Fetterman Stumbles during Debate when Questioned about Flip-Flop on Support for Fracking
Fetterman said in 2018, 'I don't support fracking, at all'
Pennsylvania Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman stumbled during Tuesday's debate with his GOP challenger, Dr. Mehmet Oz, after he was asked about prior statements he made in opposition to fracking, a process he now says he has "always supported."
"I've always supported fracking and I always believe that independence with our energy is critical, and we can't be held, you know, ransom to somebody like Russia," Fetterman said. "I've always believed that energy independence is critical and I've always believed that — and I do support fracking, never taken any money from their industry, but I support how critical it is that we produce our energy and create energy independence."
Pressed on the issue and how to "square" his previous comments
against fracking with his current position, Fetterman said, "I do support fracking, and I don’t, I don’t — I support fracking, and I stand, and I do support fracking."
Fetterman, currently Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor, supported a complete moratorium on fracking in the state, according to an
April 2016 Facebook post from Pennsylvania Voters Against Fracking.
Fetterman stumbles during debate when questioned about flip-flop on support for fracking