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John Fetterman, under fire from fellow Democrats, breaks with the party’s dictates and often sides with Trump

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John Fetterman used to be known, sadly, as the guy who had the stroke.

And maybe the man who always wore the hoodie.

That has dramatically changed.

Now the Pennsylvania senator has alienated much of his own Democratic Party with an independent streak that often finds him siding with the Trump administration.

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Now he’s become Joe Manchin, who drove the Biden people crazy by resisting many of their liberal initiatives.

But I’d go further than that. I think he’s become more like the late John McCain — without the POW part, of course — as a maverick who seems to delight in breaking with party orthodoxy. The Republican McCain, you’ll recall, was a champion of campaign finance reform with an actual Democrat in Russ Feingold.

Is Fetterman paying a price? Oh, yeah.

Fetterman’s popularity has taken a beating. In 2023, he was at plus 68 points. Now he’s at negative 40 points. That is a 108-point swing, absolutely stunning.

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Now some Democrats are openly talking about a primary challenge against Fetterman in 2028, assuming he runs again.

In an appearance on Fox News, Fetterman explained his latest transgression: voting to confirm President Trump’s pick, Markwayne Mullin, as Homeland Security secretary, and proved to be the deciding vote in getting his nomination out of committee. Mullin was just confirmed.

“I believe in a very secure border,” Fetterman told Lara Trump. “We also agreed that we should deport all of the criminals. My friend Markwayne and I, we agree on that…

“I know I’m going to take a lot of Democratic blowback, which is strange to me, because there wasn’t really a lot of Democratic outrage when 300,000 people were encountered at our border during the prior administration. I was…We might be in the same Democratic Party, but clearly they didn’t have a problem with that open-border situation.”

He added: “That may isolate me with some people in my party. But that’s not country over party.”

Country over party? Does the concept even exist anymore in this hyperpolarized age? That sentiment used to be admired. Now, not so much.

Let’s face it, Democrats would have voted against any DHS nominee this side of Bernie Sanders simply because that person was picked by Trump.

In the same vein, Fetterman has largely supported the president’s war against Iran, the world’s leading terror state since 1979, again breaking with Chuck Schumer and the party line, which is that the attack can only be criticized. 

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On X, Fetterman alluded to the fact that he had urged President Trump to fire Kristi Noem.

He’s also said that his party is motivated by Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS).

James Carville, who admits to suffering from TDS and has attacked Trump in obscenity-filled tirades, has also been ripping Fetterman.

“Can I say a public prayer?” Carville said on a podcast. “John Fetterman, whatever you do, keep your position. Don’t change. We don’t want you. Stay right where you are. Because you’ve been wrong about every (expletive) thing that you’ve ever said, and we don’t want you to break your streak.”

Fetterman responded to Carville in his Fox News interview: “Jim has been struggling for relevance for the last 30 years now. I’m proud to be on the right side of Epic Fury. I’m proud to be on the right side about staying in with Israel… 

“He acknowledged that [he’s] blinded by TDS. I’m a guy that actually represents Pennsylvania. I’m not an angry weird guy online. You know, to represent a state like Pennsylvania that keeps you honest, and I’m the only one this cycle that flipped a seat as well.”

Fetterman is drawing plenty of critical press. The Guardian reports that his vote for Mullin “prompted US House member Brendan Boyle, another Pennsylvania Democrat, to say that the vote showed why Fetterman was Donald Trump’s ‘favorite Democrat.’”

“He needs to go,” Boyle said.

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Rep. Pat Ryan, D-N.Y., said: “If you needed any more proof that Fetterman has completely abandoned his constituents, here it is. Pennsylvanians deserve a senator that actually fights for them.”

In the 2022 U.S. Senate race, Fetterman trounced former Rep. Conor Lamb, D-Pa., in the primary before defeating Dr. Mehmet Oz, R-Pa., in the general, despite a horrible debate in which Fetterman could barely function.

Lamb now says: “Did people think this vigilante was voting to protect their rights? Come on.”

Moe Davis of North Carolina, who ran unsuccessfully for the House, is now apologizing for sharing his donor list with the Fetterman camp. “I sincerely regret whatever part I had in helping to elect [Fetterman] in 2022.”

On the other side, Washington Examiner columnist Salena Zito, who has reported extensively from Pennsylvania, shared this statistic with radio host Hugh Hewitt: “The argument that Lamb is making, that Fetterman is not a true Democrat, Fetterman votes 93% of the time with Democrats, whereas Lamb voted 68% of the time with Democrats. That’s almost a 30-point difference.”

Zito added that “there is a lot of posturing, but the Democrats that I talk to, even they know that there’s sort of this online movement against Fetterman, it’s very difficult for me to find anyone outside of the far-left, and by the way, this all has to do with Israel, right?” 

