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Mexican sewage gushing into Navy SEAL training waters is US’ ‘next Camp Lejeune,’ vets warn
«Disgusting,» said Navy SEAL veteran Rob Sweetman in describing the smell and mist of Mexican sewage spewing into U.S. waters as he stood on a hill overlooking the Tijuana River estuary in California.
Sweetman, a Navy veteran who served on the SEALs for eight years, spoke to Fox News Digital to sound the alarm on a water crisis rocking the San Diego area, including where SEALs train, taking a camera with him to show viewers firsthand how the contaminated water flows into the U.S.
Just one mile away from where Sweetman spoke, SEALs and candidates train in the same water, which has sickened more than 1,000 candidates in a five-year period, per a Department of Defense watchdog report released in February.
San Diego and the surrounding area are in a clean-water crisis that has raged for decades, but it is finding revived concern from the Trump administration as SEALs and local veterans warn of a «national security crisis» that they say is on par with the Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, water crisis.
Thousands of Marines and others were sickened at North Carolina’s Camp Lejeune base between 1953 and 1987 as a result of water contaminated by industrial solvents used to drink, bathe and cook at the training facilities and on-base housing.
EPA CHIEF TAKES ON MEXICAN ‘SEWAGE CRISIS’ FLOWING INTO US WATERS WHERE NAVY SEALS TRAIN
The Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) class participates in a surf passage training exercise at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado in Coronado, California. (Getty Images)
Kate Monroe, a Marine Corps veteran and CEO of VetComm — which advocates for disabled veterans and those navigating the VA’s complicated health system — told Fox Digital in an April Zoom interview, «San Diego County is as big as some states. It’s giant. Millions of people live here and are breathing the air of this water. It goes well beyond the military. It’s a crisis. It’s a FEMA-level travesty, and we have just been hiding it.»
The Navy has deep roots in the San Diego area, with the United States Naval Special Warfare Command headquartered in America’s Finest City and where Navy SEAL candidates complete their arduous six-month Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) at the Naval Amphibious Base Coronado.
Naval Special Warfare Center reported 1,168 cases of acute gastrointestinal illnesses among SEAL candidates between January 2019 and May 2023 alone. (Jeff Gum)
The sewage problem flowing from neighboring Mexico into the U.S. has percolated in San Diego for years.
But the water crisis hit crisis level when it was reported in 2024 that 44 billion gallons of contaminated water imbued with raw sewage was released along the California coast in 2023, the most on record since at least 2000, the Los Angeles Times reported at the time.
The issue of sewage water flowing into U.S. waters is largely attributed to outdated wastewater infrastructure across the southern border, local media outlets recently reported, with Mexico reportedly in the midst of addressing its infrastructure to curb the leaks of sewage water.
The Tijuana River has for decades been plagued by sewage and waste that has affected its beaches and neighboring San Diego.
In February, the Department of Defense’s inspector general released a report finding that the Naval Special Warfare Center reported 1,168 cases of acute gastrointestinal illnesses among SEAL candidates between January 2019 and May 2023 alone.
Navy SEAL trainees are shown during Hell Week. (Getty Images)
«Navy SEAL candidate exposure to contaminated water occurred because (Naval Special Warfare Command) did not follow San Diego County’s Beach and Bay Water Quality Program’s beach closure postings,» the inspector general report found. «As a result of Navy SEAL candidate exposure to contaminated water during training, candidates are presented with increased health risks and NAVSPECWARCOM’s training mission could be impacted.»
‘IBS, GERD, skin issues, weird cancers’
It was when Monroe, who is well-versed with veteran health through VetComm, was working with SEALs who were retiring that she realized the severity of the San Diego water pollution of the past few years.
She observed an increase in health claims related to intestinal issues and «weird cancers,» which was a departure from typical claims related to PTSD or orthopedic ailments.
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«I started creating relationships with the SEAL teams, the people that were exiting the SEALs, you know, at 14 years, 20 years, nearing their retirement,» Monroe told Fox News Digital. «And the claims that we were making for these guys were surprising to me because a lot of them, they have combat PTSD, a lot of orthopedic issues. But we were having guys coming to us with, like, IBS, GERD, skin issues, weird cancers, and they were all attributing it to their time spent in San Diego training to be a SEAL in that water here that we have in San Diego.»
Swimming and spending time in water contaminated with feces can lead to a host of illnesses, including bacterial, viral and parasitic infections that leave people nauseous, vomiting and rushing to the bathroom.
