Fetterman Breaks Ranks With Democrats, Supports Federal Voter ID Measure

Via American Greatness,

Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) has broken ranks with Democratic leadership and has come out in favor of requiring photo ID for voting in elections across the nation.

Fetterman appeared on the Fox News program “Sunday Morning Futures” yesterday and told host Maria Bartiromo that voter ID wasn’t an “unreasonable” requirement, saying, “It’s not a radical idea for regular Americans to show your ID to vote.”

Fetterman’s right

Who agrees? https://t.co/vFUfyQgFPQ

— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) February 9, 2026

Fetterman pointed to states like Wisconsin that have similar protections requiring proof of citizenship for federal voter registration and photo ID at the polls.

He noted that 60% of voters in Wisconsin support such safeguards, despite having elected liberal justice Susan Crawford in 2025 to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

House Republicans plan to vote this week on the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act with national polls showing 83% of Americans support the measure, including 71% of Democrats.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries continued to decry the SAVE America Act as “voter suppression” and accused President Trump and GOP leadership of trying to steal the upcoming midterm elections by nationalizing them.

Dana Bash: 71% of your fellow Democrats support requiring an ID to vote. Why are they wrong?

Hakeem Jeffries (D): Republicans are engaging in voter suppression!.. Trump is trying to steal the election!

Elected Dems oppose the will of Americans.pic.twitter.com/tFoNR5Kv2T

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 8, 2026

Fetterman rejected comparisons of the SAVE America Act to resurrecting Jim Crow laws as Democratic leaders have claimed.

The Pennsylvania Senator also broke with his party leadership on the issue of funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) which is expected to run out on Friday unless lawmakers can break a deadlock.

Fetterman came down on the side of border enforcement and said he does not support shutting down the government, saying, “I don’t ever want to vote to shut our government down again.”

Fetterman told Bartiromo that he expects Democrats and Republicans to remain divided beyond Friday’s funding deadline.

🚨 HOLY SH*T! Senator John Fetterman just WENT ROGUE on his own party and DROPPED TRUTH BOMBS about voter ID!

On Fox with Maria Bartiromo, Fetterman straight-up said:

“And now me, as a Democrat, I do not believe that it’s unreasonable to show I.D. just to vote.”

He kept… pic.twitter.com/AR9P2AZLEx

— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) February 8, 2026