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John Fetterman

15 statements across 2 episodes · 5 bullish · 6 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Mar 18, 2026 by John Fetterman · said 24 times in 10 episodes since 2022 · across every show →

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Everything said about John Fetterman, oldest first

Mar 18, 2026
Insight
Fetterman says politicians lose when telling voters not to trust their eyes
“For me, like for any politician, if you are telling the people their eyes that you're crazy or not right, you lose, you know, and we were punished.”
John Fetterman Mar 18, 2026 ▶ 32:04 John Fetterman: 'I'm the Only Democrat in Congress Saying This'
Mar 18, 2026 negative
Disclosure
Fetterman states he no longer identifies as a progressive Democrat
“I am no longer, I, I'm just a Democrat. I'm not a progressive”
John Fetterman Mar 18, 2026 ▶ 2:27 John Fetterman: 'I'm the Only Democrat in Congress Saying This'
Mar 18, 2026 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Fetterman cites polling showing ~50% Democratic and 60%+ Republican approval
“The realistic numbers was like earlier in the morning console, and that hit me at basically fifty-fifty with Dems, and I was in the sixties for, with Republicans.”
John Fetterman Mar 18, 2026 ▶ 1:34 John Fetterman: 'I'm the Only Democrat in Congress Saying This'
Mar 18, 2026 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Fetterman says US action against Iran is regime destruction, not nation-building
“This is not a nation building thing. This is a destroying a terrible regime.”
John Fetterman Mar 18, 2026 ▶ 16:30 John Fetterman: 'I'm the Only Democrat in Congress Saying This'
Mar 18, 2026 positive
Assertion Supported
Fetterman notes he was the Democratic lead on the Laken Riley Act
“I was the Democratic lead on Lake and Riley bill, because that was a serious bill.”
John Fetterman Mar 18, 2026 ▶ 27:43 John Fetterman: 'I'm the Only Democrat in Congress Saying This'
Mar 18, 2026 negative
Assertion Partly supported
Fetterman claims he is the only Democrat refusing to shut down DHS
“I'm also the only Democrat that refuses to shut down The Department of Homeland Security.”
John Fetterman Mar 18, 2026 ▶ 3:08 John Fetterman: 'I'm the Only Democrat in Congress Saying This'
Mar 18, 2026 positive
Opinion
Fetterman says Republicans and MAGA supporters are not Nazis or fascists
“They're not Nazis. They're not fascists. They're not trying to destroy our country.”
John Fetterman Mar 18, 2026 ▶ 8:32 John Fetterman: 'I'm the Only Democrat in Congress Saying This'
Mar 18, 2026
Disclosure
Fetterman discloses that his wife was brought to the US as a Dreamer
“My wife was a dreamer.”
John Fetterman Mar 18, 2026 ▶ 29:51 John Fetterman: 'I'm the Only Democrat in Congress Saying This'
Mar 18, 2026 negative
Opinion
Fetterman says the Democratic Party has changed while his positions remain constant
“Because I am a Democrat, and it's not because I've changed, it's because, you know, parts of my party has changed right now, and that's where I'm at.”
John Fetterman Mar 18, 2026 ▶ 37:49 John Fetterman: 'I'm the Only Democrat in Congress Saying This'
Mar 18, 2026 negative
Opinion
Fetterman says adding unrelated provisions ruined the SAVE Act
“It's a shame that they didn't make it more about just ID to vote. They turned it into other things that they turned it into kind of a Christmas tree, and they're hanging all these things on it, but now that's where we are”
John Fetterman Mar 18, 2026 ▶ 0:33 John Fetterman: 'I'm the Only Democrat in Congress Saying This'
Mar 18, 2026 negative
Assertion Contradicted
Fetterman says he is the only Democrat advocating to destroy Iran's regime
“I am literally the only Democrat in America in Congress that I've come across that saying, I think it's a great thing to break and destroy the Iranian regime.”
John Fetterman Mar 18, 2026 ▶ 9:27 John Fetterman: 'I'm the Only Democrat in Congress Saying This'
Mar 18, 2026 positive
Opinion
Fetterman says he does not hate billionaires or view them as the problem
“But I don't hate billionaires. I don't make them the problem.”
John Fetterman Mar 18, 2026 ▶ 38:37 John Fetterman: 'I'm the Only Democrat in Congress Saying This'
Mar 18, 2026 positive
Assertion Supported
Fetterman claims he was the only Democrat supporting Netanyahu's military actions
“I was the only Democrat that's absolutely Netanyahu just done the right thing to break the that access there Hezbollah and Hamas, you know, attacking also Houthis as well.”
John Fetterman Mar 18, 2026 ▶ 5:05 John Fetterman: 'I'm the Only Democrat in Congress Saying This'
Mar 18, 2026 negative
Opinion
Fetterman says Biden's border policy was a serious failure for Democrats
“We were punished in 24. The border was a serious, serious failure as Democrats, so it's like holding us accountable, and now that's part of our responsibility to learn from that situation.”
John Fetterman Mar 18, 2026 ▶ 32:14 John Fetterman: 'I'm the Only Democrat in Congress Saying This'
Jun 10, 2026
Assertion Partly supported
Fetterman: 2022 PA Senate race cost $330 million
“I was record before, at 22, we raised, you know, and my race was 303 hundred thirty million, and now, that's quaint.”
John Fetterman Jun 10, 2026 ▶ 41:56 Senators John Fetterman and Dave McCormick: Bipartisanship, Money in DC, Datacenters, Graham Platner
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