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If you put partisan warfare aside for a moment — very difficult, I know — Fetterman is showing the courage of his convictions. The man has guts.

Maybe Fetterrman, who still wears the trademark hoodie, has strayed too far from his Democratic constituents, but that’s a risk he chooses to take.

I wonder if battling back from a stroke is a factor here. In a brutally candid memoir, Fetterman admits he struggled with depression, even suicidal thoughts, and was exiled by his wife from the family’s home because his presence was too tough on the kids. In hindsight, he wrote, “I should have quit.”

“Paranoid. Not eating. Not sleeping. Not speaking. Not functioning. Resigned. Ashamed. Despairing.”

John Fetterman was harder on himself than anyone. I wonder if that fueled his desire to say what he really thinks, whatever the political cost. No matter what happens with his Senate career, he’s been through much worse.

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Kylie Jenner’s BFF shows off new silhouette as top surgeons declare the era of exaggerated curves is over

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Stassie Karanikolaou’s decision to reverse her Brazilian butt lift is fueling new questions about whether the era of exaggerated curves is coming to an end.

Karanikolaou was spotted enjoying the Miami sun wearing a fiery red bikini before the Formula One Grand Prix. The 28-year-old influencer, showing off a noticeably different silhouette, sparked fresh questions, as experts point to a growing shift toward more natural results. Karanikolaou, who remains a part of Kylie Jenner’s inner circle, confirmed her “a– reduction” in October and shared her recovery experience on TikTok.

“From what I’ve seen, this a– looks nice, lifted and smaller,” Karanikolaou told her 4.3 million followers. “I’m so excited to be healed and to feel more comfortable in my skin.”

She first opened up about reversing her Brazilian butt lift in May 2025 as she prepared for surgery. Reflecting on what led her to get the procedure in the first place, Karanikolaou pointed to outside pressure and fleeting beauty standards.

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The look Karanikolaou once embraced was popularized by high-profile celebrities like Jennifer Lopez and Kim Kardashian, whose curvier silhouettes dominated beauty ideals for years.

“I felt just the pressure of the world that we live in and the trend of the times,” she said on her “Better Half” podcast, later warning, “Do not surgically alter your body for a trend at a time because just know that the trend is only going to be relevant for a little bit.”

Her experience comes as plastic surgeons tell Fox News Digital that the era of dramatic BBLs may be fading.

“I am seeing more patients requesting natural, timeless results,” Dr. Stephanie Farber explained. She noted that patients are increasingly moving away from “exaggerated, dramatic” results in favor of a more natural look.

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Dr. Omar Tillo echoed the shift, saying, “We are definitely seeing preferences change.”

“A few years ago, there was a big focus on very dramatic results, whereas now more patients are asking for a shape that looks softer and more natural,” the Creo Clinic surgeon explained.

Surgeons said patients are increasingly prioritizing results that do not interfere with their day-to-day routines. Dr. Farber pointed to a growing cultural trend that has pushed a focus on wellness, fitness and longevity. Patients today are more informed about aesthetics and tend to favor subtle, balanced results that will age well over time, according to the board-certified plastic surgeon.

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“With more patients consciously choosing to live a healthy, balanced life, it is important to them that their surgical results do not interfere with their fitness routine, clothing choices, and other aspects of their lives,” Dr. Farber added. “Again, this applies to the rise in requests for breast reductions, small breast augmentations, high-definition liposuction and micro BBL. Overall, more patients are gravitating toward understated, natural results that age well and that fit into an active lifestyle.”

Dr. Tillo explained, “Aesthetic trends move quickly, especially when celebrities and social media are involved.”

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“We’re now seeing more people wanting results that fit their body naturally rather than going for extreme volume,” he added. “Patients are also much more informed than they used to be when it comes to recovery, long-term maintenance, and surgical risk.”

But doctors cautioned that undoing those results is not always straightforward. Depending on the original technique and a patient’s anatomy, Dr. Farber said reversal could involve a combination of liposuction and skin tightening.

“Revision surgery can sometimes be more complicated because you’re dealing with previous surgery, scar tissue, and changes to the body that have already taken place,” Dr. Tillo added. “Every case is different, which is why it’s important that patients are properly assessed by an experienced surgeon before moving forward.”

That added complexity can also come at a higher price. Experts said revision procedures are often more time-intensive and may require multiple treatments, making them more expensive than the original surgery. This is a reality that underscores Karanikolaou’s warning about chasing short-lived trends.

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UFC boss Dana White exposes the ‘rudest’ celebrity he’s ever met after incident involving his niece

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Dana White is pulling no punches when it comes to naming the rudest celebrity he has ever met.

The UFC boss blasted Sean “Diddy” Combs in a fiery retelling of an encounter that White said left a young family member intimidated and upset.

