By Editor,Victoria Churchill

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Pennsylvania Democrat Senator John Fetterman has been unafraid of bucking his party’s status quo during his tenure in Congress, and his latest interview is no exception.

In a wide-ranging conversation with CNN’s Manu Raju, Fetterman touched on many issues plaguing his party, including their very vocal opposition to President Donald Trump, which has included comparing him to the former dictator of Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler.

‘I think you just don’t ever, ever compare anyone to Hitler and those kinds of extreme things,’ Fetterman noted, also adding that Trump was ‘not an autocrat.’

‘Now, look what happened to Charlie Kirk. I mean, you know, the man was shot. Now, we have to turn the temperature down,’ the Pennsylvania senator added, referencing the assassination of the Turning Point USA founder and conservative activist who was killed last week during a speaking tour stop at Utah Valley University.

‘We can’t compare people to these kinds of figures in history. And this is not an autocrat. This is a product of a democratic election,’ Fetterman added.

Raju then asked Fetterman if Trump was ‘shattering any of the norms of democracy in any way?’

‘I’m saying he’s definitely different, but that’s what America voted for,’ Fetterman replied. ‘Again, I don’t agree with many of these things, but that does not make him an autocrat.’

One member of the Democratic Party who has compared Trump to the Nazi dictator is Texas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett.

Crockett has made headlines numerous times in recent months as a key critic of the Trump administration, and the issue of congressional redistricting in her home state ahead of the 2026 midterms is a key one that she has spoken out on.

The Texas Congresswoman called Trump ‘Temu Hitler’ in a recent interview with SiriusXM host Zerlina Maxwell, due to the president’s involvement in the redistricting process.

‘So what we have seen is, again, this rogue Department of Justice going out to do the bidding of this Temu Hitler,’ Crockett told Maxwell in July.

In an interview that aired Sunday but was taped last week, Fetterman also told Raju that his party should not vote to shut the government down later this month, as doing so would harm ‘millions of Americans.’

Members of Congress are presently trying to agree on a funding package for the federal government for the coming fiscal year.

Fetterman also dismissed the idea that Trump’s deployments of national guard troops into Democrat led cities were an occupation, adding that the service members he encountered in his Washington, DC neighborhood of Navy Yard, just south of Capitol Hill were ‘friendly.’

Other notable deviations by Fetterman from his party in recent months have included his dedicated support for Israel and the Jewish people, as well as his vote in favor of Trump’s nominee for Attorney General Pam Bondi.

The senior senator from Pennsylvania also appears to enjoy a genuine friendship and cohesive working relationship with his more junior counterpart, Republican Senator Dave McCormick, who was elected last year.

Fetterman has also backed Trump’s controversial trade policies, telling Fox News Digital in August that the Trump administration’s aggressive use of tariffs has been effective so far.

‘Absolutely,’ Fetterman said at the time when asked if he believed the U.S. is winning the trade war.

Despite the occasional disagreements with members of his party, Fetterman confirmed that he still considers himself to be a Democrat.