Americans that have contempt for Israel are anti-American.

That’s according to Sen. John Fetterman (R-Pa.) who spoke with Sean Hannity on Tuesday’s “Hannity”on Fox News.

The Pennsylvania senator remains one of Israel’s staunchest Democratic supporter in Congress.

This has endured even though he has faced criticism despite increasing criticism from those who point out issues with the Israeli government and its prosecutions of the wars in Gaza and Lebanon.

Hannity asked, “Why the deep hatred for Israel? Why?” as he pointed to Democratic socialists like New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

“Because you have such contempt for Israel, I mean, of course, you’re also anti-American, and you’re anti-Western civilian– civilization,” Fetterman said. “And you’re anti-capitalism and the American way of life. Now, I mean, they’re all socialists, of course. Now there’s communists and now Marxists and now they’re proud of this.”

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Fetterman was backed by the progressive wing of the Democratic Party when he ran for Senate in 2022. Since then, he has become more independent in his ideology and votes in the Senate.

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In March, CNN’s Harry Enten reported Fetterman’s approval rating among Democrats in Pennsylvania had swung 108 points. It went from an approval rating of 68 points above water to 40 points underwater.

In May, “New York”magazine reported that during a meeting with staff last summer, Fetterman suggested he would run as the Democratic vice presidential nominee in 2028.

The suggestion did not go over well.

“Almost all of us had our jaws on the floor, like, ‘Are you out of your f**king mind? You don’t do your job, you can’t raise any money, and your entire party hates you,’” a person who was in the room said.