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Trump urges Sen. John Fetterman to switch parties and become a Republican
Trump said John Fetterman would do better as a Republican as Democrats need four seats to retake the Senate majority.
- President Donald Trump encouraged Democratic Sen. John Fetterman to switch parties on Saturday, telling reporters at Joint Base Andrews, "Id love to see him as a Republican" after returning from Tennessee.
- Fetterman's relationship with Democrats became tenuous after he praised Republican Dave McCormick last month in a convention video, stating "I'm always going to stand with America" while rejecting extremism.
- Fetterman previously wrote in The Washington Post he would be a "terrible Republican," while historical precedents include Former Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter abandoning Republicans in 2009 and Jim Jeffords of Vermont leaving the GOP in 2001.
- Trump's overtures arrive as Republicans risk their Senate majority in next month's elections, with Democrats needing four seats for a 51-seat majority amid economic fallout from the Iran war.
- Such flirtations with the GOP could complicate Fetterman's path to winning the Democratic nomination for another term, as Trump's public overtures might make re-election difficult within his own party.
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Trump urges Sen. John Fetterman to switch parties and become a Republican
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (AP) — President Donald Trump openly encouraged Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania to switch parties and become a Republican just weeks before the midterm elections could reshape control of Congress.
·Toronto, Canada
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Trump urges Sen. John Fetterman to switch parties and become a Republi
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (AP) — President Donald Trump openly encouraged Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania to switch parties and become a Republican just weeks before the midterm elections could reshape control of Congress. “I’d love
·Baltimore, United States
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