Trump Praises ‘Fascinating’ and ‘Impressive’ Fetterman: ‘He’s a Commonsense Person’
“We had a great meeting. He was very impressive. His wife was with him, and she was really fantastic, too.”
President-elect Donald Trump met with Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) and his wife, Gisele, at Mar-a-Lago over the weekend.
Trump spoke to The Washington Examiner about the meeting:
“It was a totally fascinating meeting. He’s a fascinating man, and his wife is lovely. They were both up, and I couldn’t be more impressed,” Trump said of Fetterman and his wife Gisele after the hourlong meeting at Mar-a-Lago.
“He’s a commonsense person. He’s not liberal or conservative. He’s just a commonsense person, which is beautiful,” Trump said in an exclusive interview with the Washington Examiner.
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Without going into too much detail about their private conversation, Trump said that the topics addressed included the fate of U.S. Steel, support for Israel, shoring up the border, and the geopolitical benefits of acquiring Greenland.
Regarding U.S. Steel, Trump said they discussed how to make the company successful again through tariffs. “They’re going to make people that have steel mills do very well, and the people that work at those steel mills are going to do very well,” Trump said.
I hoped Fetterman would meet with Trump. I know you guys know that I’ve come to respect Fetterman. Since coming to the Senate, he has remained consistent. Even though he agrees with Democrats most of the time, you can tell it’s because that’s how *he* feels, not because Chuckie told him. He stands his ground when it comes to Israel and border security. He met with Trump’s nominations and openly supported at least three. He’s always telling his party to chill out about Trump and stop calling him and his supporters fascists and Nazis.
“We had a great meeting. He was very impressive. His wife was with him, and she was really fantastic, too,” added Trump.
President Joe Biden ended the deal between U.S. Steel and Japan’s Nippon Steel. He did it all in the name of national security.
The companies filed a lawsuit, claiming Biden’s actions were unconstitutional.
Trump and Fetterman oppose the deal as it’s written:
Fetterman and his family live in Braddock, Pennsylvania, across the street from one of the oldest steel mills in the country, the Edgar Thomson Works, which is part of U.S. Steel and has been an active mill since 1875.
Fetterman and Trump oppose the sale as it stands, citing their support of steelworkers union leadership who have expressed concerns that Nippon Steel’s latest proposal gives the U.S. government veto power over any possible reductions in U.S. Steel’s production capacity if they merged.
Greenland came up, too. Before the meeting, Fetterman joked about becoming Pope of Greenland.
However, Fetterman gave common sense points on Fox News about Greenland’s importance and what it could add to America.
.@JohnFetterman also compared it to Alaska which the press referred to as “Seward’s Folly” at the time
By 1890’s the snide remarks evaporated as the economic/strategic value of Alaska was realized (same with the Louisiana purchase)⁰Be more like @SenFettermanPA & read history https://t.co/Igu7vckVqH pic.twitter.com/W31o8mvtG7— ZitoSalena (@ZitoSalena) January 8, 2025
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Fetterman is the name of the doctor who created him…. 🙂
Hopefully there will be an epidemic of common sense break out among lots of democrats
Really surprised me with his sensible statements and down to earth apparent outlook on issues.
Nice.
Fetterman was on a 3 hour program with Rogan
His ultra liberal was on full display,
He was totally in support of the mass illegal immigration’ amd said Texas was lucky to have so many amd should embrace them.
He wants to run in 2028… don’t trust him
He’d have to be independent. His own party would slaughter him.
Every time I see him on TV I say “Welcome to the Republican Party.”
It’s past time to start a centrist 3rd party that ditches the corruption and blind zealotry.
The last thing Democrats need are more Senators and Congressmen like this guy.
I saw the Rogan interview and while I don’t agree with some of his views, I believe his views are heartfelt and not a response to a Schumer dogwhistle.
Have we gotten to the point that we reject talking to someone we may not agree with 100% of the time? Let’s see if we can build off of the agreement.
Reagan said that a person who agreed with 80% of the time was not his 20% enemy–we shouldn’t lose sight of that.
What if they agree with you on 20%?
He know which way the wind is blowing in his state. He is a politician who wants to keep his job in 28. If common sense gets him there, it will be the path he takes.
Today’s leftist younger generation absolutely will not talk with you if they deem you a non-person (ie. anyone who dares disagree with them on anything).
Well, Fetterman going MAGA, surprised sure but we will see. I need him that’s for sure.
Don’t think he’s going MAGA. He’s more of a historical Democrat. Not quite Blue Dog, but somewhere close to that.
Politics Makes Strange Bedfellows Part MMMDCXXI
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I disagree with Fetterman on a bunch of stuff. I listened to not only his Rogan interview but what he has said in the press. He strikes me as a Lieberman type. He is left for sure but is not a party line guy and will tell Schumer and Co to go to hell if need be. I am pleasantly surprised by him after being appalled he was elected.
“I don’t represent the Democrat Party, I represent the people of PA and The US” is actually a breath of fresh air.
Senator Fetterman wishes to run for re-election in 2028. He 1) sees how things are going and 2) understands that there is no credible threat to the left of him in the Dem primary. So he’s moving a bit to the center now to shore things up so that in early 2028 he’ll be perceived as a ‘moderate’. That’s all this is.
I’m skeptical that Greenland will happen. They want a sugar daddy while bringing nothing in return. I think they want the US to defend their resources without compensation.
Fortunately, it’s not Trump’s first negotiation.
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