Fetterman Praises McCormick at GOP Convention 8 Weeks Before Midterms
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Updated · NBC News · Sep 9
Fetterman Praises McCormick at GOP Convention 8 Weeks Before Midterms
3 articles · Updated · NBC News · Sep 9
Summary
Eight weeks before the midterms, John Fetterman appeared by video at the Republican convention in Dallas, calling Dave McCormick “the kind of senator that gets the job done” and introducing him onstage.
Filmed at a Pennsylvania U.S. Steel mill, Fetterman cast himself as a “common-sense Democrat” who would work with President Donald Trump to defend the state’s steel industry and reject “extremes and socialism.”
McCormick thanked Fetterman for his “friendship” and “courage,” though the hall’s reaction was muted until Fetterman finished and introduced the Republican senator.
The appearance deepens a bipartisan alliance that already included a joint fundraising committee, a move that drew Democratic criticism and renewed speculation about whether Fetterman could eventually leave the party.
Former aides called the convention appearance “pathetic” and politically self-defeating, coming days after McCormick publicly defended Fetterman against leaks tied to a Wall Street Journal report on his Senate conduct.