众议员布伦丹·博伊尔称，在参议员费特曼帮助确认国土安全部部长马克韦恩·穆林后，费特曼”必须下台”
作者：查尔斯·克里茨
福克斯新闻
发布时间：2026年3月27日 美国东部时间上午6:00
宾夕法尼亚州参议员约翰·费特曼正面临来自其所在政党内部日益激烈的反对，一位众议院民主党人本周表示，她与一名共和党参议员合作的成效比与费特曼合作更好，另一位则呼吁他辞职。
这一批评反映出费特曼与其进步政治基础之间日益加剧的摩擦，因为他在关键问题上与民主党人决裂，包括支持以色列、支持国土安全部部长马克韦恩·穆林以及对选民ID的开放态度。曾经是政治左翼的宠儿，与佛蒙特州社会主义参议员伯尼·桑德斯互致背书，费特曼如今却发现自己成了本党攻击的目标。
“我与过道另一侧（共和党）的参议员合作比与民主党一侧的参议员合作更有成效。”宾夕法尼亚州民主党众议员克里斯西·霍拉汉在最近的一次活动中说道，她将费特曼与宾夕法尼亚州共和党参议员大卫·麦考密克进行了对比。
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2025年12月3日星期三，宾夕法尼亚州民主党参议员约翰·费特曼抵达美国国会大厦参加投票时向记者发表讲话。（比尔·克拉克/国会山报，Inc）
这番言论在活动现场引发观众哄笑，霍拉汉在该活动中反对由共和党主导的《SAVE美国法案》，该法案包含选民ID要求和其他选举规则修改。
霍拉汉敦促选民”致电你所选的参议院办公室”表达对该法案的反对，她补充说，”要求某种形式的ID并非不合理的要求”，但”这项法案并非如此”。
费特曼未回应置评请求，但在3月17日的一份声明中表示，他将投票反对开始讨论该法案，同时强调他支持选民ID。
“别把这变成一份圣诞愿望清单，还攻击邮寄投票，”他说道。
霍拉汉拒绝进一步置评。
新泽西州民主党众议员米基·谢里尔和弗吉尼亚州民主党众议员阿比盖尔·斯潘伯格均参加2025年选举各自州的州长竞选。（温·麦克纳米/盖蒂图片社）
上周，费城东北部众议员布伦丹·博伊尔将与费特曼的党内紧张关系推向新高度，要求将其罢免。
博伊尔未回应置评请求，但在一份声明中抨击费特曼帮助穆林获得确认。
“费特曼参议员再次证明了他为何是特朗普最喜欢的民主党人，”博伊尔在声明中说，”他必须下台。”
《观点》主持人乔伊·比哈尔痛斥费特曼支持特朗普提名的国土安全部部长
2026年3月18日，宾夕法尼亚州民主党参议员约翰·费特曼在华盛顿特区迪尔克斯参议院办公楼参加俄克拉荷马州共和党参议员马克韦恩·穆林担任国土安全部部长的确认听证会时聆听发言。（安娜·莫尼梅克/盖蒂图片社）
纽约州民主党众议员帕特·瑞安是一名退伍军人和政治温和派，他曾公开反对穆林的候选人资格，他呼应了博伊尔的观点，抨击费特曼实际上促成了穆林的确认。
“如果你还需要更多证据证明费特曼完全背弃了他的选民，那就是这个。宾夕法尼亚州人民值得拥有一位真正为他们奋斗的参议员，”瑞安在一份声明中表示。
费特曼并非一直是政治特立独行者，他曾是进步派的宠儿，因其直率和不加过滤的风格备受赞誉。作为宾夕法尼亚州副州长，他推动大麻合法化，并积极推动民主党支持的刑事司法改革。他与党内民主社会主义者桑德斯阵营结盟，并在州议会大厦的阳台上悬挂自豪旗帜和大麻旗帜。
2020年，哈里斯堡共和党人在一项预算法案中加入了一项条款，禁止在国会大厦悬挂国旗，除了国旗、联邦旗帜和战俘/失踪军人旗帜外，费特曼调侃道：”他们为我修改宾夕法尼亚州法律，这还挺 flattering（受宠若惊）的。”
如今，费特曼最近声称他的政党是”受特朗普妄想症（TDS）支配的”，他将永远拒绝将共和党对手贴上”法西斯”标签或提及第三帝国。
费特曼还告诉《与肖恩·汉尼蒂共度时光》节目，他遇到了他2022年的共和党对手梅赫梅特·奥兹博士——现任联邦医疗补助管理员——两人保持着友好关系，没有敌意。
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他还发表了一份声明为支持穆林的行为辩护。
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“今年1月，我呼吁总统解雇[克里斯蒂]诺姆——他照做了。我确实以开放的心态对待我的同事和朋友穆林参议员的确认，”费特曼说。
“国土安全部需要一位领导者。我们必须重新启用国土安全部。我的’赞成’票基于与穆林参议员为我们国家安全建立的牢固、坚定和建设性的工作关系。”
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Knives out for Fetterman as Democrats turn on one-time progressive star
Rep. Brendan Boyle says Fetterman ‘needs to go’ after the senator helped confirm Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin
By Charles Creitz
Fox News
Published March 27, 2026 6:00am EDT
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman is facing escalating backlash from within his own party, with one House Democrat saying this week she has more success working with a Republican senator and another calling for him to step down.
