The Young Turks commentator Cenk Uygur suffered a breakdown over Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) following his recent comments about Harvard University and Israel, claiming the Democrat had turned into a Republican.
Uygur reacted to an interview where Fetterman said he was not a “progressive” and criticized his alma mater following Harvard University President Claudine Gay’s ouster.
During the interview, Fetterman said of the Ivy League institution: “As an alum of Harvard — look, I graduated 25 years ago, and of course it was always a little pinko.”
“But now, I don’t recognize it.”
He also told Senator David Weigel that he would not be surprised to see more Democrats calling for a ceasefire in the Israel war with the terrorist group Hamas.
“More and more of my colleagues are calling for it. It’s so strange,” he said.
“Why aren’t you calling for Hamas to surrender? If Hamas surrendered, and turned over their guns, all the killing and all the misery would [end].”
Uygur responded angrily to Fetterman’s comments, taking to X to blast the Senator.
“Now @JohnFetterman is telling everyone how he’s not a progressive, he rejects us and is now calling Harvard’ pinko,'” Uygur posted on Friday.
“What the f***? This is why people lose hope, because of frauds like Fetterman. You work hard to get a progressive elected and they turn into Republicans instantly.”
Now @JohnFetterman is telling everyone how he's not a progressive, he rejects us and is now calling Harvard "pinko." What the fuck? This is why people lose hope, because of frauds like Fetterman. You work hard to get a progressive elected and they turn into Republicans instantly.
— Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) January 6, 2024
Just 24 hours later, Uygur followed up, adding:
“Someone should do a poll of @JohnFetterman in PA. I bet his numbers went down significantly after he became the biggest cheerleader for the establishment, biggest supporter of killing innocent Palestinians in Gaza and a huge backer of Biden. That’s not at all who they voted for.”
Someone should do a poll of @JohnFetterman in PA. I bet his numbers went down significantly after he became the biggest cheerleader for the establishment, biggest supporter of killing innocent Palestinians in Gaza and a huge backer of Biden. That’s not at all who they voted for.
— Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) January 6, 2024
This isn’t the first time The Young Turks host attacked Fetterman.
Last year, Uygur called the Senator a “mouthpiece for the establishment” and a “counterproductive poser.”
“Fetterman has gone from the last great populist hope on the Democratic side to worse than useless.”
“He’s now enthusiastically taken on the role of mouthpiece for the establishment who attacks anyone challenging Biden or the powerful. Counterproductive poser.”
Fetterman has gone from the last great populist hope on the Democratic side to worse than useless. He’s now enthusiastically taken on the role of mouthpiece for the establishment who attacks anyone challenging Biden or the powerful. Counterproductive poser. #Fraud #PutOnASuit
— Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) December 27, 2023
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