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Fetterman brands new socialist favorite 'Pontiac Platner' after 'ogre' dig

Senator John Fetterman, D-Pa., branded Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdulrahman El-Sayed "Pontiac Platner" after the left-wing upstart called for the "ogre" to be put on a "pike" at a campaign event, in comments widely understood to reference the Pennsylvania lawmaker.A recording from a Zoom call with donors obtained by Politico appeared to depict El-Sayed railing against those who have criticized his far-left policy platform, while singling out Fetterman and allegedly envisioning his head on a stake.Fetterman later responded to CNBC’s Joe Kernen by blessing El-Sayed with a new nicknam...