Senator John Fetterman (D-Pa.) appeared on Fox News’ Fox & Friends on Tuesday to discuss his vote to end the recent government shutdown, firmly stating that his decision prioritized the American people over party lines.

The Pennsylvania Democrat was one of eight senators from his party who voted with Republicans to advance the bill that would reopen the government. Sen. Fetterman explained his vote by criticizing his own party’s tactics.

“I think my party… crossed a line of now putting 42 million Americans with their SNAP benefits, and making flying less safe, and that kind of chaos, and not paying our military,” Fetterman said. “That was a red line for me that I can’t cross as a Democrat.”

He framed his decision as an act of principle, saying his approach has always been “country o

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