Politics
Trump urges Democratic Senator Fetterman to switch to the Republican Party
October 11, 2026 at 11:27 AM
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4 reports · 3 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 8 hours
TGThe Guardian
Trump urges John Fetterman to switch parties: ‘I’d love to see him as a Republican’
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يواليوم السابع
بعد دعوة ترامب لفيترمان الانضمام للجمهوريين.. كيف غير المنشقون موازين السلطة بأمريكا؟
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يواليوم السابع
ترامب يدعو السيناتور الديمقراطى جون فيترمان للانضمام للجمهوريين.. ما القصة؟
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
ترمب يدعو سيناتورا ديمقراطيا للانضمام إلى الجمهوريين قبل انتخابات الكونغرس
(opens the publisher’s site)Trump publicly invited Pennsylvania Democratic Senator John Fetterman to join the Republican Party ahead of November's congressional elections.
- Trump told reporters at Joint Base Andrews on Saturday he would like to see Fetterman in the Republican Party, saying he performs better as a Republican.
- Fetterman, who has clashed with Democrats over immigration and Israel, wrote in May that he would be a very bad Republican who keeps voting with Democrats.
- Fetterman recorded a video at the Republican midterm conference last month praising fellow Pennsylvania Senator Dave McCormick.
- Democrats need four Senate seats to retake the majority in November's midterm elections.