In a recent interview with NBC, Pennsylvania's Democratic Senator John Fetterman expressed his exasperation over the continued focus on Vice President Kamala Harris's shifting stance on fracking.
As reported by Mediaite, Fetterman's frustration was palpable as he was questioned about Harris's change of heart regarding the contentious oil extraction method.
NBC's host Kristen Welker probed Fetterman on Harris's latest promise not to ban fracking if she emerges victorious in the 2024 election. This pledge marks a significant shift from her 2019 call for a total ban on fracking. Interestingly, Harris had also taken legal action against the Obama administration in 2016, in her capacity as California's attorney general, to halt fracking activities.
"Why should voters trust that that is really what the vice president believes?" Welker asked, to which Fetterman, seemingly irritated and unwilling to delve into policy discussions, responded, "So strange why we just keep talking about fracking. Back in 2020, I said that it might be an issue but its not going to be a defining issue. And now in 2024, were still trying to talk about fracking."
Fetterman, who won his senatorial seat by a record margin of five points in 2022, went on to say, "Its strange for some weird 'gotcha,' kind of taking quotes out of context. And you know, here I am now, Im a United States Senator, and I won by five points, a record margin back in 22. And again, it might be an issue in fracking. And I fully support fracking. So does the Vice President Harris. And now if you want to have a serious conversation about policy, then I would challenge Trump and Vance to have one, other than talking about eating pets.
When Welker pressed further, asking Fetterman to elaborate on his support for fracking, the senator sidestepped the question, instead quoting a controversial statement made by former President Donald Trump during a debate in Ohio: Uh-oh. Theyre eating dogs, theyre eating cats. You know, again, so okay. Yes, any more on fracking?
The claim, made during a September debate, that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were consuming pets has been widely debunked and denied by local authorities.
As the 2024 election looms, Harris's position on fracking continues to be a key point in the broader energy policy debate, regardless of the Democrats' apparent discomfort with the topic.
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