Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) reacted to Sen. Bob Menendez’s (D-NJ) Tuesday speech on the Senate floor in which the Democrat from New Jersey railed against the federal bribery charges against him and slammed colleagues, like Fetterman, who have called for his resignation.
Fetterman laughed when a reporter asked him about Menendez forcefully denying the corruption allegations and Menendez’s claim that the “government is trying to manipulate the media.”
“Oh, I know, yeah, he's a victim. Yeah, he’s a victim,” Fetterman said sarcastically.
Fetterman continued, “I’ve been calling for that sleazeball has to go. And I don’t know why we have to get rid of [former Rep. George] Santos and we keep somebody like him around.”
“[Menendez] accused his colleagues, I guess that would include yourself, who called on him to resign or to leave Congress, of acting politically. What do you say to his accusation?” another reporter chimed in to ask the Pennsylvania Democrat.
“No, I think it's my aversion to gold bars in your mattress and over half a million dollars stuffed around your house,” Fetterman replied.
