Sen. John Fetterman To Become First Sitting Democratic Senator To Visit Trump At Mar-A-Lago

Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman said Thursday that he has accepted an invitation from President-elect Donald Trump to meet with him at Mar-a-Lago, which will make him the first sitting Democratic Senator known to have visited him at his Florida home since the election.

“President Trump invited me to meet, and I accepted. I’m the Senator for all Pennsylvanians — not just Democrats in Pennsylvania,” Fetterman said in a statement. CBS News first reported that Fetterman accepted Trump’s invitation to meet.

“That is the plan. Yes, we are going to have a conversation,” Fetterman told CBS News. “I think that one, he’s the president, or he will be officially.”

“And I think it’s pretty reasonable that if the president would like to have a conversation — or invite someone to have a conversation — to have it. And no one is my gatekeeper,” he added.

Fetterman has continued to break with his party over his support of many of Trump’s cabinet picks. He has also been very vocal on allegations of antisemitism in the Democratic party and has been a vocal supporter of Israel. Now, he will be the first sitting Democrat in the Senate to visit Trump at Mar-a-Lago.

Fetterman was also the first Democrat to cosponsor the Laken Riley Act that would require federal immigration authorities to detain illegal migrants who commit theft-related crimes in the U.S and would also allow states to sue the Department of Homeland Security for harm caused to their residents because of illegal immigration. (RELATED: Following Election, A Half-Dozen Dems Flip Their Votes To Support Laken Riley Act)

The legislation has received pushback from many Democratic lawmakers in Congress and 159 House Democrats voted against the bill Tuesday. (RELATED: For First Time This Century, Democrats Don’t Challenge GOP President’s Electoral Votes)

A date has not yet been announced for Fetterman’s meeting with Trump.