Fetterman warns Democrats ‘drifting firmly into communism’ after socialist primary wins
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., delivered a blistering rebuke of the Democratic Party's progressive wing, arguing the party is "drifting firmly into communism" after socialist-backed candidates scored major victories in New York.
"It was a huge night for the dirtbag left last night in New York City, without a doubt," Fetterman told "The Will Cain Show."
Fetterman said Wednesday the Democratic Party is increasingly embracing candidates who are "anti-Israel," "anti-American" and opposed to core institutions like immigration enforcement and prisons.
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He specifically pointed to Democratic socialist Darializa Avila Chevalier — one of three far-left candidates who defeated mainstream Democrats in New York on Tuesday — as an example.
"If you want to get elected as a Democrat now [you have to] hate on Israel and say the strongest anti-Israel kinds of statements," he said.
"It's a perfect correlation between if you're going to be hating on Israel become anti-Israel, you're also going to be anti-American. And these kinds of views, they're going to be anti-Western civilization..."
Fetterman's concerns come as Democratic voters appear to be warming to candidates who increasingly align with the party's far-left progressive wing.
Outside New York, Democratic socialist Nithya Raman advanced to a November runoff, where she will face Democratic incumbent Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayoral race. In Washington, D.C., 38-year-old Democratic socialist Janeese Lewis George defeated her more moderate opponent, Kenyan McDuffie, in a high-stakes primary to replace incumbent Mayor Muriel Bowser. Progressive Abdul El-Sayed leads in many polls to succeed Michigan Sen. Gary Peters, who is not seeking re-election, and progressive Graham Platner won the Democratic Senate primary in Maine.
Fetterman, who has refused to toe the party line on many issues, distinguished himself as a "normal Democrat" proud to stand for Israel and proud to be an American.
