Former Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV) recently sat down for an interview with the Washington Examiner, where he encouraged current Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) to follow in his footsteps by leaving the Democratic Party and becoming an independent, saying, “My observation, and recommendation from observation, would be, John, trust me, set yourself free and become an independent. It’s liberating.”
Manchin, who kissed the Democratic Party goodbye in 2024 and decided not to seek a third term as senator the same year, said that if Fetterman truly wants to work with folks on both sides of the political spectrum, the best way to do that would be to become an independent, as it would allow him to “speak as a real, true, free, free broker.”
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