U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) has managed to outrage members of his own Democratic Party with statements that he recently made about President-Elect Donald Trump. 

According to Newsweek, Fetterman has managed to earn the ire of members of his party.

It, of course, does not take much to do that.

As we will see, all Fetterman did, in fact, was essentially say that he was going to give Trump a chance. But, in the current political climate, that's reprehensible.

Here's how this all started:

Fetterman's remarks came during a recent appearance on ABC News. This comes as Trump is about to enter the White House, and as the Democratic Party is organizing their opposition to him.

Fetterman, during the interview, said:

Well, it’s like I’ve been warning people like, you got to chill out, you know, like the constant, you know, freak out. It’s not helpful. So, you know, pack a lunch, pace yourself, because he hasn’t even taken office yet.

Fetterman, however, did not stop there. He went on to wish Trump well.

He said:

I hope, I hope, because I’m not rooting against him. If you’re rooting against the president, you are rooting against the nation. And, and I’m not ever going to be where I want a president to fail.

Indeed, Trump himself has made this point many times over the past four years, making it clear that he actually wanted President Joe Biden to succeed. That ship, however, is long gone.

The backlash against Fetterman

Unfortunately for Fetterman, a member of his party, these days, is not allowed to wish the incoming president, of the opposite party, well. Accordingly, he is facing criticism for his transgressions.

Newsweek reports:

Several critics compared Fetterman to outgoing Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema, who left the Democratic Party after criticizing its leadership. Journalist Mehdi Hasan said that Fetterman was continuing a "pretty shameless and now pretty predictable Sinema-esque journey," in his comments.

None of this, however, is going to bother Fetterman much.

Over the past year, he has been getting under the skin of Democrats for not toeing the party line, such as with his bold support of Israel in its war on Hamas.

Talk, however, is one thing and actions are another. The big question will be how Fetterman will vote in the upcoming Congress. Republicans will have a Senate majority, but a Fetterman vote, at times, may make a difference.