Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) told CBS News he plans to travel to Mar-a-Lago to visit President-elect Donald Trump after sources leaked the news to the outlet.
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania has accepted an invitation from President-elect Donald Trump to meet with him at his Mar-a-Lago estate, according to multiple sources familiar with the plans.”That is the plan. Yes, we are going to have a conversation,” Fetterman told CBS News about the upcoming meeting.The trip will mark the first known time a sitting Democratic U.S. senator is meeting with Trump at his Palm Beach residence since the election.”I think that one, he’s the president, or he will be officially,” Fetterman said. “And I think it’s pretty reasonable that if the president would like to have a conversation — or invite someone to have a conversation — to have it. And no one is my gatekeeper.”
My goodness, I wish all politicians would remember they work for their constituents, not the party:
“I’ve been very clear that I have ongoing conversations with people that are going to have an impact on Pennsylvania and for the nation,” Fetterman said. “And I am a senator for Pennsylvania, not just for Democrats. I am a senator for everyone in Pennsylvania.”
I know you all know Fetterman has been reasonable since he took office. We know he will vote to confirm Elise Stefanik for U.S. Ambassador, Marco Rubio for Secretary of State, and Sean Duffy for Secretary of Transportation. He has been, I believe, the only Democrat who has even met with any of Trump’s nominees.
Fetterman cosponsored the Laken Riley Act. He went on Fox News, reminding his party that not voting for the act shows why Trump won in November, and the Republicans have Congress.
I mean, Fetterman would even have a conversation about Greenland:
Fetterman has proven to be open to some proposals Trump has floated, even though most Democrats have immediately dismissed them. When the president-elect proposed this week that the U.S. should control Greenland, Fetterman indicated it was an idea worth talking about.”I have no idea what’s going to exactly come up. So, I mean, regardless of whatever comes up, that’s going to be part of the conversation,” Fetterman told CBS News.
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