2026年9月9日 美国东部时间晚上10:55 / 福克斯新闻
宾夕法尼亚州民主党议员称自己仍是“终身民主党人”，若参议院易主他仍会是第51票支持民主党
作者：亚历克斯·米勒
民主党参议员费特曼拒绝社会主义，称赞共和党人，意外亮相共和党大会
宾夕法尼亚州民主党参议员约翰·费特曼在达拉斯举行的共和党全国委员会中期大会的视频亮相中，自称“常识派民主党人”，拒绝社会主义，并称赞共和党参议员戴夫·麦科马克。
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达拉斯讯——一位一直在考虑脱离所在政党的参议院民主党“异类”，在意外亮相以特朗普为核心的共和党大会后，明确划出了自己的底线。
宾夕法尼亚州民主党参议员约翰·费特曼此前曾暗示可能脱离自己的党团，此次在周三的共和党全国委员会中期大会上播放视频介绍同事、宾夕法尼亚州共和党参议员戴夫·麦科马克，进一步引发了他将跳槽的猜测。共和党人对此张开双臂欢迎他加入。
但这位从进步派转向中间派的参议员在给福克斯新闻数字频道的一份声明中表示，即便党内有人想要将他赶出参议院，他也不会背弃民主党。
民主党参议员在共和党大会发表惊喜视频，背书麦科马克
约翰·费特曼，宾夕法尼亚州民主党参议员，左图与参议院少数党领袖、纽约州民主党参议员查克·舒默同框（安娜·莫尼梅克/盖蒂图片社；希瑟·迪尔/盖蒂图片社）
“我的发言是介绍戴夫·麦科马克为伟大的美国人和朋友。我们分属不同政党，但我们都属于‘宾州团队’，”费特曼说。“我们已经为宾夕法尼亚州追回数亿美元资金，为改善交通和经济适用房而奋斗，也为钢铁行业的生活方式而努力。”
“我是终身民主党人，绝大多数时候都投本党的票——如果11月参议院易主，我仍会像竞选时承诺的那样，成为第51票支持民主党，”他补充道。
2022年，费特曼在激烈的参议员选举中击败穆罕默德·奥兹医生，开启自己的参议院生涯，当时他以进步派纲领参选，帮助民主党拿下历史微弱优势的参议院多数席位。
他称真正领导民主党的是以下顶尖共和党人——并非舒默或杰弗里斯
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但自那以后，他成为民主党人的眼中钉，并对本党的发展方向提出质疑。
今年早些时候，费特曼警告称，如果民主党在对以色列的政策立场上愈发激进，他就会退党。在本届中期选举周期中，密歇根州的阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛义德等极左进步派人士成为民主党旗手，费特曼也曾抨击本党的发展方向。
费特曼经常在一系列关键议题上与参议院少数党领袖、纽约州民主党参议员查克·舒默及其他同事唱反调，比如反对特朗普总统对伊朗的战争，或是去年秋天投票支持共和党结束冗长的政府停摆。
重磅报道推动民主党人驱逐费特曼，他面临党内反抗：“可耻”
南达科他州联邦参议员、参议院多数党领袖约翰·图恩，共和党人，2026年6月2日在国会山出席参议院共和党新闻发布会，身旁是俄克拉荷马州联邦参议员詹姆斯·兰克福德，共和党人，和西弗吉尼亚州联邦参议员谢莉·穆尔·卡皮托，共和党人（比尔·克拉克/CQ-滚石公司）
此前一则重磅报道披露，根据与助手的泄露短信，这位特立独行的民主党议员经常敷衍自己的公职职责，比如拒绝与瘫痪的退伍军人会面，或是将一场为遇害警官举行的三小时悼念活动斥为“没必要参加”。
共和党人当然乐意欢迎他加入自己的阵营。南达科他州联邦参议员、参议院多数党领袖约翰·图恩在7月表示，他和参议院共和党团的其他成员“过去曾与他交谈过……谈到了他在本党团中面临的困境”。
“而且，你知道的，我们当中有很多人认为，我们会欢迎他加入共和党团的机会，”图恩说。
但就目前而言，即便11月参议院控制权易手，费特曼也不会退党。
亚历克斯·米勒是福克斯新闻数字频道记者，负责报道美国参议院事务。
Fetterman teases where his true loyalty lies after surprise appearance at GOP convention
September 9, 2026 10:55pm EDT / Fox News
The Pennsylvania Democrat said he remains a ‘lifelong Democrat’ and would be the 51st vote if the Senate flips
By Alex Miller
Dem Sen Fetterman rejects socialism, praises Republican in surprise GOP convention appearance
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., calls himself a “commonsense Democrat,” rejects socialism and praises Republican Sen. Dave McCormick in a video appearance at the RNC Midterm Convention in Dallas.
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DALLAS — A rogue Senate Democrat toying with the idea of leaving his party drew a hard line in the sand after making a surprise appearance at the GOP’s Trump-centric convention.
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., has been welcomed with open arms by Republicans to join the party after he floated leaving his own caucus, and spurred further speculation that he would jump ship after dropping a video introducing his colleague, Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., at the Republican National Committee’s midterm convention on Wednesday.
But in a statement to Fox News Digital, the progressive-turned centrist said that he wasn’t turning his back on the Democratic Party, even as the knives have come out to cut him loose from the Senate.
DEM SENATOR DELIVERS SURPRISE VIDEO AT REPUBLICAN CONVENTION BACKING MCCORMICK
Senator John Fetterman, D-Pa., left, pictured alongside Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., right(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
“My remarks introduced Dave McCormick as a great American and friend. We are in different parties, but we are both Team PA,” Fetterman said. “We have delivered hundreds of millions of dollars back to Pennsylvania, fought for improved transportation and affordable housing, and the Steel Way of Life.”
“I’m a lifelong Democrat who votes overwhelmingly with my party — and should the Senate flip in November, I will still be the 51st vote that I ran on,” he continued.
Fetterman started his career in the Senate after besting Dr. Mehmet Oz in a tight race for power in 2022, where he clinched a historically thin Democratic majority in 2022 running on a progressive platform.
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But since then, he has become a thorn in Democrats’ side, and challenged the direction of the party.
Earlier this year, Fetterman warned that if Democrats became more entrenched in anti-Israel policy positions, he would exit the party, and has taken jabs at the party’s direction during this midterm election cycle as far-left progressives, like Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, have emerged as standard-bearers.
Fetterman has routinely bucked Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and his colleagues on a handful of key issues, like President Donald Trump’s war in Iran or voting with Republicans to end the marathon government shutdown last Fall.
FETTERMAN FACES DEM REVOLT AS BOMBSHELL REPORT FUELS PUSH TO OUST HIM: ‘DISGRACE’
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks during a Senate Republicans press conference at the U.S. Capitol on June 2, 2026, flanked by Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va.(Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc)
His latest edict followed a bombshell report that alleged through leaked texts with his aides that the maverick Democrat would often brush off duties of his office, like meeting with paralyzed veterans or charging that a three-hour funeral service for slain police officers was a “non-starter.”
And Republicans would gladly welcome him into the fold. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said in July that he and others in the Senate GOP have had “had conversations with him in the past … about the challenges he faces in his caucus.”
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“And, you know, there are many of us who I think would welcome the opportunity to have him join the Republican conference,” Thune said.
But for now, Fetterman is staying put even if Democrats flip the Senate in November.
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.
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