Navy SEAL vet Jeff Gum was only days from entering the SEAL’s aptly named Hell Week — the fourth week of basic conditioning for SEAL candidates — when nausea hit him. He was trapped in a cycle of drinking water and vomiting when he realized a serious illness had its grips on him.
Gum is a retired SEAL who served from 2007 to 2017 and was exposed to the contaminated water in 2008 during BUD/S training off the San Diego coast.
Navy SEAL vet Jeff Gum (Jeff Gum)
«I couldn’t stop,» Gum recounted of how he couldn’t keep water down without vomiting. «You never really want to go to medical because they can pull you out or make you get rolled to the next class, but I couldn’t even drink water without throwing up. It’s the only time in my whole life that this has happened.»
Gum’s nausea overcame him on a Friday in 2008, with Hell Week kicking off that Sunday night. Hell Week is a more than five-day training that puts candidates through rigorous training, including cold-water immersion, «surf torture,» buoy swims, mud runs, all while operating on minimal sleep.
SAN DIEGO SUBURB FACES ‘SEWAGE CRISIS’ FROM LOCAL BEACH
Navy SEAL vet Jeff Gum in Iraq. (Jeff Gum)
«The sun goes down, and the instructors come out with big machine guns, that kicks it off,» Gum said of how Hell Week began. «We run out to the beach, right into the ocean. You spend the rest of the week soaking wet, covered in sand. And everywhere you go, you have a 200-pound boat on your head that you and your boat crew of six to seven guys will share the weight of, and you just run everywhere.»
Hell Week training for the SEALs includes carrying boats. (Getty Images)
«You’re just in the water. There’s no escaping it. It’s part of what makes BUD/S BUD/S. And it’s part of what makes the Navy SEALs America’s premier maritime special operators,» he said. «There’s not getting around how comfortable we have to be in the water. Cold, wet, miserable, doesn’t matter, we suck it up and we do it.»
MEXICO IS POISONING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN A BORDER CRISIS ALMOST NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT
Gum received IVs the weekend ahead of Hell Week and was able to keep food and water down by the time the intense training began, but he had been diagnosed with viral gastroenteritis, commonly known as the stomach flu and highly contagious, which then morphed into rhabdomyolysis due to exerting so much energy while dehydrated from viral gastroenteritis
Rhabdomyolysis is a serious illness that causes muscle to break down quickly and can lead to «muscle death» and the release of high levels of myoglobin in the blood that can injure a person’s kidneys.
The border fence between Imperial Beach near San Ysidro, California, right, and Playas de Tijuana near Tijuana, Mexico. (Getty Images)
Gum failed the first phase of BUD/S, but he was granted permission to return to training for a second time after senior leaders saw he had viral gastroenteritis. Gum again went through the first phase of BUD/S, but again he went to medical, where tests showed that his «blood came back toxic» from rhabdomyolysis.
The SEAL was put on medical leave and able to fully recover in his home state of Pennsylvania before he «crushed» the hellish training on his third try. He served on SEAL Team Five, deployed to Fallujah, Iraq, and taught combatives and prisoner handling to SEAL trainees in San Diego from 2013 until his retirement in 2017.
Sweetman told Fox Digital that «everyone who goes through training is going to get sick.»
Tijuana, Mexico, top, and San Diego (Getty Images)
«They’re going to get infections, and it’s terrible,» Sweetman told Fox Digital in an April Zoom interview. «And some might argue that this is Navy SEAL training. You have to go through the toughest conditions to be able to survive and make it. I would say that it’s gotten a little bit out of hand.»
The SEAL vet, who lives in the San Diego area, said the issue has gotten worse in recent years as Tijuana’s population grows.
I TRAINED WITH THE NAVY SEALS FOR A DAY. THIS IS WHAT I LEARNED
«When I went through training, it was absolutely a thing that they’d shut down the Imperial Beach because the ocean water was so bad, because the waste coming from Tijuana had infected the water,» Sweetman said. «You could always smell it. And oftentimes, even in the bay, we’d need to wash our wet suit after being out on a swim.»
Rob Sweetman served eight years as a Navy SEAL. (Rob Sweetman)
«Now, some of the training causes us to be deeply immersed in the water, and infections and all types of things can come up from being in the water. But I’ll say that it has gotten significantly worse as the population has doubled in Tijuana.»
