Fetterman says most Democrats are wrong on the shutdown, Israel, and the working class

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) often finds himself at odds with his party.

He's unapologetically pro-Israel at a time when fewer members of Democrats are. He spent the fall railing against the federal government shutdown and he, along with a few other Senate Democrats, broke from the party and struck a deal with Republicans.

In an interview with All Things Considered host Scott Detrow, Fetterman posed a question to his critics: "What exactly am I guilty of?"

"I suffered from depression and I made a recovery and I won an election," he said. "And I went on to be an unapologetic supporter of Israel. And I happen to think that we have to have a secure border and I think it's wrong to shut our government down."

Fetterman spoke with NPR in a conversation tied to his new memoir, “Unfettered,” about his 2022 Senate campaign that saw him suffer a stroke and fall into a deep depression.

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