After Trump’s Iran attack, most Democrats rallied behind Tim Kaine’s war powers resolution in the Senate — but not John Fetterman.

In a Friday evening vote, the U.S. Senate rejected a war powers resolution that would have blocked President Donald Trump from making further attacks on Iran, despite widespread disapproval of last week’s strikes.

Senators voted 47-53, largely along party lines, on a measure offered by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., that would have prohibited Trump from offensive measures while preserving his ability to defend U.S. forces.

Kaine’s resolution drew near-unanimous support from Democrats, including Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.

  • oyo@lemmy.zip
    281·
    7 days ago

    Maybe people with verified brain damage should live complete, fulfilling, important lives, but not be allowed to have authority over others’ lives?

      • dickalan@lemmy.world
        3·
        7 days ago

        I feel like Dr. Oz would’ve been taken so many bribes by now he would’ve gotten fired by default

        • PlantJam@lemmy.world
          4·
          6 days ago

          You’d think so, but look how long it took for George Santos to be kicked out. Someone more charismatic and acceptable to the GOP (not gay) like Oz could have stuck around for decades.

    • Raltoid@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      7 days ago

      New blood needs to primary this guy

      “The DNC wants to know your location!”

      (Because that sort of talk is enough for them to want to arrest you on terrorist charges.)

  • Ulvain@sh.itjust.works
    9·
    7 days ago

    So what’s the leading theory on this guy? He was always horrible but we didn’t know? His brain turned to mush and Uber conservatism after the accident? Russia or whomever now have shit on him? He just turned super self interested and saw there’s more money in being a Trump lackey?

    • qarbone@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      7 days ago

      Edit: for the life of me, I can’t figure out how I’d relocate the video, so take this with as much salt aa you deem necessary

      I’m sorry I can’t recall but there was a pretty in-depth Youtube video I watched that went into Fetterman’s career. Posited he’s always just wanted the democratic clout but he’s a nepo-baby with conservative leanings deep-down.

  • UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world
    3·
    6 days ago

    Fetterman is Jewish or maybe his stroke changed his personality and he likes the extra money he gets since he became a senator.

    In 2024, a number of commentators said that Fetterman’s views on Israel had shifted to the right and were more in line with those of Republicans.[162][163] By 2025, Fetterman had made a number of moves that were characterized as becoming closer to Trump while he has repeatedly criticized Democrats.[164][138][139][145][165][166] The New York Times reported that he had grown “more conservative, mostly on Israel, but also on a range of other issues.”[167]

    Wikipedia

  • Nightwingdragon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    511·
    7 days ago

    Why is it that every time we get rid of the Joe Manchins of the party, someone else insists on taking on his role and torpedoing whatever Democrats manage to try to accomplish? There’s always one. Sometimes two.

    It’s not pro wrestling. We don’t need someone “turning heel” at the last minute and “Swerving the voters” to keep things entertaining. We don’t need character twists like it’s some kind of HBO drama. But yet every time one of these Manchin morons goes, it’s like Democrats say “Ladies and gentlemen, the role of ‘Shitstain Democrat here to gum up the works’ will now be played by…”