Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania says he’s planning to fulfill with President-elect Donald Trump.
“President Trump invited me to fulfill, and I accepted. I’m the Senator for all Pennsylvanians — not simply Democrats in Pennsylvania,” Fetterman mentioned in an announcement. “I’ve been clear that nobody is my gatekeeper. I’ll meet with and have a dialog with anybody if it helps me ship for Pennsylvania and the nation.”
CBS News first reported the event.
The timing and site of their assembly are unclear, together with whether or not it could happen earlier than Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20.
Fetterman, who has served within the Senate since 2023, has positioned himself as a reasonable on Capitol Hill and has voiced a willingness to vote for a few of Trump’s Cabinet nominees.
In a Fox News interview on Tuesday, Fetterman signaled that he additionally plans to assist individuals like Elise Stefanik for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations; Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., for secretary of state; and former Rep. Sean Duffy for secretary of transportation.
“Some of those nominees, I’m going to vote for,” he mentioned. “I’m open to listen to from everybody and I do not know why that is controversial and I’d wish to remind everybody on the Democratic facet, that is how democracy works.”
Fetterman mentioned he needs to seek out bipartisan methods to work with the brand new administration.
The senator mentioned in an interview on ABC’s “This Week” in December that Trump is “a singular political expertise.”
“It’s simple, Trump. You know, he had the vitality and nearly a way of fearlessness,” he mentioned. “After you survive an assassination, you actually had been shot in your head, and had the presence of thoughts to reply, you already know, struggle, struggle, struggle. I imply, that’s a political expertise. It’s simple.”
