Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) rejected calls from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) to impeach President Donald Trump over his recent airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, calling the proposal unrealistic and unproductive.
“Of course not,” Fetterman told Fox News’ America’s Newsroom on Monday when asked if Trump should be impeached. “She knows it. I know it. We all know it… that’s not going anywhere. He’s been impeached twice, and he’s still our president. So it’s not going anywhere—and I don’t think [bringing it up] is helpful.”
The remarks came after Ocasio-Cortez and other progressive Democrats voiced outrage over “Operation Midnight Hammer,” a surprise military operation carried out Saturday, during which B-2 stealth bombers targeted three major Iranian nuclear facilities in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.
Critics, including some within Trump’s own party, slammed the president for not seeking congressional approval before launching the strikes.
“The President’s disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote on X. “He has impulsively risked launching a war that may ensnare us for generations. It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.”
But Fetterman, a staunch supporter of Israel and vocal critic of Iran, said that throwing around impeachment in this context dilutes its meaning.
“I think impeachment is something that should be taken very seriously,” he said. “Throwing it around like this, especially when it’s dead on arrival, doesn’t help our cause—it just adds more noise.”
Following the Saturday night strike, President Trump addressed the nation and hailed the operation as a “spectacular military success.” The Pentagon reported the mission was aimed at crippling Iran’s nuclear weapons program, which Trump and his advisers claim is a growing threat to U.S. and regional security.
Despite the political backlash, Trump’s decision has received support from several Democrats, including Fetterman, who praised the action as “the correct move” in a post-strike statement.
