Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) stated that President Trump’s military parade in Washington, D.C., commemorating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Military, is comprised of the “better of us” and that it needs to be celebrated no matter the place one would possibly stand on the political spectrum.
“This parade is comprised of our sons, daughters, moms and dads—the easiest of us,” Fetterman wrote in a Saturday post on social media platform X. “No matter your politics, it’s applicable to have a good time the 250 years of sacrifice, dedication and repair.”
Fetterman demonstrated uncommon Democratic help for the parade that’s going down on Trump’s 79th birthday. The parade has drawn criticism from Democrats and a few Republicans over the anticipated value of the festivities, projected to be between $25 and $45 million.
“We’re a lion, and a lion doesn’t need to let you know it’s a lion,” Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) said on Tuesday. “I might save the cash, but when the president needs to have a parade, he’s the president, and I’m not.”
Most GOP senators stated they might skip the parade. Different Republicans in Congress, like Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), Wealthy McCormick (R-Ga.) and Rep. Maria Salazar (R-Fla.), are in attendance on the navy parade, the primary one to be held in Washington in 34 years.
Fetterman has in latest months damaged together with his caucus on a number of different points, together with on immigration and on his stance concerning Israel’s conflict within the Gaza Strip. The Pennsylvania senator was additionally the one Democrat to introduce the Laken Riley Act and has criticized the Democratic Occasion over its response to the protest in Los Angeles towards federal immigration raids.
“My occasion loses the ethical excessive floor after we refuse to sentence setting vehicles on fireplace, destroying buildings, and assaulting legislation enforcement,” Fetterman wrote on Monday. “I unapologetically stand free of charge speech, peaceable demonstrations, and immigration—however this isn’t that.”