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Democrat John Fetterman makes surprise appearance at Republican convention
Senator praises ‘great friend’ Dave McCormick and says he will help him and Trump to support steel in Pennsylvania Democratic senator John Fetterman made a surprise virtual appearance at the Republican midterm convention, delivering a video address supporting Dave McCormick, a Republican senator in Pennsylvania. Fetterman, who has increasingly broken with his party since his election in 2022, said in the video that he would always reject “extremes and socialism”, repeating an oft-used…
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- First observed by CurrentWire: NBC News · Sep 9, 2026 at 7:19 PM ET
- Coverage span: 2h 35m
- Coverage: 5 reports from 5 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 3 → 4 publications in 1h 51m
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Al JazeeraTier B
Pro-Israel Democrat John Fetterman makes video appearance at GOP convention(opens original report in a new tab)The GuardianTier B
Democrat John Fetterman makes surprise appearance at Republican convention(opens original report in a new tab)CNBCTier B
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman makes surprise video appearance at GOP midterm convention(opens original report in a new tab)NBC NewsTier B
Sen. John Fetterman makes a surprise cameo praising Republicans at the GOP convention(opens original report in a new tab)NPRTier A
Fetterman, already at odds with his party, makes surprise video for GOP convention(opens original report in a new tab)
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