Overview
- Multiple outlets on Monday reported an active GOP campaign, encouraged by President Trump, to persuade Sen. John Fetterman to switch parties or caucus with Republicans.
- Fetterman says he will not change parties, telling Politico he is a Democrat and adding that he would be a “sh***y Republican.”
- Politico’s reporting—echoed by Mediaite and others—says Trump has dangled a full endorsement and major fundraising help, with GOP senators describing quiet outreach.
- The stakes are high because one defection could preserve a Republican majority that controls committee agendas and confirms judges, with some coverage noting potential Supreme Court openings.
- Fetterman has deepened ties with GOP senators and broken with Democrats on high‑profile votes, yet he still votes with Democrats more than 90%, even as local Democrats rebuke him and polls show higher approval from Republicans than Democrats.