Senator John Fetterman has endorsed Representative Andy Kim in the Democratic primary for Senator Bob Menendez's New Jersey seat. Menendez, indicted for conspiracy as a foreign agent for Egypt, has been criticized by Fetterman for attending a classified briefing and not resigning. Fetterman, diverging from other Democratic leaders who support NJ First Lady Tammy Murphy, plans to introduce a resolution barring indicted senators from classified briefings. Kim has also received support from several Pennsylvania representatives.
Senator John Fetterman dares Senator Bob Menendez to run again in 2024 after backing rival https://t.co/v1FH0xtpe0 https://t.co/SrySEHDXbQ
Fetterman attacks ‘sleazeball’ Democrat in vow to restrict Menendez in the Senate https://t.co/RjnxLpRrtn
“The last time I had to deal with a Republican from New Jersey, that was actually my race here in 2022.” — Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) hits NJ First Lady Tammy Murphy, who is running for Senate against Rep. Andy Kim, who he’s endorsed, for being a registered Republican until 2014 https://t.co/zfFmXgvkWG
“He has the right to have his day in court ... but he doesn’t have the right to necessarily be a senator” or “be in classified briefings when that involves nations he is now credibly accused of being a foreign agent of.” — Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) on Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) https://t.co/X52n2PD7yO
Fetterman backs Andy Kim as Democrats scramble to keep Menendez's Senate seat in New Jersey https://t.co/fL5Ixi6ZNO
‘We Should Have Chucked That Sleazeball Long Ago’: Fetterman Feud With Menendez Headed Towards Senate Floor Resolution https://t.co/yTkcXeO9uz
Fetterman continues attacks on Menendez, calling for his resignation: "We should have chucked that sleazeball long ago" https://t.co/GXH6AHntfv
'We Should Have Chucked That Sleazeball Long Ago': Fetterman Feud With Menendez Headed Towards Senate Floor Resolution https://t.co/yTkcXeO9uz
Sen. John Fetterman told me he plans to go to floor next week to force a vote on his resolution that would bar senators indicted on national security issues from attending classified briefings — aimed at Bob Menendez. The move would force a member to object. “We should have…
Sen. John Fetterman launched a tirade against Sen. Bob Menendez after learning Menendez attended another classified briefing, this time with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, despite being indicted on bribery charges involving foreign governments. https://t.co/pDvMCYsv24
'Sleaze Ball': Indicted Sen. Menendez Attends Classified Briefing—Drawing Fresh Attacks From Fetterman https://t.co/58dAf8Eavy https://t.co/8dlhA8UxmN
Fetterman backs Andy Kim in New Jersey's closely watched Senate primary https://t.co/9rMYwzBntz
Inbox: Along with Fetterman endorsement, Kim announces support from PA Reps Boyle, Dean, Evans, Houlahan, Scanlon, Wild - all from nearby his South Jersey district. Kim's fellow New Jersey Reps, tho, have almost all spurned him and endorsed Tammy Murphy for Senate
Senator Bob Menendez, who has been indicted for serving as an agent of a foreign government, just walked into a classified briefing with Antony Blinken per CNN. Last time he attended a classified briefing, on Nov 1, @mkraju confronted him and here’s what Menendez said: https://t.co/chLNEDHZNL
Bob Menendez, indicted on corruption charges amid allegations of a pay-to-play scheme with foreign governments, now attending classified briefing with Antony Blinken. Asked by @tedbarrettcnn and @morgan_rimmer to respond to concerns about his attendance, he said: “Look to my past…
Fetterman on Menendez attending classified briefing with Blinken: I don't know why anybody would take a meeting with that sleaze ball..he needs to go...We should have chucked him. I don't know why we haven't chucked him. And I sure hope eventually we do chuck him.
Menendez is attending today’s classified briefing with Blinken, despite the senator’s legal issues and indictment of him being a foreign agent
Sen. Bob Menendez tells me in the hallway he’s going to the Foreign Relations Committee’s closed, top secret briefing with Secretary of State Antony Blinken happening now. Menendez has been charged with conspiracy to act as a foreign agent for Egypt
“It’s like everything’s normal for him.” Read how Senate Democrats are thinking about Menendez’s case: https://t.co/mW6tnicVNR
Sen. John Fetterman has endorsed Rep. Andy Kim in the race for the Senate seat held by indicted Sen. Bob Menendez. It’s the first Senate endorsement for Kim. https://t.co/BqTeikvcoj
NEW: Fetterman becomes first senator to back rep in bid for Sen. Menendez’s seat https://t.co/1mnbno7nJp
Inbox: PA Sen. John Fetterman endorses Andy Kim in NJ Senate race. Interestingly that puts him and Gov. Josh Shapiro on opposite sides ... Shapiro is helping raise money for NJ First Lady Tammy Murphy, who's also running in the NJ Dem primary
.@JohnFetterman endorses @AndyKimNJ for the Menendez-held NJ Senate seat: "I am incredibly proud to endorse Andy Kim for Senate. And I feel very secure knowing that he has no gold bars underneath his mattress and won’t ever be accused of being a foreign agent for Egypt or Qatar."
Sen. John Fetterman endorsed Rep. Andy Kim in the Democratic primary for New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez’s Senate seat. https://t.co/XWZz5WHup5 https://t.co/l7LGooQtbX
New: Fetterman becomes the first senator to endorse Andy Kim for Menendez’s Senate seat. In an apparent swipe at the N.J. establishment’s support for Tammy Murphy, he says Kim is “taking on powerful political bosses as he fights to restore integrity to the Senate.” https://t.co/zDeyPXlYZ3
Fetterman endorses Andy Kim in NJ Senate race "I feel very secure knowing that he has no gold bars underneath his mattress and won’t ever be accused of being a foreign agent for Egypt or Qatar.”
Fetterman formally endorses Dem NJ Rep Kim for NJ Senate. Fetterman has been critical of Menendez for not stepping down amid criminal charges
GOP Senate Candidate Says He And Fetterman Could Be ‘Good Allies’ https://t.co/0x9Blx8egI