And now he’s placing his cash the place his mouth is.
However there’s a catch: Since authorities famous they discovered almost half one million {dollars} in money at Menendez’s house, a lot of it stuffed into envelopes, Fetterman desires to return the cash additionally in envelopes, full of hundred-dollar payments.
On Saturday, Fetterman referred to as for Menendez to step down from the Senate saying that whereas the Senator “is entitled to the presumption of innocence,” he “can’t proceed to wield affect over nationwide coverage, particularly given the intense and particular nature of the allegations.”
He additionally claimed that the large quantities of money allegedly discovered stashed in his home got here from his private financial savings account.
“For 30 years, I’ve withdrawn hundreds of {dollars} in money from my private financial savings account, which I’ve saved for emergencies and due to the historical past of my household going through confiscation in Cuba,” Menendez stated.
Fetterman wasn’t impressed with the reason and later tweeted, “Now we have an additional flashlight in our house for emergencies.”
