First Democratic senator joins Truth Social

Sen. John Fetterman is on Truth Social.

The Pennsylvania senator appears to be the first Democrat in the chamber to join President-elect Donald Trump’s social media site.

In his “first truth,” Fetterman advocated for Trump to be pardoned from the New York hush money case for which he was found guilty of 34 felony counts, comparing the case to Hunter Biden’s and saying they were “both bullshit.”

“Weaponizing the judiciary for blatant, partisan gain diminishes the collective faith in our institutions and sows further division,” Fetterman said in the Tuesday evening post.

That’s not a new opinion for Fetterman, who’s been calling for Trump to be pardoned since President Joe Biden issued a sweeping pardon of his son, Hunter, who had been embroiled in a series of legal issues regarding federal firearms and tax charges.

But the platform, which the president-elect launched in 2022 after being banned from Twitter, is new.

A spokesperson for Fetterman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Although he is the first Senate Democrat to join Truth Social, a few other prominent Democrats — and Trump foes — have already made the leap, including California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign.