{"id":2598633,"date":"2026-05-04T16:45:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T20:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-democrats-rebuke-traitor-fetterman-threaten-primary-challenge\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T16:45:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T20:45:26","slug":"pennsylvania-democrats-rebuke-traitor-fetterman-threaten-primary-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-democrats-rebuke-traitor-fetterman-threaten-primary-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania Democrats rebuke &#8216;traitor&#8217; Fetterman, threaten primary challenge"},"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\">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%2Fpennsylvania-democrats-rebuke-traitor-fetterman-threaten-primary-challenge%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=2598633&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>The Democratic party of Monroe County, Pennsylvania, called Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) a \u201ctraitor\u201d after he appeared on Fox News\u2019s *The Sunday Briefing*. The party said he betrayed Democrats and Pennsylvanians,arguing that remarks about supporting some Republican cabinet prospects-especially Ronald DeSantis-signal alignment with MAGA politics. It also objected to Fetterman\u2019s criticism of Democrats for not cooperating with the Trump administration, including his comment about \u201cTDS\u201d (Trump derangement syndrome).  <\/p>\n<p>Fetterman, in separate Fox appearances, defended his democratic identity and said his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/viral-moments-bolster-virginia-foxxs-no-nonsense-reputation\/\" title=\"Viral moments boost Virginia Foxx&#039;s &#039;no-nonsense&#039; image.\">voting record reflects<\/a> that he is a democrat, while asserting he still disagrees with some party colleagues and uses diffrent rhetoric. The article notes that a Quinnipiac University poll found he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/majority-believe-border-situation-is-crisis-disapprove-of-how-biden-is-handling-it-cnn-poll\/\" title=\"Majority Believe Border Situation Is Crisis, Disapprove Of How Biden Is Handling It: CNN Poll\">received higher approval<\/a> from Republicans than Democrats.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\">Democratic Party<\/a> of Monroe County, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\">Pennsylvania<\/a>, called Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-fetterman\/\">John Fetterman<\/a> (D-PA) a \u201ctraitor\u201d to his state and his party over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The group endorsed Fetterman in his 2022 bid for U.S. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8765\">Senate<\/a>, but sharply rebuked the Keystone State\u2019s senior senator in a social media post Sunday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4550210\/senators-ban-themselves-gambling-prediction-markets\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Senators ban themselves from gambling on prediction markets<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4549690\/senate-jam-house-fisa-extension-excluding-digital-currency-ban\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Senate jams House with FISA extension that excludes digital currency ban<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4549428\/ed-martin-thom-tillis-go-to-hell\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Ed Martin tells Thom Tillis to \u2018go to Hell\u2019 over DOJ swipe<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cTRAITOR to Democrats. TRAITOR to Pennsylvanians. TRAITOR to those who worked tirelessly to elect him and stood with him,\u201d th<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MonroePaDems\/status\/2051053281124770166\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MonroePaDems\/status\/2051053281124770166\">e post on X<\/a> reads. \u201c\u201851st vote,\u2019 my a$$. This FOX pundit is [100%] MAGA. Primary him and vote him out in 2028.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\ude21 $!?&#038;#%@ \ud83d\ude21 TRAITOR to Democrats. TRAITOR to Pennsylvanians. TRAITOR to those who worked tirelessly to elect him and stood with him. \u201c51st vote,\u201d my a$$. This FOX pundit is \ud83d\udcaf MAGA. Primary him and vote him out in 2028. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KAhfT7nCZd\">https:\/\/t.co\/KAhfT7nCZd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Monroe County PA Democratic Party (@MonroePaDems) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MonroePaDems\/status\/2051053281124770166?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2026<\/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>The post was a reaction to Fetterman\u2019s recent appearance on Fox News\u2019s <em>The Sunday Briefing<\/em> when he discussed supporting Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ron-desantis\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"575\">Ron DeSantis <\/a>(R-FL) for a Cabinet position. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not sure what he\u2019s up for the job, but I voted for some of those members of the Cabinet because, you know, like Marco Rubio, I think he\u2019s done a great job overall, too,\u201d Fetterman said. \u201cIt used to not be very controversial to absolutely vote for these kinds of people just because it happens to be the opposite party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman also criticized his party for their lack of collaboration with the Trump administration. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, our entire party\u2019s been defined by TDS,\u201d referencing \u201cTrump derangement syndrome,\u201d a term typically used by Republicans to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >describe irrational negative reactions<\/a> to President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> and his policies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to find a way to work together, and we can agree on some things, and we\u2019re going to disagree on other things, as I\u2019ve done,\u201d Fetterman added. <\/p>\n<p>Fetterman has distanced himself from his fellow Democratic lawmakers by supporting the Trump administration. Both Democrats and Republicans have called for the Pennsylvania senator to switch political parties.<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman defended his standing in the Democratic Party in a different appearance on Fox News last week.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4548735\/fetterman-democrats-not-the-popular-guy\/\"><strong>FETTERMAN LAUGHS WHEN ASKED ABOUT RELATIONSHIP WITH DEMOCRATIC COLLEAGUES: NOT THE \u2018POPULAR GUY\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy voting record actually reflects that I am a Democrat,\u201d he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-fetterman\/\">said<\/a>. \u201cWhat\u2019s changed me with many of my other colleagues is I don\u2019t agree, and I use extreme rhetoric \u2026 but I support what I think most Americans should agree with these things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Fetterman defended his Democratic affiliation, a February <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/poll.qu.edu\/poll-release?releaseid=3948\">Quinnipiac University poll<\/a> demonstrated he had higher approval ratings among Republicans than Democrats.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monroe County Democrats call Fetterman a \u201ctraitor\u201d to PA and the party<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2598634,"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\/2026\/05\/AP26077557352256.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32923,41377,69294,45299,37676],"class_list":["post-2598633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democratic-party","tag-john-fetterman","tag-party-infighting","tag-pennsylvania-politics","tag-primary-challenge"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26077557352256.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2598633","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\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2598633"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2598633\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2598637,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2598633\/revisions\/2598637"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2598634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2598633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2598633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2598633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}