Fetterman threatens to abandon Democrats

Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania would leave the Democratic Party if it becomes the 'anti-Israel party,' Axios reports, though he stressed he has no immediate plans to depart. His comments arrive as Democrats have grown increasingly critical of Israel, with more than one hundred House Democrats voting Wednesday for a measure that would cut State Department funding to the nation—a vote that failed. Republicans hold a narrow Senate majority, and with midterm elections ahead, a Democratic split could reshape chamber control. Fetterman suggested he would be a crucial vote should Democrats flip four seats in November and regain the majority, saying 'watch what I do.' But he set a clear condition: only if the party officially becomes anti-Israel would he consider leaving.

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