Democrat John Fetterman makes surprise appearance at Republican convention

Senator praises great friend' Dave McCormick and says he will help him and Trump to support steel in Pennsylvania

Democratic senator John Fetterman made a surprise virtual appearance at the Republican midterm convention, delivering a video address supporting Dave McCormick, a Republican senator in Pennsylvania.

Fetterman, who has increasingly broken with his party since his election in 2022, said in the video that he would always reject extremes and socialism", repeating an oft-used Republican critique of the Democratic party's increasingly popular left wing.