Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) mentioned he’s firmly in President Joe Biden’s nook regardless of calls from some within the get together that he step down after a poor efficiency in final month’s debate raised new questions on his age, stamina and cognitive well being.
“That’s going to be our man. That’s my man,” he informed MSNBC’s Jen Psaki on Monday, including that Biden is the one candidate to beat former President Donald Trump in an election.
“And my cash is gonna be on the man that kicked his ass in 2020 and he’s going to win once more,” he mentioned.
Fetterman referred to as out the individuals urging Biden to stop.
“It cracks me up,” he mentioned. “It’s like I’m going to inform Tom Brady, y’know, you really want to carry tougher within the pocket or one thing. I imply, it’s unusual.”
Fetterman mentioned he hung out with Biden throughout his marketing campaign stops in Pennsylvania on Sunday.
“He had an ideal day with me,” Fetterman mentioned, including that Biden did a number of unscripted and interactive occasions:
The Pennsylvania senator additionally mocked the GOP over their assist for Trump regardless of his prison conviction in New York and a number of circumstances nonetheless below approach.
“It’s unusual why Republicans appear to embrace {that a} felon is on the prime of their ticket they usually’re happy with that, they usually costume like him,” he mentioned.
Fetterman ― who confronted his personal well being questions when he suffered a stroke in 2022 whereas working for Senate ― has spoken out in favor of Biden because the debate, and tweeted a message of assist on Sunday: