Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) on Sunday voiced his support for the explosion of Hezbollah members’ pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon, an attack that has led to backlash from some progressive Democrats.
Speaking on Meet the Press, Fetterman was asked if he agreed with anything fellow Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said when he claimed on the Senate floor that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “torpedoing” any possibility of a ceasefire deal and is “prolonging the war in order to cling to power.”
The Pennsylvania senator flatly stated, “No, not at all.”
“And I want to be very clear, I thought what Israel chose to do about blowing up the pagers and walkie-talkies and then after targeting and eliminating membership and leadership of Hezbollah – I absolutely support that. In fact, if anything, I love it,” he added.
Fetterman has been one of the most outspoken supporters of Israel among congressional Democrats following Hamas’s attack on Oct. 7 and the subsequent war in Gaza, which has evolved into a wider Middle Eastern conflict.