Updated Jan 9, 2025 - Politics & Policy

"No one is my gatekeeper:" Fetterman to meet with Trump

Sareen Habeshian

: Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) speaks at a rally for Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz at York Exposition Center UPMC Arena on October 2, 2024 in York, Pennsylvania. Walz is holding a rally a day after debating Republican vice presidential Nominee Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) at the — Sen. John Fetterman on Oct. 2, 2024, in York, Pennsylvania. Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) plans to meet with President-elect Trump, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to Axios.

The big picture: Fetterman has become a voice of bipartisanship and is among the few Democratic senators to have met with Trump's Cabinet nominees, showing a rare willingness to engage with parts of the MAGA camp.

Driving the news: "President Trump invited me to meet, and I accepted," Fetterman said in a statement.

"I'm the Senator for all Pennsylvanians — not just Democrats in Pennsylvania," he continued. "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."
The meeting will take place at Trump's Mar-a-Lago, CBS reports.

Zoom out: Fetterman is a co-sponsor of a GOP-led immigration bill.

The Laken Riley Act would require the detention of undocumented immigrants charged with some nonviolent crimes.

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