Fetterman Dare To GOP Is Going To Backfire On Him
Following reports that House Republican leaders are pushing to launch an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden this month, U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., had some words for his GOP colleagues Wednesday: "Go ahead, do it. I dare you."
Fetterman, who spent six weeks at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center earlier this year seeking treatment for clinical depression, told a small group of reporters in his Capitol Hill office that such a move would only be a "big circle jerk on the fringe right" but added that "sometimes you just gotta call their bulls--t."
He went on to mention former President Donald Trump, who has been impeached twice.
"Your man has what, three or four indictments now? Trump has a mug shot, and he’s been impeached twice. I’m just tired of a couple of them over there, talking like they’re hard a---s," Fetterman said.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., had suggested an impeachment inquiry would only move forward if the House of Representatives votes on it. The lower chamber plans to return from its six-week August recess on Tuesday.
Sources recently told Fox News Digital that the impeachment inquiry will likely take a backseat to Congress’ race to strike a deal on funding the government by Sept. 30 — otherwise risking a partial government shutdown.
The GOP push for impeachment is reportedly fueled by allegations of bribery and other corruption in Hunter Biden's foreign business dealings and also a plea deal nearly struck between him and the Justice Department in a years-long investigation into his taxes. That deal has since fallen apart.
Still, Fetterman does not seem too concerned about that and is prepared for the fallout if Republicans do decide to move forward with an inquiry.
"If you can find the votes, go ahead, because you’re going to lose. It’s a loser," the senator said.
Fetterman urged Republicans to put their energy instead into passing meaningful legislation. He encouraged the same of his Senate colleagues in making sure that healthcare, access to quality education, safe communities, and economic prosperity are provided for longer-term solutions.
"The only thing that matters is doing things for the betterment of our politics and practice," Fetterman said. "We need to do more subscriber things for our people. That’s how you really get a legacy."