot of the Democrats. I will say that Sen. Fetterman was very impressive to me, really impressive,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to meeting with Trump, Fetterman said he was glad to have the chance to meet with Trump, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/fetterman-trump-mar-a-lago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think that one, he&rsquo;s the president, or he will be officially,&rdquo; Fetterman said. &ldquo;And I think it&rsquo;s pretty reasonable that if the president would like to have a conversation &mdash; or invite someone to have a conversation &mdash; to have it. And no one is my gatekeeper.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been very clear that I have ongoing conversations with people that are going to have an impact on Pennsylvania and for the nation,&rdquo; Fetterman said. &ldquo;And I am a senator for Pennsylvania, not just for Democrats. I am a senator for everyone in Pennsylvania.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Last month Fetterman said he would not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-gets-last-laugh-criminal-ruling-radical-democrats-lost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reflexively<\/a> oppose Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you&rsquo;re rooting against the president, you are rooting against the nation. So country first. I know that&rsquo;s become maybe like a cliche, but it happens to be true,&rdquo; he said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/democratic-sen-fetterman-im-rooting-trump\/story?id=117020586\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Trump extended the invitation to Fetterman, contrasting it with their previous rivalry during the 2022 election when he backed Republican candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz, who lost to Fetterman. &#8220;He\u2019s a commonsense person, not strictly liberal or conservative,&#8221; Trump remarked after their discussion, calling it a &#8220;fascinating meeting&#8221; and expressing admiration for both Fetterman and his wife, Giselle. Initially viewing Fetterman as just another liberal, Trump&#8217;s perspective shifted after the senator publicly supported Israel following the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Trump praised Fetterman&#8217;s recent backing of the Laken Riley Act aimed at easing deportation of criminal illegal immigrants and noted that cooperation between some Republicans and Democrats has been remarkable. Before their meeting, Fetterman expressed eagerness to engage with Trump because he believes in open dialogue regardless of political affiliation: &#8220;I am a senator for everyone in Pennsylvania.&#8221; He also stated that opposing the president equates to opposing the nation itself<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2389818,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fett-trump.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[41377,7075,4470,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2389817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-john-fetterman","tag-mar-a-lago","tag-meeting","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fett-trump.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389817","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2389817"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389817\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2389821,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389817\/revisions\/2389821"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2389818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2389817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2389817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2389817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}