He wears shorts. He goes sockless. He wears hoodies. But he makes more sense on one matter than any of his colleagues wearing Ermenegildo Zegna suits and Canali ties. He was recently interviewed at the Jerusalem Post Conference held in Washington. More on his exhilarating defense of Israel can be found here: “Fetterman: I was the only Democrat ready to bomb Iran’s nuclear sites,” Jerusalem Post, December 10, 2025:
US Senator John Fetterman vowed to “go all in with Israel” and warned that social media has become “a sewer” poisoning a generation against the Jewish state, speaking on Wednesday at The Jerusalem Post Conference in Washington, DC.
In a one-on-one conversation with Amichai Stein, The Jerusalem Post’s diplomatic correspondent, the Pennsylvania Democrat, who was recently honored by the World Jewish Congress for his steadfast support of Israel, traced how his commitment to Israel and the Jewish people crystallized after two watershed moments.
“After the Tree of Life massacre, I went straight to Squirrel Hill,” Fetterman recalled, referring to the 2018 antisemitic shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue that killed 11 worshipers. “I cannot imagine someone barging into a house of worship and shooting people. It was shocking.”
He said the October 7 massacre by Hamas in southern Israel did not change his view but intensified it.
“Ten-seven clarified moral clarity for me,” he said, using the shorthand many in the US now use for October 7. “Not only has it not diminished, it has intensified.”
Fetterman spoke openly about the political cost of his stance inside a Democratic Party that has been increasingly divided over Israel since the war in Gaza began.
“If the s*** hits the fan, I said I would go all in with Israel,” he told the audience. “And I meant it.”
He expressed disbelief at colleagues who chose to snub Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he addressed a joint session of Congress earlier this year.
“When the prime minister spoke to Congress and people turned their backs on him, that was astonishing,” Fetterman said. “That was outlandish.”
Turning to the war in Gaza, Fetterman argued that intense pressure for a ceasefire earlier in the war would have left key threats intact.
“If they had pushed Israel into a ceasefire, [Yahya] Sinwar would be alive, Hamas would remain strong, and Hezbollah would still be firing thousands of rockets,” he said….
“It is not a lost battle,” Fetterman repeated. “We can still win it, but we have to recognize that the battlefield now includes TikTok and every other platform that is flooding people with lies about Israel.”
What more could one wish for from a defender of the Jewish state? Let Fetterman be sockless, and in shorts, and wearing a hoodie if he wishes. His views make him the very best dressed mind in Congress.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
I have come to like him, but I just wish that at least in the Senate, if nowhere else, that he’d dress more appropriately. On the political front, I expect there to be a primary challenge to him in 2028, if they don’t drum him out like they did Manchin or Sinema
Mel says
John Fetterman is an honest man with morals. Some people need to be reminded that a suit doesn’t make the man; it’s what he stands for!
Isabella van der westhuizen says
You need intelligent politicians on both sides of the spectrum for a successful democracy and from my outsiders perspective Fetterman seems to be able to make up his own mind and come to a reasonable and defensible point of view. The world needs more like him.
gravenimage says
+1
Edmund Carey says
Canadian opinion here: he sounds like a very decent man, and he is redeeming his party for its prevarications on Israel. At least, in so far as anyone can do that.
Luchtpint says
Fetterman definitely has a good sense of personal ethics.
James Lincoln says
I’m starting to ignore Sen. Fetterman’s attire as he has proven to be a man of integrity on many important issues.
That being said, I’d still prefer a Brooks Brothers suit…
Patriot64 says
My opinion on Senator Fetterman has changed I actually beginning to like the man.
gravenimage says
Senator Fetterman: The Very Best Dressed Mind in Congress
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Spot on, Hugh. Don’t judge a man by his taste in clothes, but his principles.
MK says
thank you Senator Fetterman
ed says
I voted for him
If you remember his opponent was a moslem
gravenimage says
+1
Ralph says
I admit that I was very put off by Senator Fetterman, due to his disrespectful attire in the role of a United States Senator. That plus he seemed to be a very liberal Democrat. But, there was no third strike for him.
Senator Fetterman continues to impress me with his simple, basic common sense and honesty. I only wish he ran again as a Republican.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
I have a feeling he’ll be primaried in 2028. At least a major attempt will be made