John Fetterman accidentally calls himself ‘a lifelong Republican’
Senator John Fetterman, Democrat of Pennsylvania, speaks at the Texas Tribune Festival, in Austin, on Saturday. Photograph: Brian Cahn/ZUMA Press Wire/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenSenator John Fetterman, Democrat of Pennsylvania, speaks at the Texas Tribune Festival, in Austin, on Saturday. Garrett promptly corrected him by saying, “Democrat,” as Fetterman raised a hand and shook his head in disbelief.“That’s a moment right there that’s clippable, ladies and gentlemen,” Garrett said amid laughter from the audience.
- ▪Senator John Fetterman, Democrat of Pennsylvania, speaks at the Texas Tribune Festival, in Austin, on Saturday.
- ▪Photograph: Brian Cahn/ZUMA Press Wire/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenSenator John Fetterman, Democrat of Pennsylvania, speaks at the Texas Tribune Festival, in Austin, on Saturday.
- ▪Garrett promptly corrected him by saying, “Democrat,” as Fetterman raised a hand and shook his head in disbelief.“That’s a moment right there that’s clippable, ladies and gentlemen,” Garrett said amid laughter from the audience.
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Senator John Fetterman, Democrat of Pennsylvania, speaks at the Texas Tribune Festival, in Austin, on Saturday. Photograph: Brian Cahn/ZUMA Press Wire/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenSenator John Fetterman, Democrat of Pennsylvania, speaks at the Texas Tribune Festival, in Austin, on Saturday. Photograph: Brian Cahn/ZUMA Press Wire/ShutterstockUS SenateJohn Fetterman accidentally calls himself ‘a lifelong Republican’Social and news media commenters seize on senator’s gaffe, with some characterizing it as a Freudian slipRamon Antonio VargasMon 28 Sep 2026 06.00 EDTLast modified on Mon 28 Sep 2026 06.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleWith speculation about whether he may defect from the Democratic party swirling around him, US senator John Fetterman described himself seemingly…
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