GOP Seeks to Flip Fetterman; Trump Offers ‘Total and Complete Endorsement’: Report

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GOP Seeks to Flip Fetterman; Trump Offers ‘Total and Complete Endorsement’: Report

1 sourceUpdated May 4, 2026

There’s a saying that goes, “Politics makes strange bedfellows.” President Donald Trump hopes to being that sentiment into fruition by trying to woo Democrat Sen. John Fetterman (Pa.) to the Republican Party …

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