{"id":2580976,"date":"2026-03-17T16:26:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T20:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sean-hannity-delivers-on-air-apology-to-john-fetterman\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T16:27:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T20:27:39","slug":"sean-hannity-delivers-on-air-apology-to-john-fetterman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sean-hannity-delivers-on-air-apology-to-john-fetterman\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean Hannity Delivers On-Air Apology to 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\">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%2Fsean-hannity-delivers-on-air-apology-to-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=2580976&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>&#8211; Fox News host Sean Hannity apologized to Senator John Fetterman on his podcast, saying he misread the freshman senator and recalling a confrontational first meeting in which he told Fetterman, \u201cyou should hate me, I\u2019m an a**hole.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; the article notes that Fetterman had faced criticism from some Democrats for opposing efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-votes-against-proposed-legislation-to-prevent-government-shutdown\/\" title=\"...ate votes against proposed legislation to prevent government shutdown\">block funding bills<\/a> and for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/drea-de-matteo-slams-taylor-swift-as-inverted-insider-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Drea de Matteo slams Taylor Swift as \u2018inverted\u2019 insider - Washington Examiner\">supporting actions<\/a> such as operation Epic Fury, Trump management strikes, and Israel. <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Fetterman accepted the apology, saying that talk and conversations matter and that he doesn\u2019t hold grudges.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The piece recalls Fetterman\u2019s 2022 Senate victory over Mehmet Oz, his stroke in May 2022, and later treatment for depression, as well as a later meeting with Oz (now administrator of the CMS) at a Fox News book signing, during which Fetterman said he would trust Oz to operate on him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The article includes a Disclaimer about content from the Daily Caller News Foundation and related posting details.  <\/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>Fox News host Sean Hannity apologized to Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman at the start of a Tuesday interview.<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman has come under fire from left-wing Democrats for opposing efforts to block funding bills, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2026\/03\/01\/john-fetterman-supports-donald-trump-iran-strike-entirely-appropriate-response-cnn-state-union-dana-bash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supporting<\/a> Operation Epic Fury, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/12\/17\/john-fetterman-defends-trump-admin-drug-boat-strikes-after-private-briefing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defending<\/a> the Trump administration&rsquo;s strikes against suspected drug smugglers, and&nbsp;<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/09\/09\/john-fetterman-israel-hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supporting<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Hannity admitted in the episode of &ldquo;Hang Out with Sean Hannity&rdquo; that he completely misread the first-term senator.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The untold story is, I walked up to you, and I said, &lsquo;Senator, very nice to meet you.&rsquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I said, &lsquo;You should hate me, I&rsquo;m an a**hole,&rsquo; and I don&rsquo;t know if you remember that part,&rdquo; Hannity told Fetterman.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I said it because, by that time, I&rsquo;d begun to realize I had you all wrong. Everything I believed, thought about you &mdash; and I really believed it &mdash; was wrong.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sean Hannity made a candid public apology to Sen. John Fetterman on his podcast Tuesday, revealing the untold story of meeting the Pennsylvania Democrat at President Trump&rsquo;s Mar-a-Lago estate. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0xTuHovBCe\">pic.twitter.com\/0xTuHovBCe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fox News Flash (@FoxNews_Flash) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews_Flash\/status\/2033935225244340693?\">March 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Fetterman, who <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/11\/09\/john-fetterman-wins-pennsylvania-senate-bid-doctor-oz\/\">defeated<\/a> Republican candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz for the Senate seat vacated by then-Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Pat Toomey&rsquo;s retirement in the November 2022 election, accepted the apology.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That that&rsquo;s a truth about today now,&rdquo; Fetterman responded.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And when you actually have a chance to sit down and have conversations &mdash; that&rsquo;s why I&rsquo;m always committed to doing that &mdash; and sit down, and &hellip; I don&rsquo;t have grudges, or I just have these conversations.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman later talked about meeting Oz, who is now administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, at a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >book signing held<\/a> by Fox News anchor Brett Baier.<\/p>\n<p>The senator said he would trust Oz, a former daytime TV talk show host and heart surgeon, to operate on him.<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman suffered a <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/05\/15\/pennsylvania-senate-primary-john-fetterman-stroke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stroke<\/a> in May 2022. His campaign was accused of misleading voters about his condition in a <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/10\/19\/john-fetterman-recovering-well-stroke-doctors-note\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a> released in the last weeks of the 2022 campaign. Later, Fetterman was <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2023\/02\/16\/john-fetterman-hospitalized-clinical-depression\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">admitted<\/a> to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in February 2023 to undergo inpatient treatment for depression.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. 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