Raw sewage from Tijuana is flowing into the San Diego area, causing illness to spread among SEALs and candidates. (Rob Sweetman)
‘A huge national crisis’
Gum and Monroe both said that water issue is a crisis, with Gum identifying it as a national security crisis that could cull well-suited candidates from the SEALs due to acute illnesses as well as sicken active SEALs.
«This is a huge national crisis,» he said. «Like half the SEAL teams are located in San Diego, the other half are in Virginia Beach. So when you’ve got half the SEAL teams who are getting exposed to this, then it’s a major issue.»
Monroe called it the «next Camp Lejeune» crisis, which sickened Marines with contaminated drinking water at the North Carolina Marine Corps base camp for nearly three decades. The crisis has cost the U.S. billions of dollars, including legal costs and settlements to vets and their families.
«This is going to be, in my opinion, the next Camp Lejeune water problem that cost our government $21 to $25 billion,» she said. «That’s just in the compensation directly, like the lawsuit portion of it. That doesn’t cover all the compensation you have to pay these veterans tax-free for the rest of their lives. I would say that this issue here in San Diego, if you look at it over the time that people have been training here, you’re looking at another $21 to $25 billion, plus all of the compensation that’s going to come. It would be cheaper for our country to fix this than it would to allow it to continue.»
The three veterans who spoke to Fox Digital all responded with optimism that the Trump administration will tackle the crisis and end it.
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Fox Digital exclusively reported earlier in April that EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin is heading to San Diego to meet with SEALs and see the crisis firsthand April 22, 2025.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin is heading to San Diego to meet with SEALs and see the water firsthand April 22, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
«The raw sewage flowing from Mexico into the Tijuana River is creating serious, detrimental issues for communities with affected waterways,» Zeldin told Fox Digital ahead of the Tuesday trip.
«Ensuring America’s waters are clean is part of EPA’s core mission, and I look forward to being on the ground in San Diego in a few days to assess the situation and hear directly from those affected,» he said. «It is top-of-mind knowing that as this issue persists, more and more Navy SEALs remain at risk of sickness because of the contaminated waterways they train in. I strongly believe the time has come to finalize and implement an urgent strategy to end decades of raw sewage entering the U.S.»
BUD/S students participate in SEAL training at the Naval Special Warfare Center, Naval Amphibious Base in Coronado, California. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
A spokesperson for Naval Special Warfare added in a comment to Fox News Digital that SEALs and candidates’ health are a top priority and that officials are monitoring water quality in areas where they train.
«The Navy takes the health and safety of our personnel very seriously,» the spokesperson said. «Water quality at Navy training locations on the beach waterfront is closely monitored in coordination with local authorities. We are fully committed to ensuring warfighters at U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command train in a safe environment.»
Mexican sewage flows into the U.S. (Rob Sweetman)
Ahead of Zeldin’s visit, the water flowing from Mexico into the U.S. is as «nasty» as ever, according to Sweetman.
«What I see here is a tremendous amount of green, nasty water,» Sweetman said while pointing at the murky water. «I mean, you can smell it. This is disgusting. As it pours through, it doesn’t clear up. There’s no clarity to it. It just turns into a foam. And the foam sits on top of the water where it’s murky and it just continues to flow towards Imperial Beach and the ocean down here.»
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«It’s absolutely disgusting. I can’t comment strongly enough about how bad it is to be here. I’m here specifically because I want people to see just how bad it is,» he said. «The moment that I leave here, I’m going to go take a shower.»
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Democrat Mikie Sherrill wins NJ gubernatorial primary, setting up showdown with Trump-backed GOP winner
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MORRISTOWN, N.J. — Rep. Mikie Sherrill won New Jersey’s Democrat gubernatorial primary on Tuesday night.
The Associated Press projects that Sherrill has won the primary, which tees up a competitive race against three-time gubernatorial candidate and former GOP state lawmaker Jack Ciattarelli to replace Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy, who is term-limited this year.
Sherill swept a crowded field of Democrat candidates, including Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, New Jersey Education Association President Sean Spiller, former New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney and fellow U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer.
Democrat and Republican candidates often mentioned President Donald Trump’s name on the New Jersey campaign trail as Democrats positioned themselves as the most anti-Trump and Republicans vied to be the most pro-Trump candidate. It was Ciattarelli who landed the Trump endorsement as Democrats worked to contrast the president’s vision with their own.
