Fetterman Slams Dems For ‘Total Theater’ Amid CR Battle

Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman torched Senate Democrats for threatening to plunge the country into a partial government shutdown Thursday morning.

Fetterman blasted Democrats’ opposition to the government spending bill as “total theater” and emphasized the importance of avoiding a lapse in government funding, citing the risk of a recession in a post on X Thursday morning. His scathing criticism upends Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer’s claim that Democrats are unified in opposition to the GOP spending bill that will fund the government for the remainder of the fiscal year.

Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman torched Senate Democrats for threatening to plunge the country into a partial government shutdown Thursday morning.

Fetterman blasted Democrats’ opposition to the government spending bill as “total theater” and emphasized the importance of avoiding a lapse in government funding, citing the risk of a recession in a post on X Thursday morning. His scathing criticism upends Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer’s claim that Democrats are unified in opposition to the GOP spending bill that will fund the government for the remainder of the fiscal year.