The New York lawmaker responded to Fetterman's dismissal of her call on Monday for an arms embargo on Israel, which has received billions of dollars worth of weapons and other military aid since the Hamas-led October 7 attack.
Here’s a choice quote from a pre-stroke Fetterman,
Fetterman said he is “equally passionate” in his opposition to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement targeting Israel.
Also remember that he
backed legislation at the state level, signed into law six years ago by Pennsylvania’s Democratic governor, Tom Wolf, barring the commonwealth from pursuing contracts with companies that participate in boycotts of Israel.
Finally,
Fetterman … confirmed … that he has … sought counsel from a variety of advocacy groups, including … AIPAC
Again, that’s all pre-stroke. So he might have been better at hiding or spinning these things pre-stroke, but it doesn’t seem like his beliefs have really changed because of the stroke.
I wouldn’t be surprised if he runs as a Republican next election.
I would be. The closest I can find to that is this quote from him (from the above article), but this was pre-stroke.
Not sure who mentioned CTE or how it’s relevant to Fetterman.
Agreed. This reminds me of a biography of FDR I read, explaining how his term went worse after his own stroke.
Credit to alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml for https://jewishinsider.com/2022/04/john-fetterman-says-hell-lean-in-on-u-s-israel-relationship-as-senator/
Here’s a choice quote from a pre-stroke Fetterman,
Also remember that he
Finally,
Again, that’s all pre-stroke. So he might have been better at hiding or spinning these things pre-stroke, but it doesn’t seem like his beliefs have really changed because of the stroke.
I would be. The closest I can find to that is this quote from him (from the above article), but this was pre-stroke.