Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., met with President-elect Donald Trump over the weekend at Mar-a-Lago to discuss issues including U.S. steel and support for Israel. Fetterman stands out as one of the few Senate Democrats who has consistently demonstrated unwavering support for the Jewish state.
“It was a totally fascinating meeting,” Trump told the Washington Examiner in an exclusive interview following the meeting. “He’s a fascinating man and his wife is lovely. … I couldn’t be more impressed.”
The steel industry is crucial to Pennsylvania’s economy, and Trump has pledged to support Israel in its war against Hamas in Gaza upon taking office.
According to The Examiner, Trump and Fetterman also discussed the president-elect’s proposal for the United States to pursue a strategic acquisition of Greenland.
Fetterman is notably the first Senate Democrat to meet with Trump following his 2024 presidential victory.
“He’s a common sense person. He’s not liberal or conservative,” Trump said of the Pennsylvania Democrat.
Fetterman discussed his decision to accept Trump’s Mar-a-Lago invite last week. “We are going to have a conversation,” the senator said of their planned meeting.
“I think that one, he’s the president, or he will be officially,” the maverick senator told CBS News. “And I think it’s pretty reasonable that if the president would like to have a conversation — or invite someone to have a conversation — to have it. And no one is my gatekeeper.”
“I’ve been very clear that I have ongoing conversations with people that are going to have an impact on Pennsylvania and for the nation,” he said. “And I am a senator for Pennsylvania, not just for Democrats. I am a senator for everyone in Pennsylvania.”
As most Democrats scoffed at Trump’s plans to gain control of Greenland, Fetterman did not dismiss the idea.
“I have no idea what’s going to exactly come up. So, I mean, regardless of whatever comes up, that’s going to be part of the conversation,” he said to CBS News.
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