The criticism reflects growing friction between Fetterman and his progressive political base as he breaks with Democrats on key issues, including his support for Israel, backing of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, and openness to voter ID. Once a darling of the political left who exchanged endorsements with socialist Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Fetterman now finds himself a target of attacks from his own party.
“I have more success in working with the one on the R side of the aisle than I do with the D side of the aisle,” Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., said at a recent event, contrasting Fetterman with Sen. David McCormick, R-Pa.
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Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., speaks to a reporter as he arrives in the U.S. Capitol for a vote on Wednesday, December 3, 2025.(Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc)
The remark drew jeers from the audience at the event, where Houlahan spoke in opposition to the SAVE America Act, GOP-led legislation that includes voter ID requirements and other changes to election rules.
Houlahan urged voters to call “the office of your choice in the Senate” to voice opposition to the bill, adding that requiring “some form of ID is not an unreasonable ask,” but that “this bill is not that.”
Fetterman did not respond to a request for comment but said in a March 17 statement that he would vote against beginning debate on the bill while underlining his support for Voter ID.
“Stop turning this into a Christmas list and attacking vote-by-mail,” he said.
Houlahan declined further comment.
Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) and Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) both launched gubernatorial bids for their respective states in the 2025 election. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Last week, Rep. Brendan Boyle of Northeast Philadelphia took intraparty tensions with Fetterman to the next level by demanding his ouster.
Boyle, who did not respond to a request for comment, lambasted Fetterman for helping Mullin get confirmed.
“Once again Senator Fetterman shows why he is Trump’s favorite Democrat,” Boyle said in a statement. “He needs to go.”
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Sen. John Fetterman listens during a confirmation hearing for Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., to serve as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., on March 18.(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Rep. Pat Ryan, D-N.Y., a combat veteran and political moderate who has vocally opposed Mullin’s candidacy, echoed Boyle and blasted Fetterman for effectively getting the secretary confirmed.
“If you needed any more proof that Fetterman has completely abandoned his constituents, here it is. Pennsylvanians deserve a Senator that actually fights for them,” Ryan said in a statement.
Fetterman was not always a political maverick, having once been a progressive favorite praised for his blunt and unfiltered style. As lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania, he championed the legalization of marijuana and pushed aggressively for criminal justice reforms supported by Democrats. He aligned with the democratic-socialist Sanders wing of the party and hung pride and weed flags from his balcony at the State Capitol.
In 2020, Harrisburg Republicans inserted language in a budget bill to ban flags other than the national, commonwealth and POW/MIA banners from being posted at the Capitol, to which Fetterman quipped, “it’s kind of flattering that they changed Pennsylvania law just for me.”
Now, Fetterman recently claimed his party is “governed by TDS” — Trump Derangement Syndrome — and that he will always refuse to label Republican opponents “fascist” or make references to the Third Reich.
Fetterman also told “Hang Out with Sean Hannity” that he has encountered his former 2022 Republican foe Dr. Mehmet Oz — the current federal Medicaid administrator — and that the two maintain a civil relationship with no ill will.
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He also issued a statement defending his support for Mullin.
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“In January, I called on the president to fire [Kristi] Noem — and he did. I truly approached the confirmation of my colleague and friend, Senator Mullin, with an open mind,” Fetterman said.
“We need a leader at DHS. We must reopen DHS. My ‘aye’ is rooted in a strong committed, constructive working relationship with Senator Mullin for our nation’s security.”
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