Critics aghast after Fetterman tells Fox’s Hannity Trump has 'made the world safer'
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U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 19, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) drew a great deal of criticism from fellow Democrats when he voted to confirm former Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma) as secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). And more criticism came after Fetterman defended President Donald Trump's Iran war during a Wednesday night, April 8 appearance on Sean Hannity's Fox News show.
"If you want to talk about a war crime, Iran is a 47-year-old war crime…. Every single thing Iran (has) done and is, is an entire war crime," Fetterman told Hannity.
On X, formerly Twitter, Bloomberg News reporter Steven Dennis observed, "'Everything that's happened so far has made the world safer,' Democratic Senator John Fetterman said just now to Sean Hannity on Fox News re: Operation Epic Fury. Says he will again vote against the Democrats' war powers resolution to end the war."
Some MAGA Republicans defended Fetterman's comments on X, formerly Twitter.
The New Jersey-based Republican Women for Mercer County tweeted, "Democrat Senator John Fetterman TORCHES his party’s hypocrisy on Iran."
But Fetterman is also getting plenty of criticism on X.
Author J.D. Lasica posted, "When is Fetterman's term up? He's [former senators Joe] Manchin and [Kyrsten] Sinema rolled into one ... and clearly out of step with his constituents."
Software engineer Louis I. Kaplan tweeted, "Did you watch Ozarks? I frequently think about how much damage they created and/or accepted for everyone around them, ultimately justifying it for the 'greater political good.'"
Pennsylvania-based voter Barbara Hoffman posted, "Remember @JohnFetterman kisses @netanyahu ass always, not matter what Bibi does and given Trump is carrying out @netanyahu wants this horrible senator will always bitch about people who question his Trump. Those of us who voted for him HATE him."