Fetterman tells anti-Israel protesters blocking traffic doesn't help their cause: 'It just makes you an a**hole'



Democrat Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania continued to show his support of Israel on Tuesday after berating and mocking pro-Palestinian protesters who blocked traffic to demand a ceasefire.

On Monday, protesters launched several demonstrations in the U.S. shutting down traffic and targeting companies they accuse of supporting Israel's military operation against Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip. One protest shut down traffic on the iconic Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco for hours, angering many residents.

On Tuesday, Fetterman posted a video of a protest in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and responded with his own suggestion on what they should demand.

"I don't know who needs to hear this, but blocking a bridge or berating folks in Starbucks isn't righteous, it just makes you an a**hole," said Fetterman.

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"Demand Hamas to send every hostage back home and surrender," he added.

The Democrat has previously trolled anti-Israel protesters by waving an Israeli flag as they were being arrested at the U.S. Capitol in November.

Fetterman has been lambasted by leftists who are opposed to Israel striking the terrorists who organized the heinous Oct. 7 massacre that led to 1,139 deaths and 250 people taken hostage.

Some of his critics continued their barrage after his latest missive.

"What does sending bombs to Israel that are being dropped on children make you, Senator?" responded Nina Turner, the former spokesperson for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).

"Pretty sure politically covering for a genocidal army as they slaughter 14,000 children and 9,000 women in 6 months makes you an a**hole," replied a commenter who self-identified as Palestinian.

"I don’t know who needs to hear this but taking buckets of cash from the Israeli lobby turns you into a genocidal psychopath willing to say babies should be bombed," read another response on social media.

An official with the California Highway Patrol told reporters that police had arrested 38 people in the protests in San Francisco and Oakland. The protesters were charged with a slew of offenses, including unlawful assembly, refusal to comply with a lawful order, and false imprisonment, among many others.

Some of the drivers stuck in the traffic protest told KGO-TV that they were missing a colon surgery and a stem cell replacement procedure because of the delay.

Here's more about the anti-Israel protests:

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Anti-Israel protesters shut down traffic on Golden Gate Bridge, and San Francisco cops took 3 hours to arrest first protester



Protesters against Israel's war on the Hamas terror group in the Gaza Strip were able to shut down traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, and police took their sweet time clearing them out.

The protest began around 7:30 a.m. on Monday when dozens of protesters stopped their cars on the iconic bridge and blocked all southbound traffic.

It took about 45 minutes for the California Highway Patrol to issue an alert that all the traffic going south was stopped, and then police shut down traffic going northbound as well.

At 10:30 a.m., the CHP social media account for Marin County indicated that they were on scene and were making arrests, three hours after the protest began. Police initially said they had made 15 arrests and later said they had arrested 38 people in total.

It took another two hours before the same account indicated that both lanes were open to traffic.

One video on social media showed a man angrily yelling at the protesters to get out of the way and then showed police standing around and not doing anything to move the protesters.

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"The police are doing absolutely nothing to clear the Golden Gate Bridge," the account claimed.

Other protests shut down traffic at two places in Oakland at the same time when protesters chained themselves to large barrels with concrete and rebar.

CHP Golden Gate Division Chief Don Goodman told reporters in a media briefing later that day that they were working with prosecutors to file a multitude of charges against protesters.

Those charges included:

  • Unlawful assembly
  • Remaining at an unlawful assembly
  • Refusal to comply with a lawful order
  • Unlawful to stop on a bridge
  • Resisting and delaying an officer
  • Unlawful for a pedestrian to be on a freeway
  • Conspiracy to commit a crime
  • False imprisonment.

"This was a complex operation, and the California Highway Patrol made every effort to get lanes open as quickly as possible," said Goodman.

"Attempting to block or shut down a freeway or state highway to protest is unlawful, it's dangerous, and it prevents motorists from safely reaching their destinations," he added.

One driver told KGO-TV that they missed a colon surgery because of the protest, and another said they were missing a stem cell replacement procedure.

"They're frozen. I have to get there before they thaw. I'm feeling frustrated, I support the right for people to protest, but if It causes thousands of people disturbance, it isn't the right way to go about it," said Rachel McKim.

Here's more about the incident:

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