The disgraced rap mogul is currently serving prison time after his federal prostitution-related conviction.

“Who’s the rudest celebrity you’ve ever met?” host Katie Miller asked on her podcast.

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“Ooh, that’s a good question. What a great question. Let me really think about this so I can really f—ing stick it to whoever it was … Oh, Diddy. 100%. The biggest d—–bag ever,” White replied.

White detailed an uncomfortable run-in involving his young niece at one of Tony Hawk’s celebrity charity events years ago.

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“Tony Hawk used to have these charity events and when my kids were little, you’d go to these charity events and lots of celebrities would be there. So, everybody would do things for each other’s kids,” White explained.

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“So, I had my niece at one of them and Diddy shows up … and my niece was all excited like, ‘Oh my God, P. Diddy’s here,’ and whatever. I said, ‘Awesome. Yeah, go take a picture with him.’”

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“She comes back, and I’m like, ‘Did you get a picture?’ She’s like, ‘No, they were scary.’ You know, the guy’s there with f—ing 10 security guards, right? You need security at a f—ing kids’ event? And then they were rude to her and scared her.”

He continued, “That’s who’s listening to your f—ing s—ty music, OK? That’s who’s listening to this. Are you f—ing kidding me? And that’s how you’re going to treat some girl that’s a fan and wanted a picture with you?”

White added that he knew Conor McGregor had also been a fan of Diddy, but after meeting him at a UFC event, he “wanted to punch him in the face.”

White’s scathing comments come after Diddy’s explosive federal criminal case.

After his September 2024 arrest on federal sex trafficking charges, Diddy became the center of a sprawling criminal case fueled by lawsuits, misconduct allegations and hotel surveillance video appearing to show him assaulting former girlfriend Cassie Ventura.

A jury later convicted the rapper on two prostitution-related transportation charges while acquitting him of racketeering and sex trafficking. He was sentenced to 50 months in prison and fined $500,000. 

He is currently scheduled for release in May 2028 from the Metropolitan Detention Center, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

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NYC suspect freed from psych hold hours before fatal subway shoving of 76-year-old former teacher

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32-year-old Rhamell Burke had just been released from a psych ward when he allegedly shoved an elderly man down a flight of stairs to his death Thursday night in Manhattan, according to the New York Post.

Cops detained Burke and took him to Bellevue Hospital on Thursday afternoon, a New York Police Department source told Fox News Digital.

The officers reportedly marked him down as an “emotionally disturbed person,” according to the Post.

But a little over an hour later, Burke was released. Five hours after that, Burke allegedly pushed 76-year-old former teacher Ross Falzone down a flight of subway stairs in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, killing the elderly man, an NYPD source confirmed to Fox News Digital.

Police told the Post that Burke had been “acting erratically” outside an NYPD station house when they arrested him. He was allegedly wielding a stick that he had grabbed from a garbage can.

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“We brought him in at 3:30 p.m. and he was released just before 5 p.m. Meanwhile, if you or I walked into Bellevue for a headache, it would take 8 hours just to be seen. NYPD uses its involuntary removal powers all the time. And they just get right out with an Advil,” one high-ranking NYPD officer reportedly told the Post.

Officers reportedly found Falzone unconscious and unresponsive and rushed him to Bellevue where he was pronounced dead.

Authorities said he had suffered a traumatic brain injury, right rib fracture and spinal fracture, according to the Post.

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“He’s just a helpless old guy. What a cowardly and idiotic thing to do,” Falzone’s neighbor Marc Stager told the Post.

When officers arrested Burke on Thursday, it was his fifth arrest of 2026. He had been picked up for alleged robbery, resisting arrest and allegedly assaulting a Port Authority police officer in February and was also arrested on charges of allegedly assaulting a stranger in April, according to the Post.

“There’s no amount of anger that we can express, and shock,” Falzone’s sister, Donna, told ABC7 Eyewitness News. “I mean, to get a call like that at 4 in the morning, you know, just, you know, to find out your brother’s minding his own business, three witnesses, and push down the steps and left for dead.”

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Donna also revealed that her brother was a retired special education teacher with a doctorate from Columbia University.

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a city probe into Bellevue’s handling of Burke’s psychiatric evaluation in the wake of the killing.

“I am horrified by the killing of Ross Falzone and the circumstances that led to it. I extend my condolences to his loved ones,” Mamdani said in a statement.

New Yorkers deserve answers. That is why I’ve directed NYC Health + Hospitals to conduct both an immediate investigation on what steps should have been taken to prevent this tragedy and a comprehensive review of their psychiatric evaluation and discharge protocols,” he said.

Fox News Digital contacted the NYPD, the mayor’s office and Bellevue Hospital for comment but did not immediately receive a response.

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