宾夕法尼亚州民主党参议员约翰·费特曼（John Fetterman）周六在一次演讲活动中口误，称自己是“终身共和党人”，引发全场哄堂大笑。费特曼在德克萨斯论坛节（Texas Tribune Festival）的舞台上发表了这一言论，随后迅速纠正，并坚称自己没有理由背弃民主党。这一插曲发生时，现场一名观众问他为何不以独立人士身份参选。
Sen. John Fetterman, D-PA, triggered a wave of laughs at a speaking event on Saturday after mistakenly referring to himself as a "lifelong Republican." Fetterman made the statement while on stage at the Texas Tribune Festival, going on to quickly correct himself and assert that he has no reason to abandon the Democratic Party. The moment came when an attendee at the event asked why Fetterman doesn't run as an independent.
“因为我是终身共和党人，”他说，随即意识到自己说错了。“我敢保证这会火起来的。这段视频肯定会被剪辑传播。”费特曼在活动早些时候发表了主旨演讲，详细阐述了他对共和党和民主党双方的批评。
MAVERICK DEMOCRAT SURGES WITH REPUBLICANS AS HIS OWN PARTY TURNS ON HIM, STOKING TALK OF GOP SWITCH "Because I’m a lifelong Republican," he said, realizing his mistake. "I guarantee you that will break through. That will get clipped." Fetterman gave a keynote address earlier in the event where he elaborated on his criticisms of both the Republican and Democratic parties.
“我没有理由（加入共和党），”费特曼在谈到加入共和党时说。“但在一个包容性很强的阵营里，说出‘美国活该遭遇9·11’或者‘美国比基地组织更糟糕’这类话，比坚定地站在以色列一边更容易被接纳。”费特曼承认，他认为自己“作为共和党人没有出路”，但也承认许多民主党人对他愿意与反对党合作感到不满。
FETTERMAN WINS PRAISE FOR 'GUTS' AFTER GOING TOE-TO-TOE WITH JON STEWART OVER ISRAEL SUPPORT "I don’t have a reason to," Fetterman said of joining Republicans. "But for a big-tent situation, it’s easier to be included in that big tent to say America deserved 9/11 or America is worse than Al-Qaida than being very proud to stand on the side of Israel." Fetterman admitted he believed he has "no path as a Republican," but acknowledged that many Democrats are frustrated by his willingness to work with the opposing party.
“如果民主党投票将我除名或开除我，他们当然有权这样做，”他说。
FETTERMAN FACES DEM REVOLT AS BOMBSHELL REPORT FUELS PUSH TO OUST HIM: 'DISGRACE' "If the Democratic Party votes me out or expels me, they’re always entitled to do that," he said.
此前，费特曼曾暗示可能离开自己的党团，并在本月初为共和党全国委员会中期会议上的同事、宾州共和党参议员戴夫·麦考密克（Dave McCormick）录制介绍视频，引发了外界对他可能跳槽的进一步猜测。此后，共和党人对他加入该党表示了热烈欢迎。
FETTERMAN FACES DEM REVOLT AS BOMBSHELL REPORT FUELS PUSH TO OUST HIM: 'DISGRACE' "If the Democratic Party votes me out or expels me, they’re always entitled to do that," he said. Fetterman has been welcomed with open arms by Republicans to join the party after he floated leaving his own caucus and spurred further speculation that he would jump ship after dropping a video introducing his colleague, Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., at the Republican National Committee’s midterm convention earlier this month.
费特曼在意外出席共和党大会后暗示其真正效忠对象 但这位从进步派转为中间派的议员已多次重申其民主党籍身份，即便党内已出现要将他赶出参议院的刀光剑影。
FETTERMAN TEASES WHERE HIS TRUE LOYALTY LIES AFTER SURPRISE APPEARANCE AT GOP CONVENTION But the progressive-turned-centrist has repeatedly affirmed his Democratic ties, even as the knives have come out to cut him loose from the Senate.
费特曼在2022年击败梅赫梅特·奥兹医生，在一场激烈的权力角逐中胜出，开启了其参议员生涯，当时他以进步派纲领参选，帮助民主党获得了历史上最微弱的多数优势。但自那以后，他成了民主党的眼中钉，并挑战该党的发展方向。
Fetterman started his career in the Senate after besting Dr. Mehmet Oz in a tight race for power in 2022, where he clinched a historically thin Democratic majority in 2022 running on a progressive platform. But since then, he has become a thorn in Democrats’ side and challenged the direction of the party.
今年早些时候，费特曼警告称，如果民主党在反以色列政策立场上变得更加根深蒂固，他将退党；在本届中期选举周期中，随着阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德等极左进步派在密歇根州崛起成为旗手，他也对党的方向进行了抨击。
Earlier this year, Fetterman warned that if Democrats became more entrenched in anti-Israel policy positions, he would exit the party, and has taken jabs at the party’s direction during this midterm election cycle as far-left progressives, like Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, have emerged as standard-bearers.