Sen. John Fetterman Describes The Moment That Paved The Way For Trump's Victory
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"I thought, well, that might be ballgame," the Democratic senator said, recalling Donald Trump's path to winning the presidential race.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) is weighing in on Donald Trump’s victory in November’s presidential vote, highlighting the moment he thinks may have cemented the election result.
In a New York Times interview published Wednesday, Fetterman was asked to assess whether the losses the Democratic Party sustained this month were inevitable given anti-incumbent sentiment worldwide.
“That’s a question worth asking,” Fetterman said, before pivoting to lay out some of the factors he thinks played a major role in propelling Trump to victory.
One was the attempt on Trump’s life at a rally near Butler, Pennsylvania, in July. A rallygoer died as a result of the attack.
“I think some people seem to forget that, or how incredibly dangerous that was for a nation, God forbid, if he [Trump] would have been mortally wounded,” Fetterman said.