Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania denounced the BDS movement in an interview this week, saying Harvard has always been a bit of a “pinko,” but following President Claudine Gay's resignation 25 years after attending Harvard. Even after all this time, he still “doesn't admit'' it. .
“As a Harvard alumnus, I graduated 25 years ago, of course I was always a little pinko,” Fetterman said. told semaphor This week: “But I don’t know that now.”
Fetterman's comments came shortly after Harvard's president Claudine Gay resigns She struggled to answer questions accusing her of anti-Semitism in front of Congress and resigned from her position after being accused of plagiarism nearly 50 times.
Fetterman also told Semaphore, “Israel is exactly the kind of beacon of values that you want to see, American values, progressive ideals.”
Fetterman believed that going public with his mental health issues would “end” his career.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) leaves the information conference. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
“Israel is our strongest ally in that region and we have a very special relationship. Why would someone vote against Iron Dome or harm Israeli businesses or the state or whatever? “I don't understand why people would try to do that. I would never do that.” It must be a classroom conversation that I don’t understand.”
Fetterman also addressed calls from within the party for a “ceasefire” in Israel.
“More and more of my colleagues are asking for that,” Fetterman said. “It's very strange. Why not ask Hamas to surrender? If Hamas surrenders and hands over the guns, all the murders and all the misery will happen.”
James Carville dismisses Fetterman's criticism of Biden's comments: “I've never met a man like him.''
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Penn. (Bill Clark)
Fetterman has drawn criticism from Democrats for some of his positions, including on Israel and immigration, and recently told NBC News that he is “not a progressive.”
“I consider myself a very passionate Democrat about pro-choice and other things. But when it comes to Israel, I'm going to be on the right side of it. And immigration is near and dear to me, and we I think that's what we need to deal with effectively,” Fetterman said.
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