Mike Johnson praises John Fetterman, says Democrats pushed him out
Mike JohnsonHouse speaker speaking in a Fox News interview
Johnson praised Fetterman while arguing that Democrats were pushing him away for resisting the party's left wing.
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Introducing McCormick at the Republican convention was consistent with Fetterman's stated aim of cross-party cooperation for Pennsylvania's steel industry.
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Was John Fetterman's GOP-convention appearance bipartisanship or political betrayal?
At the September 9, 2026 Republican midterm convention, Democratic Senator John Fetterman introduced Republican Senator Dave McCormick by video and promised to cooperate with President Trump on Pennsylvania steel. Supporters welcomed cross-party cooperation; critics said the campaign-stage appearance helped an administration his voters expected him to oppose. Fetterman subsequently reaffirmed his Democratic identity.
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The 7:30 p.m. EDT livecard reports Johnson's Fox News comments about the appearance and Democratic treatment of Fetterman. Publication time is not an independently verified utterance time.
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Defends the senator in the context of the convention appearance and locates responsibility for the split with Democratic critics.
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