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John Fetterman: “I believe that it's wrong to use our government as hostage…”

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John Fetterman on Being Pro-Israel & Anti-Socialism in Today's Democratic Party

Published | Video Starts at 1:14:25

And if that's what the market decides that that's not it, then I'm okay with that as well too. I'll be a Democrat that have very committed, committed to Israel. And I believe that it's wrong to use our government as hostage and to play chicken with 42 million Americans on their ability to feed themselves or their family. And that shouldn't be controversial as a. Democrat has the pressure on, whether it's on Israel or this government shutdown or any of the other number of issues where you have been a sort of solo dissident in certain ways. (1:14:25–1:14:34)

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