TRUMP NOT ON BALLOT, BUT PRESIDENT FRONT AND CENTER IN NEW JERSEY’S PRIMARY FOR GOVERNOR
Rep. Mikie Sherrill speaks with reporters after voting at Hillside Elementary School in Montclair, N.J., on June 10, 2025. (Fox News Digital)
New Jersey is one of just two governor’s races in 2025, along with Virginia. Both will be used by politicians and pundits to gauge how Americans are responding to Trump’s second term ahead of the midterm elections next year.
TRUMP FRONT-AND-CENTER IN REPUBLICAN PRIMARY FOR GOVERNOR AS EARLY VOTING KICKS OFF
As they campaigned for the coveted nomination, Democrat candidates walked a fine line between building on Murphy’s legacy and promising to change the status quo in Trenton. Like Murphy, Democrat candidates have rejected Trump’s executive orders, his crackdown on illegal immigration and the Department of Government Efficiency spending cuts.
Acting as the last line of defense to a sweeping Republican agenda, Democrat governors have often rejected Trump’s executive actions during his second term. By suing the Trump administration to unlock federal funds or refusing to comply with ICE deportations, Democrat governors, including many rumored to harbor 2028 presidential ambitions, are often leading the party’s resistance to Trump.
Then-former President Donald Trump held a campaign rally in Wildwood, N.J., on May 11, 2024. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Trump once again took center stage on Tuesday as Sherrill and Gottheimer were peppered with questions by the press about the protests and riots unfolding in Los Angeles.
When asked how she would handle the ongoing situation in Los Angeles differently from Gov. Gavin Newsom, Sherrill touted her military and law enforcement background and told Fox News Digital she would stand up «strongly in favor of keeping people here in the state safe,» return safety to the streets and continue «speaking out against a president who is trying to create violence in the country.»
Sherrill is a Navy veteran and served in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey as an outreach and re-entry coordinator, which she described as prosecuting federal cases and advising law enforcement on investigations.
Rep. Mikie Sherrill, joined by her children, arrives at Hillside Elementary School in Montclair, N.J., to cast her ballot in the primary on June 10, 2025. (Deirdre Heavey/Fox News Digital)
«Governor Newsom surged law enforcement in, and what Trump seems to be doing is trying to add fuel to the fire and really make the situation violent and bad,» Sherrill told reporters after casting her ballot in Montclair on Tuesday morning. «That’s completely unacceptable.»
Gottheimer said it was «outrageous» for Trump to send the National Guard to California without Newsom’s request.
«The fact that the president, for the first time since 1965, sent troops in from the National Guard without a request from the governor is outrageous. It’s just more chaos that we’re used to having in this administration. It’s not how I would approach this,» Gottheimer told Fox News Digital after voting in Tenafly.
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka (Stephanie Keith for Fox News Digital)
Democrat candidates threw their support behind Baraka last month after he was arrested for trespassing at an ICE facility in Newark. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) called it a «beyond bizarre political stunt,» but Baraka has maintained that he did nothing wrong.
Last week, Baraka filed a lawsuit against Alina Habba, U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey, and DHS Agent Ricky Patel «for false arrest, malicious prosecution, and defamation.»
Trump outperformed in the Garden State in 2024, according to Fox News Voter Analysis.
A «Vote Here» sign at the Presbyterian Church in Tenafly, N.J., on June 10, 2025. (Deirdre Heavey/Fox News Digital)
While former Vice President Kamala Harris won New Jersey in 2024 as expected, Trump saw a nearly five-point improvement from his 2020 vote share, and Harris’ support dropped by about five points. He gained across New Jersey, with his largest swings in the northeast corner of the state; Hudson and Passaic counties led the pack.
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Ciattarelli lost by a hair to Murphy in 2021 and framed his candidacy as a referendum on the Democrat policies that have driven New Jersey for the past eight years.
Fox News’ Remy Numa contributed to this report.
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“Histórica decisión”: las repercusiones de la condena a Cristina Kirchner en los medios del mundo
La prensa internacional le dedicó un espacio preponderante a informar sobre el fallo de la Corte Suprema que confirmó la condena a seis años de prisión e inhabilitación perpetua para ejercer cargos públicos a la expresidenta Cristina Kirchner por defraudación al Estado.
El influyente diario The New York Times se hizo eco de la noticia con un texto titulado “Un titán político en Argentina es condenado a prisión” . Según afirmó, esta decisión bloquea el “planeado regreso político” de Cristina Kirchner.
