Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) has positioned himself as a moderate on voter ID, repeatedly stating support for basic photo ID requirements while opposing the broader House-passed SAVE America Act. He argues the bill is “needlessly complicated” and unfairly targets secure mail-in voting, despite his past criticism of extreme Democratic rhetoric, labeling it “Jim Crow 2.0.”
Critics blasted the apparent contradiction after Fetterman voted against a Senate voter ID amendment, accusing him of duplicity, and contrasting his reasonable comments with his cynical political decisions in the Senate.
Exposing the duplicitous senator, a viral post noted, “Senator Fetterman (D-PA) voted against the voter ID amendment. He is NOT for the SAVE America Act & he does NOT support voter ID,” highlighting the gap between his promises and actual votes.
In response to the last post, a user posted a clip of Fetterman seeming to support voter ID. The Pennsylvania Democrat said, “Now, me, as a Democrat, I do not believe that it’s unreasonable to show ID just to vote. If you had a clean bill just showing your ID to vote, you would support that legislation.”
“I’m not [that kind of] Democrat. That’s not going to freak out. You know, the world didn’t end. What happened in Wisconsin and in Georgia, for example, Georgia, which I think read, I think we’d agree, and after the law, they elected two Democratic senators too,” he added.
While pretending to support voter ID, Fetterman has vowed to oppose the SAVE Act. As we reported at the American Tribune, Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) claimed the bill was “needlessly complicated,” adding, “I have said it’s not Jim Crow, and it’s not extreme things, but mail-in voting is absolutely secure. Some of the best examples in the country are red states like Florida and Ohio.”‘
In another interview, he stated, “I don’t support … in its current state to vote SAVE America, and the president is constantly critical of mail-in voting, and that’s ridiculous. It’s safe. Some of the best examples in the country are from red states like Ohio and Florida.”
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“I have a unique perspective on that … in 2019, as I was lieutenant governor, the Republicans in Pennsylvania pushed for mail-in voting,” he claimed, “They forced us to give up this straight party line, that was one or two states in the country at that time. And then immediately the president decided that’s wrong, and now they had to walk back and explain why, unanimously, every single Republican voted for that in 2019.”
Watch the embarrassing clip here:
In an official press release, he added, “83% of Americans agree on voter ID. 71% of Democrats agree on voter ID. Keep it basic: PHOTO ID to vote. Stop turning this into a Christmas list and attacking vote-by-mail. If the GOP wants real reform over a show vote––put out a clean, standalone bill and I’m AYE.”
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