John Fetterman calls for Trump pardon in Truth Social debut, cementing progressive pariah status
John Fetterman calls for Trump pardon in Truth Social debut, cementing progressive pariah status
'Can't believe I ever liked this dude.'
Summary
Sen. John Fetterman faced backlash from progressives after his first post on Truth Social calling the hush-money case against Trump "bullshit" and suggested pardons for both Trump and Hunter Biden.
Fetterman reiterated his stance from recent interviews, arguing such cases erode public trust in institutions.
The response has been divisive, with Trump supporters and progressives both criticizing him.
Fetterman’s broader shifts, including support for Israel and mocking climate activists, have alienated some Democratic supporters while gaining him favor among conservatives.
What the fuck happened to him? He seemed so promising just a few years ago.
125Brain damage. He had a stroke a few years ago and switched from liberal to conservative real fast.
157He was always like this, he just became more abrasive after the stroke.
We just closed our eyes and looked the other way when he showed himself to be a rabid zionist and assumed he'd grown from when he chased a black man through neighborhood with a shotgun.
You see him go against AIPAC-backed corpo dems in the primary and interpreted some labor rhetoric and putting a hammer and sickle in his profile pic and it's easy to mislead yourself.
It's what happens when you don't do the critical part of critical support.
This is different from Sinoma who simply lied about all of her positions.
77I think this is the most charitable interpretation.
44He was never particularly liberal... he just had enough money to throw around in grand acts that people assumed he was generous and cared about regular people.
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Never trust someone from York county.
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I can forgive virtually everything else he's said... But suggesting Biden grant a pardon to a man who has shown no remorse or even an admission that his alleged crimes might be wrong is so far off the path of wisdom that i dont think its even fair to count his seat "blue".
71Really, you could cut the headline to "Fetterman made his first post on truth social", and I'd still be disappointed, the rest just put a cherry on top.
62What a fucking disappointment.
51Don't know why people were disappointed, this is who he's always been
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Goddamn, either this guy was one hell of a fraud, or brain damage does really cause conservatism.
43I really do wonder if the second part is a possibility.
4Brain damage doesn’t cause conservatism. I had a TBI as a teenager and went far left. My experiences in trying to get treatment completely radicalized me.
1Was mostly a joke, I too suffered a brain injury a couple years ago and it did nothing but make me more vocal about my opinions (which has folks labelling me far left).
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so he understands that trump is guilty, of treason, and he wants him off the hook.
38Post summary says he's calling for a pardon on the campaign finance fraud case (the porn star hush money). So assuming that's an accurate summary he's not calling for a pardon on treason. Also it's a state crime so it's not one the president can pardon anyway.
12ohhh I didnt read to clarify as I figured it was the only federal charges that were outstanding. Thank you for putting me straight on this issue. So its just as it always is, theater.
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Things looked like we might finally see justice, but after this victory, I think he got away free. Pardon or not.
I think those advocating on pardoning him now think that this would remove his incentive to turn DOJ into his personal agency, but he likely will do that anyway no matter what.
6I hate to tell you but this isn't ending then or anytime soon.
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I can't believe I shook this guy's hand at a campaign rally once. Fuck you and your hoodie, Fetterman.
29Fettermen Sinema Manchin
Three bullet points on a list
2Don’t forget democrat joe Lieberman who single-handedly killed the single payer option when obamacare was being voted on. The bought and paid for insurance industry shill joe Lieberman. It’s a shame he’s dead, he deserves the Luigi treatment.
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Maybe the public is right to distrust institutions.
28Congrats to Fetterman on being the New Joe Manchin. He'll never have to make another fundraising call again-- must feel good.
I imagine he has a bright future as the Dem or republican frontrunner in a future presidential election.
23Fetterman can't go Joe Manchin even if he wanted to. His party affiliation wouldn't single-handedly swing contol of the Senate like Manchin. He's not in a position where he can all but single-handedly decide if Democrat bills survive or fail. He has no political leverage. The Democrats aren't going to throw money to save him because doing so would not impact their ability to control the Senate or conduct business.
If Fetterman tries to go full Manchin, he had better hope the GOP are willing to prop him up, because Dems are just going to cut their losses and focus their money on more winnable races.
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Brain damage?
22He won’t deny that.
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Did that stroke cause a personality change? Seems like he is suffering from magabrain.
20There will always be just enough Democrats like him to fuck us over. Every time, without exception.
17I wonder what happens to a party without core values that can't be trusted?
8It’s almost like it’s INTENTIONAL or something!
Shit. You’re gonna piss off the libs by pointing this out.
2Libs will be pissed no matter what these days. Either the Dems are controlled opposition or they're very good at looking like controlled opposition.
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Man this world is weird.
16Oh my god, I hate that I've voted for this dude multiple times.
15Okay I know what happened, he historically died, but a time traveler took over over his conciousness right before his death and now controls his body. John Fetterman is dead, this is just some time traveler fucking around with the past.
/s Shout outs to Travelers, go watch it its great.
15I mean...it's not a crazy theory. dumber things have literally happened in the past 10 years.
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This dude was pretty wacky from the get go. It was funny watching people flock to him like dumbasses to a flame.
142028, the year we will be finally rid of both of these dingbats from politics (hopefully)
11Been a fraud since his pro zionist stance
9"Just elect local progressives to form the future of the democratic party! Maybe next election season you'll get one!"
- Local "progressive" was never that progressive, especially to non-whites the media made it look that way and blame his stroke, and is now a Trump supporting fascist once he's in office.
At some point Charlie Brown stopped trying to kick the football, we should too. Better than Dr. Oz, but so was any random person in Pennsylvania.
8But but but if we just vote harder for progressives we’ll get all the things democrats promise we just need more democrats elected!
Democrats get elected and then proceed to 180
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Opps all conservatives!
3This is a man representing a purple state seeing not only his state but the entire country shift pretty solidly to the right and is just hedging his bets accordingly. And a sad but true fact is that if you want to have a political career, you bend the knee to Trump. You make the pilgrimage to Maralago, you buy his overpriced watches, you stay in his hotel rooms, you cater to his base on his platform. Whatever way you choose, the main goal is just to curry favor with Trump. And Fetterman has decided that bending the knee to Trump is the best move for his political career. Given the hard shift to the right the country is taking, he may not be wrong.
And before anybody hops on me, I'm not saying I agree with the man or am trying to excuse his behavior or anything like that. I'm just saying that strictly from the perspective of what is most likely to get him re-elected in Pennsylvania or advance his political career, bending the knee to Trump may be what he feels is the best way forward.
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