El artículo, firmado por Daniel Politi, señaló que «Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, ex presidenta de Argentina y una de las figuras políticas más polarizantes del país, fue condenada este martes a prisión e inhabilitada de por vida para ejercer cargos públicos, luego de que la Corte Suprema confirmara su condena por corrupción».
“El fallo probablemente intensifique las tensiones políticas en el país y se conoce después de que Cristina Kirchner, quien fue blanco de un intento de asesinato hace tres años, anunciara sus planes de regresar a la política», afirmó.
El artículo de The New York Times (Foto: captura)
El diario británico Financial Times escribió que “la inhabilitación de Kirchner, una de las líderes más divisivas e influyentes de la izquierda latinoamericana en las últimas dos décadas, transformará la política argentina. Como presidenta del partido peronista, era una posible rival del libertario Milei en las elecciones presidenciales de 2027, y las encuestas indicaban que conservaba el apoyo de aproximadamente el 30% del electorado”, indicó.
En Uruguay, el diario El País abrió su portal con el título “Histórica decisión: Corte Suprema confirmó la condena a Cristina Kirchner a prisión y no podrá ser candidata”. La nota opacó incluso al decisivo partido por eliminatorias al Mundial 2026 que enfrenta hoy el seleccionado celeste frente a Venezuela.
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“La decisión confirmada hoy sacude a todo el sistema político. Cristina Kirchner es la primera expresidenta en tener una condena firme por corrupción», escribió el diario.
El diario El País, de Uruguay (Foto: captura)
En Chile, el portal Emol abrió su portada con la noticia bajo el título “Suprema de Argentina confirma condena a Cristina Fernández de seis años de prisión: No podrá ser candidata”.
Además, remarcó que “los tres jueces que vieron el caso rechazaron el recurso de queja presentado por la defensa de la exmandataria, que buscaba de esta forma dilatar el proceso”.
Desde Brasil, el diario Folha se limitó a dar la noticia de manera informativa. “Supremo niega recurso de Cristina Kirchner y confirma condena de expresidente”, tituló.
El titular del diario Folha (Foto: captura)
El diario OGlobo recordó que “en los últimos meses hubo diversas especulaciones sobre un supuesto acuerdo entre (Javier) Kilei y Cristina para evitar la confirmación de la condena a la expresidenta. A razón de este supuesto acuerdo, que Milei y Cristina negaron, la expresidenta se transformaría en la principal rival del gobierno en las elecciones legislativas de este año”, escribió.
En Paraguay la noticia también acaparó los primeros planos de la prensa. El diario ABC Color tituló: “Corte Suprema de Justicia deja firma condena a prisión de Cristina Kirchner”.
“Tras esta decisión, adoptada por unanimidad por los tres jueces del Supremo, Fernández podría ser detenida en las próximas horas o días para cumplir la condena, que la expresidenta ha calificado como un caso de ‘lawfare’, es decir, persecución judicial y política”, expresó.
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En España, El País de Madrid abrió su edición digital con la foto de la expresidenta bajo el título “La Corte Suprema argentina confirma la condena a seis años de cárcel contra Cristina Kirchner por corrupción”.
“La sentencia inhabilita de por vida a la expresidenta para ejercer cargos públicos. Kirchner será detenida”, prosiguió.
La portada de El País, de España (Foto: captura)
El diario La Razón de Madrid informó que “el Tribunal Supremo confirma la pena de prisión para la ex presidenta Cristina Fernández de Kirchner”.
En Italia, el diario La Repubblica dio la noticia como urgente en su portada. “Corte Suprema Argentina confirma la condena de la expresidenta a seis años de cárcel”, señaló.
La portada de La Reppublica (Foto: captura)
En Colombia, el diario El Tiempo se limitó a informar sobre el caso. “Corte Suprema de Argentina toma decisión sobre Cristina Fernández de Kirchner: ratifican condena a 6 años de cárcel”, tituló. E informó que “Kirchner fue condenada en 2022 a prisión e inhabilitación política perpetua por un escándalo de corrupción”.
En Ecuador, el diario El Universo dijo que “la decisión de la Corte la excluye ahora de todo cargo electivo y obliga a la oposición a replantear su estrategia electoral de cara a las legislativas nacionales de medio término que se realizarán en octubre”.
