John Fetterman takes aim at his own party in tweet about '#TheResistance': 'Hold our beer'
Earlier this week Fetterman accused Democrats of 'self owns and unhinged petulance'
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa. — who, in the wake of President Donald Trump's address before a joint session of Congress, accused his own party of "a sad cavalcade of self owns and unhinged petulance" — issued a tweet on Friday in which he once again called out Democrats.
"#TheResistance," he wrote, going on to list, "Snub a 13 year-old cancer survivor," "Joint Address Protest Paddle Bonanza" and "Bizarre 'Pick Your Fighter' videos."
"Hold our beer: Government Shutdown!" he continued, cautioning, "Never, never, never vote for a shutdown—ever."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}FETTERMAN DISMAYED BY DEMS DISSING ‘TOUCHING MOMENT’ AT TRUMP SPEECH
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., talks with reporters in Russell building after a senate vote on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Fox News Digital reached out to Fetterman's office to request a comment from the lawmaker on Friday, but did not receive a response by the time of publication.
Trump honored 13-year-old DJ Daniel during the address this week, noting that Daniel, who wants to become a police officer, was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2018.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"I am asking our new Secret Service Director, Sean Curran, to officially make you an agent of the United States Secret Service," Trump told the young man.
It was a "touching moment," Fetterman told Nicholas Ballasy for Fox News Digital earlier this week.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}During the president's speech, some lawmakers held up signs with messages including "FALSE," "SAVE MEDICAID," "PROTECT VETERANS" and "MUSK STEALS."
A viral video posted this week by social media influencer Sulhee Jessica Woo features Woo and several Democratic congresswomen posing in fighting stances, like video game characters — text on screen at the beginning of the video reads, "CHOOSE YOUR FIGHTER."
The video has been widely mocked, including by the White House. "Democrats Not Be Cringe Challenge. Level: Impossible," the White House's "Rapid Response 47" X account quipped.
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Fetterman's post featured a screenshot of a Politico headline that read, "Senate Democrats' impending choice: Shutdown or surrender."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}President Donald Trump has been advocating for using a continuing resolution to avert an approaching government shutdown. "I am working with the GREAT House Republicans on a Continuing Resolution to fund the Government until September to give us some needed time to work on our Agenda," he noted in a Truth Social post.
Getting enough votes to move a continuing resolution through the Senate will require some Democratic support.
"I'm never going to be a part of any vote that shuts the government down," Fetterman said, according to Politico. "The fact that anyone on our side would even rattle those sabers, that’s bulls---," he reportedly declared. "To think I’m going to burn the village down to save it, that’s bonkers."