Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman clearly has no time for New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
The far-left Congresswoman has attacked Senate Democrats, most notably Minority Chief Chuck Schumer, for voting to advance the funding invoice that can hold the federal government operating till the tip of September.
Fetterman, who has styled himself as one of many extra “average” Democrat senators, mentioned he doesn’t care what she has to say.
“I hope you possibly can relay how little I care about her views on this,” Fetterman mentioned in an interview with The Hill.
“I’m going to face on what I occur to imagine is the suitable factor to do however ask her, ‘What’s the exit plan as soon as we shut the federal government down?’ What about all of the hundreds of thousands of Individuals who’re going to have their lives broken?” he requested.
“What concerning the ones that received’t have any paycheck? She’ll have her paycheck, although.”
“If we’re fearful about Musk going to close down the federal government or harm the federal government, we’ve the facility to do the one factor that Trump and Musk can’t do, shut it down.”
His feedback come after AOC informed reporters she felt a “deep sense of concern and betrayal” at Schumer’s choice to advance the invoice.
“There are members of Congress who’ve received Trump-held districts in a number of the most troublesome territory in the USA who walked the plank and took innumerable dangers so as to defend the American folks, so as to defend Social Safety, Medicaid and Medicare,” AOC mentioned.
“Simply to see Senate Democrats even think about acquiescing Elon Musk — I feel it’s a large slap within the face,” she continued.
There may be rising speculation that following this so-called betrayal, AOC could run for Schumer’s New York Senate seat when he subsequent comes up for re-election in 2028.
Whereas AOC has not confirmed her intention to take action, she has additionally refused to rule it out.
Requested by CNN about fellow Democrats encouraging her to problem Schumer, Ocasio-Cortez didn’t rule it out and mentioned solely that she was centered on protecting Dems from backing the funding invoice: “We nonetheless have a possibility to right course right here, and that’s my primary precedence.”
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Fetterman, in the meantime, doesn’t appear to care both manner.
“No matter her views, I’m going to sleep simply effective,” he mentioned.
