Fetterman blasts use of ‘extreme rhetoric,’ warns of calling people ‘Hitler’ or ‘fascist’

Published September 29, 2025 3:33am ET



Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) blasted people who use “Hitler” or “fascist” to describe political opponents or rivals on Sunday and said the use of such “extreme rhetoric” leads to “extreme outcomes” such as political violence. 

Fetterman made these comments in an X post on Sunday afternoon while reposting a screenshot of an article about a study that showed there was an increase in left-wing terrorism in the United States.

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