Throughout this year's campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democrats regularly accused President-elect Donald Trump of being a fascist.

Yet during an interview this past weekend, Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman called on members of his party to exit from that narrative. 

"I never believed it was about fascism"

According to the Daily Mail, Fetterman made his remarks to Jonathan Karl, who serves as co-host of ABC News' "This Week."

"I never believed it was about fascism... it's not a word I would use," Fetterman said of Harris' rhetoric regarding the president-elect.

Fetterman then went on to defend those who cast their ballots for Trump, saying, "A lot of Democrats, especially in my state that I know and I happen to love people that voted for Trump and they are not fascists."

"I think people are going to decide who is the candidate that's going to protect and project my version of the American way of life. And that's what happened," he added.

Fetterman hopes Trump will "be a successful and a good president"

Fetterman's words came in the wake of similar comments that he made to Politico last month, telling the website that Trump's voters are "not fascists."

"They’re not those things," he continued. "I think if you go to the tickle switch, use those kinds of terms, then it’s kind of hard to walk back on those things."

In addition to repudiating the fascist label, Fetterman also explained in his interview with Karl that he thinks Trump "has the potential to be a successful and a good president."

Pennsylvania Democrat Sen. John Fetterman tells @JonKarl he hopes President-elect Donald Trump is successful in his second term and that he's not "rooting against him."

"If you're rooting against the president, you are rooting against the nation." https://t.co/B9nNOD2ym7 pic.twitter.com/tuU4MD4uH6

— ABC News (@ABC) December 23, 2024

"If you’re rooting against the president you’re rooting against the nation and I’m not ever gonna be where I want a president to fail," the Democratic senator asserted.

Fetterman hailed as a "voice of reason"

"So, country first. I know that it’s become maybe like a cliche, but it happens to be truth," the first-term lawmaker went on to declare.

Fetterman recently caught the attention of Washington Examiner managing editor Chris Irvine, who said earlier this week that Democrats should "listen more" to Fetterman.

"The refreshing thing about John Fetterman is that he’s really kind of a different voice within that party right now. He's coming across as the voice of reason," Irvine said in an interview with NewsNation's "Morning in America."