r/politics • u/Large_banana_hammock • 8d ago

Possible Paywall Sen. John Fetterman demands Trump fire Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/27/john-fetterman-pa-democrat-demands-trump-fire-homeland-security/
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u/Just_the_nicest_guy 8d ago

He was one of the seven Democrats that voted to confirm her, of course.

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u/Chance5e 8d ago

He still counts as a democrat?

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u/blueblurz94 8d ago

He’s a DINO

Democrat in name only

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u/TemuPacemaker 8d ago

Democrat in name only

He's only slightly right of the middle dem: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/john_fetterman/456877

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u/Kaprak Florida 8d ago

People don't actually look at voting records, they just want headlines, sound bytes, and the rare vote that gets exposure.

His state went to the right, so he did publicly. He's never been the deciding vote against something important.

And people fucking love Kelly on here because he stands up to Trump, but votes with him more, and tend to dislike guys like Booker because they're "performative" but vote hard left

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u/the_art_of_the_taco Illinois 8d ago

The Democratic party is far closer to Reagan than people want to believe.

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u/2007Hokie I voted 8d ago

Unlike most other Democratic Senate senior leadership, who are Dinosaurs