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'All broke up about the Ayatollah!' Fetterman angers the left with jab at journalist

Fetterman criticized journalist Mehdi Hasan and defended his views during an exchange about a U.S. attack on an Iranian naval vessel.

'All broke up about the Ayatollah!' Fetterman angers the left with jab at journalist
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Sen. John Fetterman mocked journalist Mehdi Hasan during an exchange about a U.S. attack on an Iranian naval vessel and said he supported killing Iran’s leadership. The remarks drew criticism from progressives and praise from a conservative commentator.

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John Fetterman
D · PA · SEN

Senator whose exchange with a reporter included a jab at Mehdi Hasan and statements supporting Israel and killing Iranian leadership.

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Bernie Sanders
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Senator whose 2020 presidential campaign is mentioned in connection with its former national press secretary.

Rashida Tlaib
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Representative mentioned in a commentator’s comparison of how she and Fetterman are treated in the Democratic Party.

ALSO MENTIONED  Ali Khamenei, Iranian leader whose death Fetterman said made the world better.

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