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John Fetterman gets wave of laughter after mistakenly calling himself a 'lifelong Republican'
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American politician (born 1969)
John Karl Fetterman is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Pennsylvania, a seat he has held since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he served from 2006 to 2019 as the mayor of Braddock, Pennsylvania, and from 2019 to 2023 as the 34th lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania.
More on Wikipedia ↗Sen. John Fetterman, D-PA, triggered a wave of laughs at a speaking event on Saturday, Sept. 26, after mistakenly referring to himself as a "lifelong Republican." (Texas Tribune via Facebook)
John Fetterman accidentally called himself a "lifelong Republican" at the Texas Tribune Festival, sparking laughs before clarifying his Democratic ties.