John Fetterman denounces vandalism at his wife's Free Store in Braddock

[FakeNoose]

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Link: https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-local/2025/04/03/gisele-john-fetterman-braddock-free-store-vandalism/stories/202504030079

Archived (no paywall) link: https://archive.ph/tJevp

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Fetterman said Thursday that vandals overnight defaced the Braddock Free Store started in 2012 by his wife, Gisele Barreto Fetterman.

Mr. Fetterman — a Democrat who has risen as one of the staunchest pro-Israel voices on Capitol Hill since the Oct. 7, 2023 attack by the terrorist organization Hamas — posted a picture on X that appeared to show a banner or sign at the store reading in part, “Genocide John” and “Genocide Gisele.”

“I’m used to the vandalism at our home or my office,” the Pennsylvania Democrat wrote, noting it’s been occurring since after the Hamas attack. “But Gisele and volunteers distribute food, clothing and formula at no cost to our community — and they shouldn’t have to put up with this.”

The targeting of the Fetterman-tied store comes as the senator has faced progressive protests at his offices and in Pittsburgh, with some targeting his support for Israel amid the Jewish state’s continued attacks on Gaza. One protester in Oakland on Saturday held a cardboard cutout of Mr. Fetterman that demonized the senator as a “war criminal” and called for an arms embargo.

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Lately it seems that most of the protests and criticism of Sen. Fetterman have morphed into anti-semitic diatribes. Fetterman is not Jewish, but he does support Chump's (and Joe Biden's) policies regarding Israel and the Gaza.

[JBTaurus83]

1. I live in PA

and I am not a fan of the senator, but, there is no reason to do this to her store that does good work.

[niyad]

9. You do realize that it was a banner, immediately removed, NOT paint?

[Number9Dream]

10. Giving out free food & clothing to poor Pennsylvanians does not equal genocide

I too live in PA and if one wants to protest Sen. Fetterman's politics, the Free Store was a really bad choice. Maybe one of his offices would have made more sense.

[niyad]

2. A sign, no spray paint, is vandalism?

[FakeNoose]

4. I haven't seen it, but it was posted on X

Yes they describe it as a banner that was taken down immediately on Thursday morning (yesterday.)

[al bupp]

6. Clearly not violence or vandalism, even "defacement" is an overstatement

[a kennedy]

3. Violence of ANY kind is unacceptable, period.

[al bupp]

5. I don't think just leaving a banner can be defined as violence

Unless it contains some sort of violent threat, which it does not appear to do, at least according to this image posted by Fetterman to Twitter:

Link to tweet

[niyad]

8. Defacing, johnny? How is an immediately-removed banner "defacing" anything?

[niyad]

7. What violence?

[Skittles]

11. I AGREE

it's fucked UP

I could not BELIEVE how many people whitewashed that POS psycho killer coward Mangione - DISGUSTING

[regnaD kciN]

12. That's "vandalism"...? Putting up a BANNER???

I was at least expecting them to have spray-painted the walls or something.

This is bullshit.