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Fetterman speaks out after Wall Street Journal report
WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster) and Pittsburgh Tribune Review describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedPennsylvania Democrat John Fetterman is pushing back on former aides who accused him of neglecting some of his duties in a Wall Street Journal report.
The headline splitThe center frames it as "Fetterman speaks out after Wall Street Journal report". The right frames it as "Report: John Fetterman called Wall Street Journal story ‘a hit piece’ and apologized for...".
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CenterFetterman speaks out after Wall Street Journal report
WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightReport: John Fetterman called Wall Street Journal story ‘a hit piece’ and apologized for text message dismissing CHOP leaders
Report: John Fetterman called Wall Street Journal story ‘a hit piece’ and apologized for text message dismissing CHOP leaders
A curt text message privately rejecting concerns from leaders at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia about Medicaid cuts was a “dumb joke,” U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D.-Braddock, told C...
