John Fetterman Makes the U.S. Senate Safe for Disgraceful Slobs

The senator from Pennsylvania has beclowned himself and his institution — not that he cares.

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Sen. John Fetterman (D., Pa.) speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill about 11 Senate Democrats who sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to invoke the 14th Amendment to avoid a catastrophic debt default, in Washington, D.C., May 18, 2023.

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John Fetterman’s Senate legacy is now set — he’s the guy who made it possible to dress like a slob.

What the Missouri Compromise was to Henry Clay, what the Second Reply to Hayne was to Daniel Webster, what the Civil Rights Act of 1957 was to Lyndon Johnson, Carhartt sweatshirts and baggy shorts will be to John Fetterman.

Rich Lowry

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Rich Lowry

Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.

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