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Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman has once again emerged as the his party’s «voice of reason» after he denounced the Los Angeles riots for their «anarchy and true chaos» and Democratic colleagues attempt to characterize the anti-ICE riots as «peaceful protests.»
«John Fetterman is once again a voice of reason within the Democrat party,» University of Pennsylvania grad Eyal Yakoby, who has frequently spoken to the media about antisemitism on college campuses since 2023, posted to X Monday.
Fetterman issued a strong message on X Monday evening denouncing the riots in Los Angeles and included a now-infamous photo showing a rioter standing on a car while waving the Mexican flag surrounded by raging flames.
«I unapologetically stand for free speech, peaceful demonstrations, and immigration—but this is not that,» Fetterman posted. «This is anarchy and true chaos. My party loses the moral high ground when we refuse to condemn setting cars on fire, destroying buildings, and assaulting law enforcement.»
FETTERMAN CALLS OUT ‘ANARCHY’ IN LA, NOTING THAT DEMS FORFEIT ‘MORAL HIGH GROUND’ BY FAILING TO DECRY VIOLENCE
A protester places debris in a fire as Border Patrol personnel in riot gear and gas masks stand guard outside an industrial park in Paramount, Calif., June 7, 2025. (Eric Thayer/The Associated Press)
The message received strong support among conservatives who have balked at Democrats attempting to portray the riots as peaceful and only turning violent and chaotic when President Donald Trump activated the National Guard over the weekend.
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«We conservatives were wrong about John Fetterman,» one social media commenter posted, referring to how conservatives were quick to denounce Fetterman’s 2022 Senate run. «He seems to be the only voice of reason on the left at this point.»
«You are welcome to come to the winning side like the rest of us…» comedian Rosenne Barr responded.
«He is 💯 correct. As I have always said, anyone who engages in this type of conduct, whether in LA, in Minneapolis, in Portland, or on January 6th should be arrested and prosecuted,» New York Republican Rep. Mike Lawler responded. «Causing violence, physical damage or harm is unacceptable and cannot be tolerated.»
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., has repeatedly bucked the Democratic Party. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
«Why aren’t more democrats saying this?» Republican Minnesota politician Joe Teirab posted. «To me, this is obvious and common sense.»
«Senator John Fetterman should lead the Democrat party,» another account posted.
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«Sen. Fetterman appears to be the only prominent Democrat to denounce the rioting. Everybody else is as quiet as a mouse (or as a clenched fist). Didn’t they tell us that ‘Silence is Violence’?» another wrote.
«True,» former Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker posted in response to Fetterman’s message.
«Once again, my friend @JohnFetterman is simply telling the truth,» Republican Alabama Sen. Katie Britt posted in response.
A car burns on Atlantic Boulevard during a standoff between protesters and law enforcement after multiple detentions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the Los Angeles County city of Paramount, Calif., June 7, 2025. (Barbara Davidson/Reuters)
This is far from the first time Fetterman has found himself being praised by conservatives and typical critics of the Democratic Party. Fetterman was among a handful of Democrats to denounce anti-Israel protests that took over college campuses after war broke out in Israel in 2023. He praised Trump for ending the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran and re-imposing sanctions against the nation in 2018.
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President Donald Trump and Sen. Fetterman (Scott Olson/Getty Images)/Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images))
FETTERMAN CALLS OUT ‘ABSOLUTELY ABSURD’ PANDERING TO FAR-LEFT DEMOCRATS
Fetterman was vocal about Democratic missteps during the 2024 presidential election, remarking in the lead-up to Election Day that Trump support in the Keystone State was «astonishing» and condemning Democrats who slammed Trump as a «fascist» after the election.
Conservatives are praising Fetterman as the Democrats navigate their future after a disastrous 2024 election cycle that saw Joe Biden exiting the race with just over 100 days left in the cycle and Kamala Harris launching a truncated presidential campaign that failed to rally support against Trump’s bid.
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Fox News Digital reached out to Fetterman’s office for additional comment on the matter but did not immediately receive a reply.
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POLITICA1 día agoCristina Kirchner habla en sede del PJ a la espera de la decisión de la Corte Suprema por la causa Vialidad
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POLITICA2 días agoAnte la posible condena de la Corte contra CFK, dirigentes kirchneristas convocaron a una reunión urgente
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POLITICA5 horas agoCristina Kirchner fue condenada a seis años de prisión e inhabilitación perpetua para ejercer cargos públicos