{"id":199441,"date":"2025-10-16T18:22:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T18:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/16\/john-fetterman-blasts-charlie-kirk-criticism-says-trump-voters-are-not-nazis\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T18:22:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T18:22:17","slug":"john-fetterman-blasts-charlie-kirk-criticism-says-trump-voters-are-not-nazis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/16\/john-fetterman-blasts-charlie-kirk-criticism-says-trump-voters-are-not-nazis\/","title":{"rendered":"John Fetterman Blasts Charlie Kirk Criticism, Says Trump Voters Are &#8216;Not Nazis&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman is receiving both praise and criticism for comments he made earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a town hall event hosted by News Nation, the controversial politician shared his feelings regarding Trump supporters.<\/p>\n<p>And while Republicans have applauded his comments, many of Fetterman\u2019s own supporters wish he sounded a bit more like a member of the opposition party.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2175491239-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) gestures while speaking at a rally for Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz at York Exposition Center UPMC Arena on October 2, 2024 in York, Pennsylvania. \" class=\"wp-image-537851 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2175491239-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2175491239-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2175491239-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2175491239-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2175491239-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2175491239-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2175491239-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2175491239-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) gestures while speaking at a rally for Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz at York Exposition Center UPMC Arena on October 2, 2024 in York, Pennsylvania. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fetterman-criticizes-fellow-dems-for-comparing-maga-movement-to-nazi-party\">Fetterman criticizes fellow Dems for comparing MAGA movement to Nazi party<\/h2>\n<p>Asked about rhetoric used to describe the far right amid ICE raids and National Guard deployments in US cities, Fetterman argued that it\u2019s the <em>critics<\/em> of those developments who are guilty of going to extremes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m the only Democrat in my family. I grew up in a conservative part of Pennsylvania,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/fetterman-says-he-knows-loves-trump-voters-im-only-democrat-my-family\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fetterman told the crowd<\/a>, clad in his signature hoodie.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would never compare anybody, anybody to Hitler, and those things,\u201d he continued, adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know and I love people who voted for President Trump. They are not fascists, they\u2019re not Nazis, they\u2019re not trying to destroy the Constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1795458482-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) speaks to members of the press at the U.S. Capitol on November 15, 2023 in Washington, DC. \" class=\"wp-image-537850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1795458482-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1795458482-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1795458482-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1795458482-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1795458482-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1795458482-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1795458482-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1795458482-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) speaks to members of the press at the U.S. Capitol on November 15, 2023 in Washington, DC. \" class=\"wp-image-537850 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1795458482-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1795458482-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1795458482-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1795458482-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1795458482-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1795458482-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1795458482-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1795458482-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) speaks to members of the press at the U.S. Capitol on November 15, 2023 in Washington, DC. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Alex Wong\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI refuse to call people Nazis or fascists. I would never compare anybody \u2014 anybody to Hitler.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fetterman-says-charlie-kirk-criticism-went-too-far\">Fetterman says Charlie Kirk criticism went too far<\/h2>\n<p>From there, Fetterman lashed out at public figures and social media users who criticized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/hillary-clinton-slammed-for-criticizing-white-men-of-a-certain-religion-following-charlie-kirk-murder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Charlie Kirk\u2019s views<\/a> in the wake of his assassination.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike Charlie Kirk, all I could say is let people grieve \u2014 give people the space. I\u2019m not going to use that terrible thing and that assassination to make my argument and try to put out my views,\u201d Fetterman said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s like, my God, he\u2019s a father that had his neck blown out by a bullet. And now people have forgotten: President Trump was in my state \u2014 was shot in the head,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2199179694-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\" U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) speaks to reporters in the Senate Subway during a series of confirmation votes for U.S. President Donald Trump's cabinet nominees at the U.S. Capitol Building on February 12, 2025 in Washington, DC.\" class=\"wp-image-537852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2199179694-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2199179694-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2199179694-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2199179694-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2199179694-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2199179694-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2199179694-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2199179694-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\" U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) speaks to reporters in the Senate Subway during a series of confirmation votes for U.S. President Donald Trump's cabinet nominees at the U.S. Capitol Building on February 12, 2025 in Washington, DC.\" class=\"wp-image-537852 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2199179694-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2199179694-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2199179694-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2199179694-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2199179694-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2199179694-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2199179694-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2199179694-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) speaks to reporters in the Senate Subway during a series of confirmation votes for U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s cabinet nominees at the U.S. Capitol Building on February 12, 2025 in Washington, DC.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cCould you imagine where our nation would be if he were hit in the same way as Kirk? We really got to turn the temperature down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other Democrats who implored Americans to turn the temperature down amid the current wave of political violence were subsequently criticized by prominent Republicans for their alleged hypocrisy.<\/p>\n<p>But Fetterman\u2019s appeal to the GOP seems to be earning him support from the Right \u2014 even as it raises doubts on the Left.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf there is a worse Democrat than Fetterman I\u2019d like to know who it is,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DWPippy\/status\/1978840690831282495\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote one X user<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFetterman is more focused on helping Trump than helping his constituents,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/pennslinger\/status\/1978543043138535560\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">another added<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman has yet to respond to the criticism against him, which is not terribly surprising. After all, he doesn\u2019t seem very concerned about the opinions of the Democrats who voted for him these days.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/john-fetterman-blasts-charlie-kirk-criticism-says-trump-voters-are-not-nazis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman is receiving both praise and criticism for comments he made earlier this week. Speaking at a town hall event hosted by News Nation, the controversial politician shared his feelings regarding Trump supporters. And while Republicans have applauded his comments, many of Fetterman\u2019s own supporters wish he sounded [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":199442,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-199441","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=199441"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199441\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/199442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=199441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=199441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=199441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}