Democrat Senator John Fetterman (PA) went on The View on Monday to defend his visit to President Donald Trump at Mar-A-Lago before Inauguration Day, saying that the visit was "positive" and that Trump was "kind" and "cordial."

"I think overall it was a positive experience. I mean, he was — he was kind. He was cordial. It wasn’t in a — in any kind of theater, it wasn't trying to get your picture taken to put something out on social media. It was really just a conversation," Fetterman said, appearing in his signature athletic shorts and hoodie.

Fetterman said that the two had discussed "Dreamers," which are illegal immigrants who arrived as children and grew up in the U.S., as well as food stamp benefits.

"Overall, it was just a straight-up conversation," Fetterman said.

Not "freaking out"

Fetterman made it clear that he wasn't "freaking out" over Trump becoming president.

He said it was his job as a senator to reach out to the President and see how they could work together to benefit Americans.

"I’m not that guy. I’m not going to be that Democrat. For me, you know, there’s things I’m going to agree with, I’m going to disagree with, but I’m in the business of finding wins for Pennsylvania and for the nation, and engaging the president — I see that as doing my job," he said.

Co-host Ana Navarro told Fetterman, "I understand the need for bipartisanship. I didn’t love the optics of you going to Mar-a-Lago."

But Fetterman only said, "I think it's pretty reasonable to have a conversation."

Differences of opinion

The ladies then asked if he supported Trump's pardons of January 6 defendants, and he said he did not.

He had also been critical of Biden's pardons of family members and other officials--most of whom had not been accused of a crime.

Fetterman said he believed the prosecution of Trump in New York for falsifying financial documents was politically motivated and that Trump would not have been prosecuted "if he were anyone else."

The ladies seemed incredulous at that, but Fetterman stood his ground easily.

"The judicial system has to remain impartial," he said. "I mean, that's really the cornerstone of our society."

While Fetterman is by no means a conservative Democrat, his viewpoint, which was pretty standard until 20 or 30 years ago, is now a breath of fresh air in the Democrat party.