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Critics React After Sen. John Fetterman Says America ‘Is Not Sending Its Best & Brightest’ To Congress
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) said that America “is not sending their best and brightest” to represent the country in Congress.
“Sometimes you literally just can’t believe like, these people are making the decisions that are determining the government here. It’s actually scary,” he said during an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
“Before the government almost shut down, I mean, it came down to a couple of hours. I was in my office, and they finally came over from the House. And they’re like, ‘Ok, well, this has to be unanimous in the Senate.’ And out of the 99 of us, if one single one of us would have said no, the whole government would have shut down,” Fetterman said.
“That’s how dangerous that is to put that kind of power in one’s hands,” he continued, “because you have some very less gifted kinds of people that are willing to shut down the government just to score points on Fox [News].”
When asked by Colbert if he believed that senators feel that they are not the “most dysfunctional part of the government” right now, given the chaos in the House, Fetterman said that it’s a “low bar” to reach.
“I just want everybody to realize just how truly dysfunctional it really is,” the lawmaker said. “And I always tell people, don’t worry, please don’t worry. It’s much worse than you think.”
Fetterman also opened up about his recent mental health struggles. He returned to the Senate in April from a leave of absence, during which he was treated for depression.
“It’s a privilege and it’s a duty to talk about this,” Fetterman explained. “I want anyone who’s listening to this, that sees this: If you are suffering from depression, please get help. Please get help, because it works.”
After Fetterman’s interview, right-wing commentators took the senator to task.
Conservative commentator C.J. Pearson said on X, “John Fetterman on Colbert: ‘America is not sending their best and brightest, you know, to Washington, D.C.’ Pot, meet kettle.”
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Ok. So, you definitely are not bright either!
Pot calling the KETTLE BLACK.
John Fetterman, newly elected to the Senate, is a Democrat from Pennsylvania. He is a good man, intelligent and caring, who will represent us well. I am very proud of him, especially with his decision to be open and transparent about his Severe Depression and his treatment. What a great example of his honesty! No matter what he wears, Senator Fetterman is going to do the right thing for America. But now, it’s not the Senate that is causing trouble.
The problems the Republicans in the House have caused are the result of schisms within their party, leaving the House in disarray with little chance of a speedy recovery.
They refuse to accept that their guy has been indicted for 91 counts of criminal acts. They are stupidly backing Donald Trump in his quest for a second term, despite his bad decisions, coup attempt and promises to use his 2nd term to get revenge on everyone who he thinks has wronged him.
He aligns himself with dictators and fascists – Putin seems to be his special friend. It is entirely possible that some of the secret files he removed from the White House have been given to Putin in exchange for something of value, like help to throw the presidential election his way.
There can’t be significant progress in our government until the Republicans work with the Democrats on bipartisan agreements. They need to grow up and act like adults, not whining children.
We are lucky that the Senate has a Democratic majority – the Republicans can’t do to the Senate what they have done to the House of Representatives. For now, Democracy isn’t in a lot of danger, but that could easily change.
What other job can you have were you can just let things that affect a whole country almost run out, delay, get rid of a person doing a job before replacing knowing it is going to affect this country and countries we are committed to. But you think Mr Fetterman said something that the American people with half a brain haven’t already thought. Your way wrong and hopefully they remember this when they go to vote. How you don’t think of the little guy when you are playing your games in Washington. They put you in there we can take you out