Senator Fetterman to Become First Democratic Senator to Meet President-Elect Trump at Mar-a-Lago

Jan 9, 2025, 06:43 PM

Democratic U.S. Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania has accepted an invitation from President-elect Donald Trump to meet at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, marking the first time a sitting Democratic senator will visit the president-elect at his Florida residence. "President Trump invited me to meet, and I accepted. I’m the Senator for all Pennsylvanians—not just Democrats in Pennsylvania," Fetterman said in a statement. "I think it's pretty reasonable that if the President would like to have a conversation, or invite someone to have a conversation, to have it. And no one is my gatekeeper. I will meet with and have a conversation with anyone." The meeting, reported by CBS News and Fox News, signals a potential effort to collaborate across party lines as Trump prepares to assume office.