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Fetterman has a Freudian slip, calls himself a ‘lifelong Republican’ before correcting himself
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"I'm a lifelong Republican," the senator told a live audience in Texas on Saturday before scrambling to backtrack — in a gaffe that's sure to turn heads.
John Fetterman recently faced criticism from members of his own party after appearing in a video at the GOP
While speaking at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin on Saturday, Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) sparked laughter and jeers from the audience after mistakenly calling himself a “lifelong Republican.”“Freudian slip by Fetterman?” asked Preston Hill, a conservative commentator and writer, in a social me...