A group calling itself Former Fetterman Staffers has announced plans to release additional details about Sen. John Fetterman’s, D-Pa., conduct in office, promising the disclosures will make a recent Wall Street Journal report look mild by comparison.
“We’re a group of former campaign & Senate staffers for John Fetterman who are disgusted with what he’s become,” the account wrote on X. “If you were troubled by yesterday’s Wall Street Journal story… trust us, that’s just the tip of the iceberg. It’s even worse than you thought.”
The group’s name doubles as an acronym for “for f—s sake.” It has set a target date for its first disclosure: September 14, the day the Senate returns to session. “(Let’s be honest, maybe the 15th: he’ll skip Monday’s votes),” the group added.
The account emerged after a Wall Street Journal report published Thursday detailed how Fetterman has routinely skipped constituent meetings, neglected legislative review, and avoided in-state public appearances.
Democrats Pile On
The Journal’s reporting triggered sharp criticism from within Fetterman’s own party. Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pa., wrote on X: “There is a lot I could say about this report of John Fetterman’s pathetic behavior as a senator. But between the laziness, disrespect, and willingness to carry water for a foreign government, it shows us something we already know: this man has no sense of duty.”
Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., called Fetterman “a disgrace,” adding: “Our state deserves better than a lazy trust fund baby who is too lazy to do the job.”
Pennsylvania state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, vice chair of the Democratic National Committee, wrote: “This report is horrifying, but not new to many of us in PA. John barely showed up as [Lieutenant Governor] and is constantly MIA as our senator. When he’s not on FOX cheerleading Trump & endless wars, he is attacking the very neighbors who gave him a chance. 2028 can’t come soon enough.”
Former Pennsylvania congressman Conor Lamb, who lost to Fetterman in the 2022 Democratic Senate primary, called for his resignation outright, referencing a report that Fetterman skipped a meeting with paralyzed military veterans. “John, if there is a decent bone left in your body, just quit. It’s an insult to decent people in our state for you to treat them and the office this way,” Lamb wrote.
Pushback Over the Leaks
Not everyone reacted to the anonymous staffer account favorably. Former Bush administration speechwriter Marc Thiessen wrote: “So disloyal. He gave you jobs and opportunities and advanced your careers, and you publicly turn on him and set up an X account to attack him? Honorable thing, if you disagree, is to resign quietly and work for someone else you prefer. You are pathetic.”
Mark Morgan, political director for the Republican Governors Association, criticized the staffers’ anonymity: “Staff rule #1: it’s not about you. Staff rule #2: Your boss had the courage to put their name on a ballot. If you’ve chosen to become a click-seeking bottom feeder, at least have the courage to put your own name on it.”
Harmeet Dhillon, Trump’s assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice, added: “I’m disgusted by anonymous leakers, actually.”
Fetterman’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
