{"id":2499463,"date":"2025-10-16T02:33:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T06:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-defends-trump-supporters-they-are-not-fascists\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T02:34:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T06:34:16","slug":"fetterman-defends-trump-supporters-they-are-not-fascists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-defends-trump-supporters-they-are-not-fascists\/","title":{"rendered":"Fetterman defends Trump supporters: \u2018They are not fascists\u2019"},"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\">16<\/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-defends-trump-supporters-they-are-not-fascists%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=2499463&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) defended supporters of former President Donald Trump during a NewsNation Town Hall at the Kennedy Center. Contrary to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walsh-the-left-proves-gina-caranos-point-by-canceling-her\/\" title=\"WALSH: The Left Proves Gina Carano\u2019s Point By Canceling Her\u00a0\">common rhetoric<\/a> among many Democrats labeling Trump supporters as fascists or Nazis, Fetterman emphasized that many of his own family members support Trump and rejected such characterizations as unfair and inaccurate. He criticized the use of extreme and unchecked political rhetoric, warning that calling people &#8220;Hitler&#8221; or &#8220;fascist&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >onyl fuels <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccabe-says-trumps-message-demanding-peace-and-denouncing-violence-is-actually-coded-language-and-a-dog-whistle-to-his-base-to-fight-video\/\" title=\"McCabe Says ...\u2019s Message Demanding Peace and Denouncing ... is Actually \u201cCoded Language\u201d and a \u201cDog Whistle\u201d to His Base to Fight (VIDEO)\">political violence<\/a><\/a>. Fetterman also highlighted the importance of reducing political tensions, insisting that violence is never justified. Additionally, he recently praised Trump for his role in securing the release of Israeli hostages and expressed openness to nominating Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize if his diplomacy helps to end the war in Ukraine.  <\/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 defends Trump supporters: &lsquo;They are not fascists&rsquo;<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2374029\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-fetterman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John Fetterman<\/a> (D-PA) defended the supporters of President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> on Wednesday night while speaking at the NewsNation Town Hall at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. It was the latest comment from the Democratic senator that runs counter to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3827134\/democrats-refuse-tone-down-fascist-language-political-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">messaging of other elected officials in his party<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After years of Trump and his supporters being labeled &ldquo;fascist&rdquo; or called &ldquo;Nazis&rdquo; since Trump became the Republican front-runner for the presidency in the 2016 presidential campaign, Fetterman rebuked such insults, claiming that many of his loved ones were Trump supporters and such characterizations were untrue.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3852717\/transportation-department-california-trucker-language-standards\/\">DOT to withhold over $40M from California for failing to enforce trucker language standards<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3852634\/israel-receives-remains-two-more-hostages\/\">Israel receives remains of two more hostages<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3852131\/mamdani-too-early-credit-trump-gaza-ceasefire\/\">Mamdani says it&#8217;s &#8216;too early&#8217; to credit Trump for Gaza ceasefire<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m the only Democrat in my family,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/politics\/senator-john-fetterman-israel-hamas-democrats\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Fetterman. &ldquo;I grew up in a conservative part of Pennsylvania. And I grew up, I knew, and I loved people that voted for President Trump. But they are not fascists. They&rsquo;re not Nazis. They&rsquo;re not trying to destroy the Constitution and those things.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In September, Fetterman also criticized people who used &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-warns-of-calling-people-hitler-or-fascist\/\" title=\"... warns of calling people \u2018Hitler\u2019 or \u2018fascist\u2019\">unchecked extreme rhetoric<\/a>&rdquo; in political discourse and slammed people who used the words &ldquo;fascist&rdquo; and &ldquo;Nazi.&rdquo; The senator made the comments in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenFettermanPA\/status\/1972331631622185255?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1972331631622185255%7Ctwgr%5Ec49e75ed188bae6adbc4cdad9149c5214b7ec92e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonexaminer.com%2Fnews%2F3828281%2Ffetterman-blasts-use-of-extreme-rhetoric-calling-people-hitler-or-fascist%2F\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post<\/a> on X, which highlighted a recent study that revealed an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/op-eds\/3834520\/study-left-wing-political-violence-increase\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">increase in left-wing political violence in recent years<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Unchecked extreme rhetoric, like labels as Hitler or fascist, will foment more extreme outcomes,&rdquo; Fetterman said. &ldquo;Political violence is always wrong &mdash; no exceptions,&rdquo; the senator added. &ldquo;We must all turn the temperature down.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3782290\/trump-dot-punish-states-english-language-requirements-truck-drivers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TRUMP DOT TO PUNISH STATES THAT DO NOT ENFORCE ENGLISH REQUIREMENTS FOR TRUCK DRIVERS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fetterman&rsquo;s comments defending Trump and his supporters come days after he was one of several <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/columnists\/3848769\/pennsylvania-democrats-praise-trump-release-israeli-hostages\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pennsylvania Democrats who praised the president<\/a> for his efforts to secure the release of Israeli hostages from Hamas captivity. It also came a week after Fetterman said he would consider nominating Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his diplomatic efforts, including the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If this sticks, I think the whole point of having a Nobel Peace Prize is for ending wars and promoting peace,&rdquo; Fetterman <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/fetterman-support-trump-nobel-peace-prize-gaza-10855215\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> during an interview on Fox News on Sunday. &ldquo;And if he brings the Ukrainian war to its end, I will be the Democrat leading the committee for his Nobel Prize&hellip;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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>Fetterman backs Trump supporters, says &#8216;They aren&#8217;t fascists<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2499464,"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\/2025\/07\/AP25128059730256.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4549,18344,7921,5894,34969],"class_list":["post-2499463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-defends","tag-fascism","tag-fetterman","tag-politics","tag-trump-supporters"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AP25128059730256.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2499463","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\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2499463"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2499463\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2499467,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2499463\/revisions\/2499467"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2499464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2499463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2499463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2499463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}