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Trump urges Sen. John Fetterman to switch parties and become a Republican

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Published Oct 11, 20261 min read

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JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (AP) — President Donald Trump openly encouraged Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania to switch parties and become a Republican just weeks before the midterm elections could reshape control of Congress. “I’d love to see him as a Republican,” Trump told reporters at …

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