Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) appeared annoyed Wednesday when he was asked — again — if he had plans to leave the Democratic Party.
Fetterman, who has faced questions before over where his loyalties stand and shook President Donald Trump's hand before the State of the Union address Tuesday night, was talking to CNN anchor Kasie Hunt about the outlook for Democrats in the midterm elections. Fetterman will be up for reelection in 2028, but has not yet announced if he has decided to run again for his Senate seat.
"I'm not changing the party," Fetterman said. "And I might clap for some things that I agree, but, you know when you represent Pennsylvania that's there. It's like, 'hey, we would all love like a... a blue state, you know, then you can really just have to talk to one side. But for me it's a special responsibility. If you represent Pennsylvania that, you know we have to find a way forward."
Hunt pressed him on whether he would run again.
"I think thequestion there really is aboutthe reality that there are some Democrats that are consideringchallenging you in your race,potentially should you, ofcourse decide to run forreelection in a potentialreelection would you want President Trump's endorsement in Pennsylvania?" Hunt asked.
His response seemed to sidestep the question, but left him open to potential possibilities.
"It's like anyone's entitled," Fetterman said. "But it's very strange if anyone is a Democrat. I'm not sureit's like the guy that flippeda red, a red seat, and someonenow, it's like, now, myrecord is solid, solid Democrat.So, you know, whatever ispossible, so for me, where I'm athere, we are. Don't we all wantdon't we all want the kind of Democrat that can flip a seat?That's the one thing thatmatters. There's no drama. Youknow who's going to be in California or in Massachusetts?You know where it is."
"Andthe states that really matterabout the big about the bigdance," Fetterman said. "They all come down tothose specific kinds of states.And now someone you know, in Morning Consult a couple weeksago, I'm up 15 points."