
Sen. John Fetterman found himself trending on the X, formerly known as Twitter, Tuesday morning (September 19) in the wake of the uproar over the Pennsylvanian’s casual style of dress despite it not harming a soul. Sen. Fetterman, savvy on social media, has been waving off the potshots from conservative talking heads and his GOP counterparts in elected office with ease.
Sen. John Fetterman was the target of a Fox News report regarding his style of dress, which includes hoodies, unbuttoned and untucked shirts, and basketball shorts, none of which hindered his ability to serve the people of his home state.
Quoting the tweet from Fox News, Fetterman wrote, “I figure if I take up vaping and grabbing the hog during a live musical, they’ll make me a folk hero.”
I figure if I take up vaping and grabbing the hog during a live musical, they'll make me a folk hero. https://t.co/Tx6wTbWalJ
— Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) September 19, 2023
This was in reference to Rep. Lauren Boebert vaping during a Beetlejuice musical in Denver, Colo.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene then used X to fire a shot at Fetterman, of course neglecting her own gaffes and stances while doing so.
“The Senate no longer enforcing a dress code for Senators to appease Fetterman is disgraceful,” she writes. “Dress code is one of society’s standards that set etiquette and respect for our institutions. Stop lowering the bar!”
Thankfully, the nation's lower chamber lives by a higher code of conduct: displaying ding-a-ling pics in public hearings. https://t.co/a4sLQ7nSBL
— Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) September 18, 2023
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, he of tumbling poll numbers in his bid to win the White House back for the GOP, took shots at Fetterman’s clothing while on the campaign trail in Jacksonville on Monday (September 18), you know, hard-hitting policy talk that the American people care about.
“So he would campaign in that, which is your prerogative, right? I mean, if that’s what you want to do, but to show up in the United States Senate with that, and not have the decency to put on proper attire. I think it’s disrespectful to the body,” DeSantis said.
Quoting a video of Gov. DeSantis’ stump speech, Fetterman wrote, “I dress like he campaigns,” shutting it all down.
I dress like he campaigns https://t.co/IXgGmIRNb4
— John Fetterman (@JohnFetterman) September 18, 2023
Adding to all of this are MAGA tinfoil types who think that recent appearances of Sen. Fetterman is that of a body double and he’s handling those doofs with the same smoothness as well.
Senator Guy Incognito (D-PA) https://t.co/8liXJd4lL0 pic.twitter.com/ku6hZM5CNO
— John Fetterman (@JohnFetterman) September 19, 2023
Salute to Sen. John Fetterman. Keep scrolling to check out the reactions and chatter from all sides below.
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Photo: Tom Williams / Getty
1.
Now that the "cognitive impairment" argument seems to be thrown out the window, people are now claiming that it's not John Fetterman that they are really seeing and hearing?
People are claiming that this is an imposter.
To everyone saying that it's impossible for him to have… pic.twitter.com/zWVN1HW0Ix
— Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) September 19, 2023
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Look dork,
What we're not gonna do is draw false equivalences between Christian Nationalist Lauren Boebert engaging in public sex acts and Fetterman wearing cargo shorts on the Senate floor.
Boebert hypocritically preaches what she lustfully doesn't live. https://t.co/MB3QdkGFTp
— Pastor Ben, Church of Antifa (@BenjaminPDixon) September 18, 2023
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this is not fetterman pic.twitter.com/pl096sVj7T
— Joe Perticone (@JoePerticone) September 19, 2023
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this is not fetterman pic.twitter.com/ARinai9ALw
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) September 19, 2023
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For all you folks posting not fetterman. Not being able to recognize a person after minor changes to light, facial hair, angle of camera shot is a problem toddlers have too. This explains the conservative level of maturity on things too.
— SpookyShnazzyAntifA
(@Shnazzyone) September 19, 2023
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I dress like you predict https://t.co/TDScsGCi2k
— John Fetterman (@JohnFetterman) September 18, 2023
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Fetterman, in shirt and shorts, declines to walk on the Senate floor to vote.
“I just don’t want the world to burn down,” he deadpans when asked why he didn’t go in.
“The Republicans think I’m going to burst in through the doors and start break dancing on the floor.”
— Igor Bobic (@igorbobic) September 19, 2023
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Fetterman heading to the floor to vote: pic.twitter.com/BBA0eekw7j https://t.co/V0hJpaNVdC
— Strictly 4 My X’ers (@Lizzs_Lockeroom) September 19, 2023
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This is not John Fetterman pic.twitter.com/Xsw0bYtM9b
— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) September 19, 2023
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This is not John Fetterman pic.twitter.com/Xsw0bYtM9b
— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) September 19, 2023
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funniest thing to me is that they believe Fetterman, one of the most distinct looking dudes on this planet, has a body double. "Hey, u don't happen to know any 7 foot tall ogres that nobody will notice if they go missing do you?" https://t.co/s1ns72Mj6o
— Alliterate Anthony (@alliterateant) September 19, 2023
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Asked Sen Fetterman about the criticism he’s receiving about the Senate dress code, and he joked that it’s “devastating.”
He added: “It's mystifying. I mean, there's certain much more important kinds of issues we should be addressing. Instead of like, how if I dress like a bum.”
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) September 19, 2023
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I'm less concerned with how Senator John Fetterman dresses in the United States Senate, and more concerned with how suit-wearing Tommy Tuberville is hurting our military readiness with his bullshit grandstanding while his fellow Republicans aren't doing shit about it.
Loosen… pic.twitter.com/iQyRnpqumt
— BrooklynDad_Defiant!
(@mmpadellan) September 19, 2023
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