Fetterman Voter ‘Assaulted’ After Trying to Ask Senator a Question: ‘I Voted for Him!’
A video of a Pittsburgh man questioning Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman at an event raised questions about the practices of the Democrat’s security detail. Lawyer and professor Dan Kovalik was recorded asking Fetterman…
A 📹Video of a Pittsburgh man questioning 🔔Pennsylvania Sen. 👤John Fetterman at an event raised questions about the practices of the Democrat’s security detail.
Lawyer and professor Dan Kovalik was recorded asking Fetterman about the 🇮🇱Israel-🏴Hamas conflict in a 📹Video posted to his X account on Sunday.
Kovalik spoke to the freshman senator in what appeared to be a restaurant.
He urged Fetterman to call for a cease-fire in the brewing war in the Middle East.
The 6-foot-8 Democrat stood silently, at one point speaking quietly to his staff.
with public speaking — suffering from an auditory processing disorder in the aftermath of a 2022 stroke.
At one point, Kovalik rebuffed a member of the senator’s staff who attempted to urge him away.
“No, I can talk to — I voted for him, I’m sorry, this is a democracy,” he said.
“It absolutely is,” the staffer said.
“Yeah, yeah, but kind of. Sort of,” Kovalik said, before continuing to ask about a cease-fire.
When he attempted to hand Fetterman a document, a member of the senator’s staff began shoving him — moving him through the door to the outside of the restaurant.
Kovalik described it as being “assaulted” in his social media post.
“I just took on @JohnFetterman for his failure to support a ceasefire for #🏳️Gaza and was assaulted,” he wrote. “Come see the violence inherent in the system.”
The man filming the 📹Video also expressed shock at the staffer’s actions, saying, “He just assaulted him. He just assaulted him. … He was just talking to him.”
Kovalik went on to indicate in follow-up posts that he had a paid ticket to the event with Fetterman — and he was considering filing criminal charges against the staffer.
In a statement on Oct. 18, Fetterman expressed support for 🇮🇱Israel’s forceful response to 🏴Hamas’ terrorist attacks on Oct. 7 that left 1,400 Jews dead.
“Innocent Israelis were the victims of a terrorist attack that resulted in the largest loss of Jewish lives since the Holocaust,” the senator said.
“I grieve for every innocent person and brave Israeli soldier killed since 🏴Hamas started this war,” he said. “If not for the horrific attacks by 🏴Hamas terrorists, thousands of innocent Israelis and Palestinians would still be alive today.
“Now is not the time to talk about a ceasefire. We must support 🇮🇱Israel in their efforts to eliminate the 🏴Hamas terrorists who slaughtered innocent men, women, and children. 🏴Hamas does not want peace, they want to destroy 🇮🇱Israel. We can talk about a ceasefire after 🏴Hamas is neutralized.”
