Video of Democratic Senator John Fetterman's response to a constituent made its way across social media on Wednesday as conservatives praised Fetterman for dealing with 'deranged leftists', but the climate change activists they're referring to told Newsweek Fetterman 'sold out' to oil and gas industries.Pennsylvania holds one of the largest natural gas fields in the United States, which has led to significant pipeline infrastructure development in the state.
'Last week, Fetterman got on Fox News to criticize Biden's liquified gas export pause. In 2018, he had joined Sunrise and @RepDanielle to rally against fracked gas pipelines. When a constituent asked why he flipped, he mocked her, then walked into a member-only elevator,' Sunrise Movement wrote on X.In a statement emailed to Newsweek, Sunrise Movement condemned Fetterman's 'flip flopping' stance, pointing out the senator's previous involvement in a Sunrise protest.