Pennsylvania Sens. Dave McCormick and John Fetterman will host their first joint public event in Pittsburgh this Saturday, but not everyone is pleased with the Democratic senator’s bipartisan show of support for his Republican colleagues’ new book.
An activist group, Mondays Without McCormick Pittsburgh, is planning a protest with Indivisible Pittsburgh this Saturday, urging both Pennsylvania senators to listen to their concerned constituents and host a town hall.
Meanwhile, Fetterman’s 2022 Democratic primary contender, former Rep. Conor Lamb, piled on the accusations against the Democratic senator in an interview with The Philadelphia Inquirer, questioning where Fetterman has been during President Donald Trump’s second term.
“And that’s John Fetterman’s job. He should be not only speaking out, he should be listening to people, and instead, it sounds like he’s going to be listening to Dave McCormick and cheering on Dave McCormick’s book signing,” Lamb said.
While McCormick actively shares his weekly meetings with constituents on social media, it has been more than two months since Fetterman has hosted a public event in Pennsylvania, and expected protests come amid ongoing town hall drama erupting across the United States.
Fetterman, who was the only Democratic senator willing to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago ahead of his inauguration, has been steadfast in his support for Israel and co-sponsored the Laken Riley Act, which allows ICE to detain undocumented immigrants who commit crimes in the United States. While McCormick has welcomed his counterpart’s bipartisanship, Democrats have not been so happy with Fetterman bucking his party.
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