Fetterman admits Elon Musk 'attractive to a demographic' Democrats 'need' to win Pennsylvania

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Penn., said Wednesday that Elon Musk, who has endorsed erstwhile President Trump, was an "attractive" surrogate to a demographic successful Pennsylvania that Democrats request to person successful bid to triumph successful November, suggesting that helium could person an interaction connected the race.

Asked by CNN's Kaitlan Collins during an interrogation however overmuch Fetterman thought Musk would impact the contention successful Pennsylvania, a cardinal plaything state, the Democratic legislator said Musk would person a "significant" impact.

"In the business, a batch of surrogates truly doesn't number for much. But Musk, it's undeniable that he's successful. He's the world's richest man, and he's been progressive successful a batch of important things, similar SpaceX, oregon AI, and those things. And helium has – helium has a brand, and that's charismatic to a demographic that we request to have, to triumph successful Pennsylvania. And it's not adjacent astir his checkbook," Fetterman said. 

Musk appeared astatine a rally successful Butler, Pa., alongside Trump earlier this month, wherever he told a crowd of Trump supporters that this is the "most important predetermination of our lifetime."

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CNN's Kaitlan Collins asked Sen. John Fetterman however overmuch interaction Elon Musk mightiness person connected the predetermination successful PA. (Screenshot/CNN)

Musk posted to X that helium would beryllium speaking astatine a bid of municipality hallway events successful the cardinal plaything state.

"I deliberation him being an progressive surrogate, I deliberation The New York Times described him arsenic effectively, surviving successful Pennsylvania, and he's going to beryllium showing up and going around," Fetterman added, suggesting Musk's beingness would matter. 

Collins asked if helium thought Democrats were underestimating Musk's influence.

"Well, I anticipation not. I anticipation not. That's wherefore I'm talking astir it. It's like, I mean, erstwhile helium showed up astatine the Russell Building, for the AI convention, earlier, I mean, I witnessed senators, like, woo-hoo, helium showed up, I got to person my 3 minutes benignant of a thing," Fetterman responded. 

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Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks arsenic Republican statesmanlike nominee erstwhile President Donald Trump listens astatine a run lawsuit astatine the Butler Farm Show, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, successful Butler, Pa.  (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

"So, I mean, helium has a batch of entreaty for people, a batch of independently-minded voters successful Pennsylvania. And arsenic acold arsenic surrogate, hey, that's decidedly a important happening for Trump having," Fetterman added.

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Fetterman has said the predetermination betwixt Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris would beryllium a "close race."

Fox News' Stephen Sorace contributed to this report.