Fetterman mocked for saying US not electing ‘best and brightest’: ‘How ironic’
Senator, heal thyself.
John Fetterman (D-Pa.) set social media alight Wednesday night after telling CBS’ Stephen Colbert that Americans aren’t electing their most brilliant or talented people to Congress.
“Sometimes you literally just can’t believe like, these people are making the decisions that are determining the government here. It’s actually scary,” the “The Late Show” host.
“America is not sending their bets and brightest, you know, to Washington, DC,” he added.
In classic Fetterman fashion, the hulking Democrat wore his signature baggy hoody and large black shorts while lounging next to Colbert’s desk.
Fetterman’s comment was picked up by the RNC Research account on X, formerly Twitter, which noted that the senator had made the statement “completely unironically.”
“Fetterman speaks truth. He’s unaware of it, but he embodies the very truth he speaks. This could have been a skit on SNL. But it was a rare funny moment on Colbert,” said former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.
“Dude, they’re laughing AT you, not WITH you. Sad!” conservative radio host Larry O’Connor jabbed.
“Just wait until John Fetterman hears about John Fetterman,” tweeted Alex Lorusso, executive producer of “The Benny Show.”
“For once in his life, John Fetterman is correct. But is he aware that includes himself is the question,” conservative pundit Benny Johnson chimed in.
“Yes. Fetterman — the guy who lived off of his parents into his 40s and has never held a job in the real world in his life — actually said that,” added media critic Joe Concha.
“John Fetterman tells us what we already know, America is not sending their best and brightest,” author Jebra Faushay quipped.
“Mirrors are $8.00 at Target, John,” a user by the name of Greg said.
“How ironic, but also not wrong,” influencer Ian Miles Cheong chided.
During the exchange with Colbert, Fetterman recounted the race to avoid a partial government♍ shutdown at the end of last month.
He noted that the Senate had to unanimously agree to take up the six-week measure or there would be a heightened risk of the government’s lights going out.
“That’s how dangerous that is to put that kind of power in one’s hands, because you have some ve൲ry less gifted⛄ kinds of people there that are willing to shut down the government just [to] score points on Fox,” Fetterman contended.
The 54-year-old Democrat also waded in🦋to the House GOP speakership fight that h♏as left the lower chamber paralyzed for over a week and a half.
“Well, it’s a low bar, really,” Fetterman quipped when asked if the Senate feels good it’s “not the most dysfunctional part of the government.”
“I just want everybody to realize just how truly dysfunctional it really is,” Fetterman went on. “And I always tell people, don’t worry, please don’t worry. It’s much worse than you think.”
Recently, a bipartisan crew of senators united against Fetterman and reversed a dress code change that briefly permitted him to walk i🍬nto the Senate chamber without a coat and tie.
“I never asked for it,” Fetterman explained of the change. “But I was really struck by ‘Oh my God, the world is gonna burn because he’s going to wear a hoodie on the floor.'”
Colbert th♊en gifted him a tuxedo-emblazoned graphic T-shirt so that the Pennsylvania giant can look fancy while dressing casually.
