# Fetterman says Van Hollen as leader would be ‘troubling’ due to hostility toward Israel

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2 outlets covering · First listed: Washington Examiner, Nov 14, 2026, 1:12 PM · Read it: <https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/4803999/fetterman-van-hollen-leader-troubling-hostile-israel/>

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) signaled on Saturday that if Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) were elected as majority leader, it could be the final nail in the coffin that would send him packing from the Democratic Party. Fetterman told Fox News’s Saturday in America that he would see Van Hollen, who is challenging Sen. Chuck

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- Nov 14, 2026, 12:19 PM: [Fetterman: Naming Van Hollen majority leader ‘would be troubling’](<https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6220813-fetterman-van-hollen-democrats/>) — The Hill (Newspaper, United States, rated Center)
  Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) hinted that he could leave the Democratic Party if Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) is elected as the Senate Majority Leader. “Yeah, absolutely, it would be troubling if my caucus elects someone like Van Hollen that has really made his name being very anti … hostile to Israel,” Fetterman said when…
- Nov 14, 2026, 1:12 PM: [Fetterman says Van Hollen as leader would be ‘troubling’ due to hostility toward Israel](<https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/4803999/fetterman-van-hollen-leader-troubling-hostile-israel/>) — Washington Examiner (Magazine, United States, rated Lean right)
  Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) signaled on Saturday that if Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) were elected as majority leader, it could be the final nail in the coffin that would send him packing from the Democratic Party. Fetterman told Fox News’s Saturday in America that he would see Van Hollen, who is challenging Sen. Chuck