Democratic Sen. Fetterman: 'I'm not rooting against' Trump

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

66% : "Fetterman has said he will vote to confirm Rep. Elise Stefanik as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
51% : "Asked what his message to Trump would be if the president-elect called him, Fetterman said he'd like to talk about opportunities where "we could work together.
42% : "MORE: What is the debt ceiling, and is Trump right that a default 'could mean nothing'?Fetterman also pointed to Elon Musk's endorsement of Trump as another key factor in the election.
38% : "But nobody can accuse me of just saying I had a closed mind, or I just said no because Trump picked this person, or whatever.
23% : Democratic Sen. Fetterman: 'I'm not rooting against' TrumpJULIA CHERNERDecember 22, 2024 at 4:22 PMPennsylvania Democrat Sen. John Fetterman said he hopes President-elect Donald Trump is successful in his second term and that he's not "rooting against him.""If you're rooting against the president, you are rooting against the nation," Fetterman told ABC "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl.
19% : "Pack a lunch, pace yourself, because he hasn't even taken office yet."Asked by Karl what the single biggest factor was behind Vice President Kamala Harris' loss in November, Fetterman pointed to the "undeniable" and "singular political talent" of Trump.
18% : "Fetterman, who has made headlines as one of the few in his party who have met with several of Trump's cabinet picks, said his Democratic colleagues need to "chill out" over everything Trump does.
18% : "Democratic Sen. Fetterman: 'I'm not rooting against' Trump originally appeared on abcnews.go.com
14% : "Fetterman was the first Democrat in the Senate to meet with Pete Hegseth, the controversial former Fox News anchor who Trump selected for defense secretary.
5% : Harris said in an October town hall that she believed Trump was a fascist after Trump's former chief of staff John Kelly said that his old boss fit the definition of one.

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