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LymphocyteLover

(10,123 posts)
Fri May 15, 2026, 09:09 AM 17 hrs ago

Interesting thought on John Fetterman and his wife

Gisele Fetterman has been an advocate for immigrants. She is now a citizen but was an undocumented immigrant. Was Fetterman extorted to support Trump with threats to have her deported?

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Interesting thought on John Fetterman and his wife (Original Post) LymphocyteLover 17 hrs ago OP
No. Fetterman had a stroke. mr715 17 hrs ago #1
He was also very heavily brainwshed by Murdoch propaganda. Initech 10 hrs ago #18
undoubtedly. If there is leverage of any kind, they will take advantage of it. Blues Heron 17 hrs ago #2
No extortion. Not the stroke. Just the FRAUD. 31st Street Bridge 17 hrs ago #3
+1 dalton99a 16 hrs ago #8
He sure fooled a LOT of people LymphocyteLover 13 hrs ago #14
That's what I suspect. They could claim she lied on her application. Ritabert 17 hrs ago #4
nah he's just an asshole WhiskeyGrinder 17 hrs ago #5
Nah, people just didn't know him well enough before electing him and he had top notch PR Jersey Devil 16 hrs ago #6
Maybe... he sure seems to have changed his political tune though LymphocyteLover 13 hrs ago #13
I think the only reason she... S/V Loner 16 hrs ago #7
She has been a US citizen since 2009. She is not dependent on staying married to him for that. Celerity 10 hrs ago #16
Yes to extortion. no_hypocrisy 16 hrs ago #9
"The View" discussed Trump superfan Nicki Minaj -- her citizenship was fast-tracked betsuni 15 hrs ago #10
Yes but there is more to it than that. Irish_Dem 15 hrs ago #11
you mean the stroke? LymphocyteLover 13 hrs ago #12
No. I don't think the stroke had anything to do with it. Irish_Dem 10 hrs ago #15
what then? AIPAC? LymphocyteLover 10 hrs ago #19
Who benefits and how from what he is doing? Irish_Dem 10 hrs ago #21
It's the stroke. His wife is a US citizen since 2009. She didn't commit fraud on her application. She can't be deported. Celerity 10 hrs ago #17
I know very little canetoad 10 hrs ago #20

mr715

(4,114 posts)
1. No. Fetterman had a stroke.
Fri May 15, 2026, 09:12 AM
17 hrs ago

Now his brain doesn't work.

If you don't believe me, watch him talk.

Watch him stare vacantly.

Initech

(109,237 posts)
18. He was also very heavily brainwshed by Murdoch propaganda.
Fri May 15, 2026, 04:20 PM
10 hrs ago

One should not watch cable news while recovering from a stroke. That shit is poison for your mind.

31st Street Bridge

(249 posts)
3. No extortion. Not the stroke. Just the FRAUD.
Fri May 15, 2026, 09:15 AM
17 hrs ago

The PA senator is and always has been a total fraud. He cosplayed as a blue-collar dude and fooled a lot of people, particularly in western PA, en route to his primary win over real Democrat Conor Lamb, who will kick his underdressed ass in the next primary.
The senator's roots in a central PA family fortune were well hidden behind his Home Depot couture and mayorship in dead steel town Braddock. Now, he couldn't get elected dog catcher in the commonwealth. Nor will you see him publicly set foot in the state he claims to represent.

Jersey Devil

(10,854 posts)
6. Nah, people just didn't know him well enough before electing him and he had top notch PR
Fri May 15, 2026, 10:01 AM
16 hrs ago

He was mayor of some hole in the wall town in PA and had no real record other than how fast he filled potholes. He fooled us.

S/V Loner

(9,560 posts)
7. I think the only reason she...
Fri May 15, 2026, 10:26 AM
16 hrs ago

Hasn’t divorced him is because of her immigration status. Their marriage is not very good right now.

Celerity

(54,837 posts)
16. She has been a US citizen since 2009. She is not dependent on staying married to him for that.
Fri May 15, 2026, 04:05 PM
10 hrs ago

betsuni

(29,272 posts)
10. "The View" discussed Trump superfan Nicki Minaj -- her citizenship was fast-tracked
Fri May 15, 2026, 11:12 AM
15 hrs ago

and finalized and she might be trying to get a pardon for her husband and/or brother. I'm sure she's nutty in general and a conservative, but that's a pretty good reason.

Celerity

(54,837 posts)
17. It's the stroke. His wife is a US citizen since 2009. She didn't commit fraud on her application. She can't be deported.
Fri May 15, 2026, 04:10 PM
10 hrs ago

canetoad

(20,990 posts)
20. I know very little
Fri May 15, 2026, 04:28 PM
10 hrs ago

About his wife or circumstance but wondered recently if trump has something to hold over him to force compliance. It's the way trump works.

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