{"id":644884,"date":"2026-08-01T15:02:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T15:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=644884"},"modified":"2026-08-01T15:02:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T15:02:05","slug":"fetterman-defends-joint-fundraising-committee-with-gop-colleague-why-is-it-bizarre-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=644884","title":{"rendered":"Fetterman defends joint fundraising committee with GOP colleague: \u2018Why is it bizarre?\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/americanwirenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sg-fetterman-1200x630.jpg\" class=\"attachment-facebook size-facebook wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<p>U.S. Sen. John Fetterman continues to show that he is the last Democrat willing to reach across the aisle to serve his constituents.<\/p>\n<p>At a time when politics feels more like a war of attrition rather than elected officials uniting to improve the lives of Americans, Fetterman is providing hope that there are still people who understand the job.<\/p>\n<p>Watch:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f6a8.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udea8\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/> NOW: Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) says he has set up a JOINT FUNDRAISING committee with Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) and is refusing to close it, despite outrage<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy is it \u2018bizarre\u2019 when there are plenty of donors that that have enough shared interest? I\u2019m not sure why that\u2019s an\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/2083303536373231703?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 31, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While speaking to CNN, it was brought up that Fetterman established a PAC with Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., which was dubbed \u201cunusual in this political climate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy is it bizarre when there are plenty of donors that have enough shared interest?\u201d Fetterman asked. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of things that Dave McCormick are gonna work together [on]. So I\u2019m not sure why that\u2019s really an issue. [He\u2019s] an individual behind a lot of the agriculture industry; I mean, I\u2019m on AG, and now Dave McCormick is going to support agriculture. It\u2019s not some sinister thing; I\u2019m not changing my party. If I was gonna change this party, I would have done that by now. They\u2019ve been offering plenty of things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some X users were not happy with the arrangement:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Fetterman and McCormick both working for Trump so why would it be an issue?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/2b50.png\" alt=\"\u2b50\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/> Merrily awaiting <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/2b50.png\" alt=\"\u2b50\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/> (@MerrillLynched) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MerrillLynched\/status\/2083296227895251391?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 31, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">That\u2019s because he really is a Republican. Seems like he mislead all the people that voted democrat<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TX3DNews (@TX3DNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TX3DNews\/status\/2083372084563005559?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">lol \u201cthe donors are the same for Republicans and Democrats and we both work for them and not the people. Plus our rivalry is totally fake so why not?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Commanders Enthusiast<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f339.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\udf39\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/>(Go O\u2019s) (@mikey__football) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mikey__football\/status\/2083296585379709397?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 31, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Unfortunate that the stroke wasn\u2019t more severe.<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman is an AIPAC-paid grifter &amp; liar &amp; is as much of a democrat as Tulsi Gabbard ever was.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jared Kushner is Keyser Soze <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f1e8.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\udde8\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f1e6-1f1e8.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udde8\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f1e6-1f1e8.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udde8\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f1e6.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\udde6\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/> (@ph_cdn) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ph_cdn\/status\/2083337751445827648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 31, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Where is <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/harrisonjaime?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@harrisonjaime<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheDemocrats?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheDemocrats<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DNC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DNC<\/a> to reign this foolishness in? Fetterman is plotting. Its clear as day that he\u2019s plotting to do something dirty.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Symonelyfy (@Freeherlyfe) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Freeherlyfe\/status\/2083304797927551332?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 31, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Fetterman is actually the model for why Democrats were worried about Platner. Democrats went out on a limb for Fetterman and look what happened.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stephen Tonnies (@Troy2k) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Troy2k\/status\/2083547822972862478?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/americanwirenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sg-fetterman-1200x630.jpg\" title=\"Fetterman defends joint fundraising committee with GOP colleague: \u2018Why is it bizarre?\u2019\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Sen. John Fetterman continues to show that he is the last Democrat willing to reach across the aisle to serve his constituents. At a time when politics feels more like a war of attrition rather than elected officials uniting to improve the lives of Americans, Fetterman is providing hope that there are still people&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=644884\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Fetterman defends joint fundraising committee with GOP colleague: \u2018Why is it bizarre?\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":644875,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,19,10,21,12,11,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-644884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cancel-culture","category-censorship","category-civil-liberties","category-election-integrity","category-equal-justice","category-free-speech","category-religious-freedom","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/644884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=644884"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/644884\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/644875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=644884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=644884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=644884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}