ENABLING DONALD TRUMP

Fetterman has voted for more of Donald Trump's nominees than any other Democratic Senator.

Fetterman has voted for 50% of Donald Trump's political appointments, more than any Senate Democrat. [Ballotpedia]
- Fetterman was the ONLY Senate Democrat to support Pam Bondi as Attorney General. Bondi was part of the Trump campaign’s efforts to challenge Pennsylvania ballots. She “falsely insisted that Trump had won Fetterman’s home state in 2020, and to this day refuses to say that Joe Biden fairly won the 2020 election.” [WESA]
- Fetterman was the ONLY Senate Democrat to support Mike Huckabee as Ambassador to Israel. Huckabee once said that there was “no such thing as a Palestinian.” [CNN]
- Fetterman was one of just three Senate Democrats to support Lee Zeldin as Administrator of the EPA. Zeldin then canceled over $20 billion in climate grants. [New York Times]
- Fetterman was the ONLY Senate Democrat to vote to advance Pete Hegseth’s nomination as Secretary of Defense and reportedly strongly considered supporting his nomination. Prior to this vote, Hegseth was credibly accused of sexual and financial misconduct, and said that women do not belong in combat. He has since come under fire for potential war crimes when ordering a strike on a Venezuelan ship. [PBS, TIME]
- Fetterman was one of a handful of Senate Democrats who voted to support Kristi Noem’s nomination to be Secretary of Homeland Security. Noem has directed ICE’s indiscriminate and illegal raids across the country that are terrorizing our immigrant communities. [NPR]
- Fetterman supported Brooke Rollins to be Secretary of Agriculture. Rollins oversees the SNAP program providing benefits for hungry people and has threatened to withhold benefits for political gain. [NBC News]
Fetterman has voted for numerous Trump-backed legislative efforts. Among all votes, which include nominees, appointments, bills, resolutions, and others, Fetterman has voted with Donald Trump’s position 25% of the time, the highest of any Democratic Senator.
- Fetterman was the ONLY Senate Democrat to support a resolution reversing Joe Biden’s restrictions on oil drilling in Alaska. [The Hill]
- Fetterman was the ONLY Senate Democrat to vote against blocking the Trump administration’s missile strikes on alleged Venezuelan drug boats. If passed, the resolution would have blocked Donald Trump’s administration from conducting further strikes without congressional approval. [The Intercept]
- Fetterman was the only Democrat to support Trump’s threats to purchase Greenland, calling it “smart.” [Daily Beast, Twitter]
- Fetterman was the only Democrat in Congress to visit Trump in Mar-a-Lago. [WHYY]
- Fetterman was the only Senate Democrat to praise Trump's pledge that the United States would "run" Venezuela. [Twitter]