Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that President Joe Biden should not “surrender to the fringes” of his party on Israel.
Host Jake Tapper said, “A senior administration official told CNN that President Biden told Prime Minister Netanyahu that the United States would not participate in any offensive operations against Iran. That was the right decision.” Do you think, or should we direct U.S. military action, as some of our colleagues in the Senate have suggested, should that be on the table?”
“I don’t agree with that, but I think we should follow Israel and get them back in this situation,” Fetterman said. I disagree with the president. That doesn’t change the fact that he’s a great president. I am proud to support him, campaign for him and vote for him. ”
Tapper said, “Marco Rubio was just on the show, and the White House leaked the fact that Biden had instructed Prime Minister Netanyahu not to respond directly to get a ‘win.’ He said he was uncomfortable with the suggestion that Biden was trying to appease him.” the far left of his party. what is your reply?
Fetterman said, “The president has the right to say what he thinks and what he wants to do. But I’m never going to bow to the fringes. I’m never going to pander to that either. Empowering Hamas, they’re actually convinced that they’re winning the PR war. And they’re not going to negotiate at this point. They think they can hold out until the end.”
He added: “And I understand why they don’t want to provide any kind of survival evidence. And I don’t see why conversations like that aren’t being covered more in the media. What happened to the hostages? What happened to them? And where are they now? And all the harsh words should be directed at Hamas, who started this. It continues to hold all of the more than 100 Israeli hostages.
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