Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania says he is planning to meet with President-elect Donald Trump.
“President Trump invited me to meet, and I accepted. I’m the Senator for all Pennsylvanians — not just Democrats in Pennsylvania,” Fetterman said in a statement. “I’ve been clear that no one is my gatekeeper. I will meet with and have a conversation with anyone if it helps me deliver for Pennsylvania and the nation.”
CBS News first reported the development.
The timing and location of their meeting are unclear, including whether it would take place before Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20.
Fetterman, who has served in the Senate since 2023, has positioned himself as a moderate on Capitol Hill and has voiced a willingness to vote for some of Trump’s Cabinet nominees.
In a Fox News interview on Tuesday, Fetterman signaled that he also plans to support people like Elise Stefanik for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations; Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., for secretary of state; and former Rep. Sean Duffy for secretary of transportation.
“Some of these nominees, I’m going to vote for,” he said. “I’m open to hear from everyone and I don’t know why that’s controversial and I’d like to remind everyone on the Democratic side, that’s how democracy works.”
Fetterman said he wants to find bipartisan ways to work with the new administration.
The senator said in an interview on ABC’s “This Week” in December that Trump is “a singular political talent.”
“It’s undeniable, Trump. You know, he had the energy and almost a sense of fearlessness,” he said. “After you survive an assassination, you literally were shot in your head, and had the presence of mind to respond, you know, fight, fight, fight. I mean, that’s a political talent. It’s undeniable.”
