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凯特琳·伊莱克是CBSNews.com驻华盛顿特区的政治记者。她曾供职于《华盛顿考察家报》和《国会山报》，并曾入选2022年美国国家新闻基金会保罗·米勒华盛顿报道奖学金项目。
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民主党参议员约翰·费特曼周三在共和党中期代表大会的视频中意外亮相，此时他与本党的隔阂正日益加深。
“今天我为何会站在这里和大家对话？因为，说到底我是一名秉持常识的民主党人，”这位宾夕法尼亚州参议员在介绍宾夕法尼亚州共和党参议员戴夫·麦考密克的一分钟预录视频中说道，“我永远会站在美国这边。我永远会反对社会主义极端主义以及那种反美的生活方式。”
费特曼站在宾夕法尼亚西部的莫农加希拉河谷钢铁厂前表示：“我们将与特朗普总统合作，为捍卫‘钢铁谷’这里的钢铁产业生活方式而战。”
“约翰·费特曼有多棒？”麦考密克登台后说道，称赞这位民主党议员的“友谊”与“勇气”。
周三，在德克萨斯州达拉斯市美国航空中心举行的共和党全国委员会中期代表大会上，宾夕法尼亚州民主党参议员约翰·费特曼通过屏幕发表视频致辞。 金岛村 / 法新社/盖蒂图片社
去年，特朗普为日本制铁公司收购美国钢铁公司扫清了障碍。这位总统以及两党多名议员（包括费特曼）最初都反对这家总部位于匹兹堡的标志性钢铁企业被日企收购，但特朗普最终签署了相关收购协议，他称该协议将为美国钢铁带来数百亿美元的新投资，并授予联邦政府该公司的“金股”。
费特曼有时会与民主党保持距离：他支持特朗普的伊朗战略，并在去年的政府停摆争端中与国会民主党人唱反调。
特朗普赢得2024年大选后，费特曼成为首位在特朗普棕榈滩住所会晤这位当选总统的参议院民主党人。
“我认为，如果总统想要进行对话——或者邀请他人展开对话——那么进行这场对话是相当合理的。没有人能成为我的守门人，”费特曼在2025年1月接受CBS新闻采访时说道。
他否认自己正在考虑改换党派。今年5月，他在一篇专栏文章中写道：“我会是一名糟糕的共和党人，因为我仍会以压倒性多数票支持民主党。”但他表示，自己的底线是如果民主党变成“反以色列政党”。
如果费特曼改换党派，民主党将更难夺回参议院多数席位。目前民主党需要在11月的选举中拿下四个席位才能重掌参议院控制权。
Fetterman appears at RNC midterm convention in surprise video, vows to work with Trump on steel
September 9, 2026 / 7:26 PM EDT / CBS News
By Caitlin Yilek Politics Reporter
Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at CBSNews.com, based in Washington, D.C. She previously worked for the Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a member of the 2022 Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship with the National Press Foundation.
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Democratic Sen. John Fetterman appeared in a surprise video at the Republican Party’s midterm convention on Wednesday, as he becomes increasingly isolated from his own party.
“Why am I here talking to you today? Because, well, I’m a common-sense Democrat,”the Pennsylvania senator said in a one-minute prerecorded video introducing GOP Sen. Dave McCormick of Pennsylvania. “I’m always going to stand with America. I’m always going to reject the extremes in socialism and that anti-American way of life.”
Standing in front of Western Pennsylvania’s Mon Valley Works steel mill, Fetterman said, “we’ll work with President Trump to fight and defend the steel way of life right here in the Steel Valley.”
“How great is John Fetterman?” McCormick said after taking the stage, praising the Democrat for his “friendship” and “courage.”
Sen. John Fetterman, a Pennsylvania Democrat, is displayed on a screen as he delivers a video message during the Republican National Committee’s midterm convention at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, on Wednesday. Kent Nishimura /AFP via Getty Images
Mr. Trump cleared the way last year for U.S. Steel to be acquired by Japan-based Nippon Steel. The president and members of both parties, including Fetterman, had initially opposed Nippon’s efforts to buy the iconic Pittsburgh-based steelmaker, but Mr. Trump ultimately signed off on an agreement that he argued would result in tens of billions in new investments in U.S. Steel and grant the federal government a “golden share” in the company.
Fetterman has, at times, distanced himself from the Democrats, backing Mr. Trump’s strategy in Iran and breaking with congressional Democrats in last year’s government shutdown fight.
After Mr. Trump won the 2024 election, Fetterman became the first Senate Democrat to meet with the incoming president at his Palm Beach residence.
“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,” Fetterman told CBS News in January 2025.
He has denied that he is considering switching parties. In an op-ed in May, he said, “I’d be a terrible Republican who still votes overwhelmingly with Democrats.” But he said his red line is if the Democratic Party becomes “the anti-Israel party.”
If Fetterman were to switch parties, it would be harder for Democrats to reclaim the Senate majority. Democrats currently need to flip four seats in November to win control.
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