{"id":662914,"date":"2026-09-04T11:46:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T11:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=662914"},"modified":"2026-09-04T11:46:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T11:46:05","slug":"fetterman-in-the-hot-seat-over-wsj-hit-piece-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=662914","title":{"rendered":"Fetterman in the hot seat over WSJ hit piece"},"content":{"rendered":"
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U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) found himself in the hot seat after a Wall Street Journal piece claimed he \u201cshows little interest in doing the job beyond cultivating relationships with conservative media figures and advocating for Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBehind closed doors, John Fetterman dodges constituents, alienates fellow Democrats and shows little interest in the work of a senator,\u201d the WSJ reported.<\/p>\n

Here is a damning claim from the article that Fetterman refused to meet with three paralyzed military veterans, only to find time for a Fox News interview:<\/p>\n

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One morning in June, three paralyzed military veterans in wheelchairs from rural Pennsylvania arrived at the office of Sen. John Fetterman for a long-awaited meeting to discuss legislation that would improve their care.<\/p>\n

Fetterman\u2019s staff greeted them with bad news: The Pennsylvania Democrat had to cancel. He\u2019d told his staff he may have eaten something bad and wasn\u2019t feeling well, according to people familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n

Less than an hour after his staffers met with the veterans in his place, Fetterman walked into his office, showing no signs of illness. He had an appointment he didn\u2019t want to miss, he told staff: an interview on Fox News to discuss Israel and the war in Iran.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Citing former staffers, the WSJ reported that Fetterman skipped 11 of 12 full committee hearings during one stretch, eventually adopting a strategy in which aides would ensure that he was marked \u201cpresent\u201d at meetings before he left.<\/p>\n

According to text messages reviewed by the newspaper, Fetterman allegedly balked at attending funeral services for three police officers killed in his hometown of York due to the length of the event, which he called \u201ca nonstarter.\u201d<\/p>\n

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This is a career ending image for Fetterman. Holy shit. pic.twitter.com\/3HsG4kb72g<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Joe (@electionsjoe) September 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Another text exchange that took place in September 2025 shows Fetterman pushing back on a meeting with officials at Children\u2019s Hospital of Philadelphia, who wanted to share their concerns about Medicaid cuts. The senator allegedly replied, \u201cI\u2019m convinced they just want free trips to DC.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In September, Fetterman\u2019s aide told him that officials from Children\u2019s Hospital of Philadelphia wanted to meet because they were concerned about vaccines and Medicaid cuts.<\/p>\n

Fetterman responded dismissively, saying he was convinced they \u201cjust want free trips to DC.\u201d https:\/\/t.co\/0kgIBVRYJD<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/7PqI0LLea9<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) September 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Pennsylvania state lawmaker Anthony Hardy Williams, a Democrat, told the WSJ that Fetterman refused to meet with a busload of constituents from Eastwick, a poorer, flood-prone neighborhood in Philadelphia, only to be seen \u201cwalking the halls.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fetterman allegedly refused to meet with another Democratic state lawmaker, Liz Hanbidge, last April, after agreeing to take the meeting, according to the WSJ. Hanbidge reportedly came to discuss programs that help the homeless and working poor in her county.<\/p>\n

It didn\u2019t take long for Fetterman\u2019s critics on the left, who dislike his candor and, more importantly, his support for Israel, to break out the long knives \u2014 the Democrat is up for reelection in 2028:<\/p>\n

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I had a bonkers meeting with Fetterman in 2024. I was in DC with a friend and I asked his team if he\u2019d meet with her. We were seated in his office and my friend started talking about her issue but Fetterman ignored her and began staring at me intently. He then launched into a\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/ypM39qmF5i<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) September 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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First Fetterman\u2019s Progressive staffers tried to tell everyone how sick and twisted he\u2019s become. Then, his Centrist staffers tried to tell everyone how sick and twisted he\u2019s become. Now, his Conservative staffers are telling everyone he\u2019s sick and twistedhttps:\/\/t.co\/Ai7sL2uiHE<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Nick Field (@nick_field90) September 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Wall Street Journal also took hits for running the hit piece \u2014 here\u2019s a sampling of responses, as seen on X:<\/p>\n

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Here we go.<\/p>\n

When you oppose the hive mind of the DSA and demonstrate any independent thoughts.<\/p>\n

This is going to be a series of hit pieces now. They want him out yesterday, and he\u2019s the only sane one of the bunch.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Sum guy (@Chi1idip) September 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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WTF! Now even the WSJ\u2019s reporters are complicit in promoting the Leftist Democrats agenda. \"\ud83d\ude21\"<\/p>\n

\u2014 thecoolmom (@thecoolmom2000) September 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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He\u2019s the only sane democrat and you\u2019re attacking him. Fuck, you people suck.<\/p>\n

\u2014 UltraMagaHoneyBadger (@AZ_Ultra_Maga) September 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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That\u2019s because he\u2019s now the only Democrat capable of generating an original\/independent thought. . . and quite frankly, it\u2019s hard to co-mingle with idiots.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Lin (@Lisahauge222) September 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Shame on the WSJ for this useless hit piece.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Mo (@fomo45) September 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) found himself in the hot seat after a Wall Street Journal piece claimed he \u201cshows little interest in doing the job beyond cultivating relationships with conservative media figures and advocating for Israel.\u201d \u201cBehind closed doors, John Fetterman dodges constituents, alienates fellow Democrats and shows little interest in the work of… Continue reading Fetterman in the hot seat over WSJ hit piece<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":662896,"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":[20,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-662914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economic-empowerment","category-national-security","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662914","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=662914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662914\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/662896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=662914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=662914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=662914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}