Rebutting rumors, Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman said he’s not changing caucuses

U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., never said he was voting for President Donald Trump; he campaigned for former Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee. 

Nevertheless, the rumors spread online. 

Now, another one claims Fetterman is leaving the Democratic Party for Trump’s camp. 

“Breaking: Reports swirling that Fetterman to ditch the Democratic Party and embrace MAGA Republicans as early as next week,” a Jan. 20 Threads post said. 

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The Associated Press recently published a story about how Fetterman has challenged Democratic leadership, and “warmed to Trump so much that some in his party are quietly disavowing the man they supported in 2022,” when he flipped a Republican Senate seat. 

“Fetterman’s drift has given rise to whispers that he may change his registration,” the Jan. 17 story said. “Last month, appearing on ABC’s ‘This Week,’ Fetterman said that he’s not leaving the Democratic Party.”

On Jan. 19, Fetterman invoked profanity, calling social media rumors that he’s going to switch caucasus “amateur hour s—.”

“If they think, ‘Oh, it’s going to be like a Manchin or Sinema play,’ that’s just not true, and that’s not going to happen,” Fetterman told Semafor, referring to former Sen. Krysten Sinema, I-Ariz., and former Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., who clashed with the Democratic Party and became political independents. 

We rate claims that he’s leaving the Democratic Party, as of Jan. 21, False.