John Fet­ter­man acci­den­tal­ly calls him­self a ‘life­long Repub­li­can’ at Texas Tri­bune Fes­ti­val

<div>John Fetterman accidentally calls himself a 'lifelong Republican' at Texas Tribune Festival</div>

Sen. John Fet­ter­man, D‑PA, trig­gered a wave of laughs at a speak­ing event on Sat­ur­day after mis­tak­en­ly refer­ring to him­self as a “life­long Republican.“Fetterman made the state­ment while on stage at the Texas Tri­bune Fes­ti­val, going on to quick­ly cor­rect him­self and assert that he has no rea­son to aban­don the Demo­c­ra­t­ic Party.The moment came when an attendee at the event asked why Fet­ter­man does­n’t run as an independent.MAVERICK DEMOCRAT SURGES WITH REPUBLICANS AS HIS OWN PARTY TURNS ON HIM, STOKING TALK OF GOP SWITCH“Because I’m a life­long Repub­li­can,” he said, real­iz­ing his mis­take. “I guar­an­tee you that will break through. That will get clipped.“Fetterman gave a keynote address ear­li­er in the event where he elab­o­rat­ed on his crit­i­cisms of both the Repub­li­can and Demo­c­ra­t­ic parties.FETTERMAN WINS PRAISE FOR ‘GUTS’ AFTER GOING TOE-TO-TOE WITH JON STEWART OVER ISRAEL S …