{"id":2599127,"date":"2026-05-05T17:51:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T21:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnns-van-jones-defends-moderate-fetterman-as-party-switch-calls-intensify\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T17:52:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T21:52:00","slug":"cnns-van-jones-defends-moderate-fetterman-as-party-switch-calls-intensify","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnns-van-jones-defends-moderate-fetterman-as-party-switch-calls-intensify\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN&#8217;s Van Jones defends moderate Fetterman as party-switch calls intensify"},"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\">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%2Fcnns-van-jones-defends-moderate-fetterman-as-party-switch-calls-intensify%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=2599127&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>CNN analyst Van Jones defended Sen. John Fetterman as the Pennsylvania Democrat faces backlash over his voting record and renewed pressure to switch parties before his reelection bid. Jones argued it\u2019s \u201cinsane\u201d that a moderate Democrat supporting positions such as Israel and opposition to an open border would be forced into Republicanism as criticism grows.<\/p>\n<p>The defense comes after a Politico report said Republicans and President Donald Trump were trying to persuade Fetterman to defect by offering financial resources, though Fetterman has repeatedly said he is staying a Democrat. Jones also dismissed the attacks as \u201cshade,\u201d saying Fetterman shouldn\u2019t be treated as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-lawmaker-flooded-with-racist-hate-mail-after-switching-parties\/\" title=\"Black lawmaker receives racist hate mail after changing political affiliation.\">party traitor<\/a> for not aligning with Democratic expectations, and that more peopel who speak independently should belong in the party.  <\/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>CNN analyst <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/van-jones\/\">Van Jones<\/a> jumped to defend Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/John-Fetterman\/\">John Fetterman<\/a> (D-PA) as the senator continues to face criticism over his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4504399\/john-fetterman-opposes-party-government-shutdown\/\">voting record<\/a> and calls to switch his party affiliation ahead of his reelection campaign. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, I think he is a moderate Democrat, and that should not be illegal in this party,\u201d Jones said on CNN\u2019s the<em> Source with Kaitlin Collins,<\/em> Monday.<\/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\/entertainment\/4555602\/marco-rubio-dj-cuban-uncle-energy-tiana-lowe-doescher\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                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           <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4553508\/mamdani-skips-out-on-2026-met-gala\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Mamdani skips out on 2026 Met Gala<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Jones said it\u2019s \u201ccompletely insane\u201d that a moderate Democrat faces backlash over issues including Israel and immigration. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cIt just shows you how nutty things have gotten that somebody who wants to stick up for Israel and doesn\u2019t want an open border is somehow now, has to be a Republican,\u201d Jones said. <\/p>\n<p>Jones\u2019s statements follow a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2026\/05\/04\/fetterman-switch-parties-republican-00904177?nid=0000018f-3124-de07-a98f-3be4d1400000&#038;nname=politico-toplines&#038;nrid=2e6fec3b-ee44-4bc0-a950-7f85dbeb267e\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2026\/05\/04\/fetterman-switch-parties-republican-00904177?nid=0000018f-3124-de07-a98f-3be4d1400000&#038;nname=politico-toplines&#038;nrid=2e6fec3b-ee44-4bc0-a950-7f85dbeb267e\"><em>Politico<\/em> report<\/a> revealing Senate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\">Republicans<\/a> and President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> were attempting to persuade Fetterman to change his party affiliation, offering the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >senator financial resources<\/a> if he did defect.<\/p>\n<p>But Fetterman continues to reject the idea, reiterating on various occasions he is a Democrat. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not changing,\u201d he told <em>Politico<\/em> in an interview on Friday. \u201cI\u2019m a Democrat, and I\u2019m staying one.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Despite this, Fetterman acknowledges he isn\u2019t the \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4548735\/fetterman-democrats-not-the-popular-guy\/\">popular guy<\/a>,\u201d laughing in a recent interview with Fox News when asked about his relationship with his Democratic colleagues. <\/p>\n<p>A lot of the criticism Fetterman faces centers on his voting record, with the Pennsylvania senator repeatedly crossing the aisle to support Republican efforts \u2014 including siding with the GOP to block measures aimed at limiting the president\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bipartisan-group-of-senators-seek-to-strip-biden-of-certain-war-powers\/\" title=\"Bipartisan Group Of Senators Seek To Strip Biden Of Certain War Powers\">war powers<\/a> in Iran.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4554345\/pennsylvania-democrats-john-fetterman-traitor\/\"><strong>PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATS REBUKE \u2018TRAITOR\u2019 FETTERMAN AS PARTY THREATENS PRIMARY CHALLENGE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jones characterized the criticisms as \u201cshade,\u201d saying Fetterman wouldn\u2019t \u201cfit\u201d in the Republican Party any more than the Democratic commentator would. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need people like that in this party, and we need more people who speak their minds,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t get it. He\u2019s not going to be a Republican, and he should be able to be a Democrat and not get, you know, a bunch of nonsense thrown at him.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN analyst Van Jones defends Sen. 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