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Fetterman Goes OFF Script on CNN — SLAMS Leftist Media Machine for Distorting Iran Conflict

And when Kaitlan Collins tried to end the interview early — he called her out live on air.

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Mar 12, 2026
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This was one of those television moments that you could tell, even while it was happening, wasn’t going to be forgotten anytime soon.

Last night, Senator John Fetterman appeared on CNN to discuss Operation Epic Fury. What was supposed to be a routine political interview quickly turned into something far more uncomfortable for the network.

From the opening question, anchor Kaitlan Collins tried to steer the conversation in a familiar direction — pressing Fetterman about his break with fellow Democrats over the Iran operation and pushing him to criticize Donald Trump.

But Fetterman never took the bait.

Instead, he flipped the conversation on its head.

Rather than defending himself, he began questioning why Democrats who spent years warning about Iran were suddenly condemning an operation designed to stop the exact threat they had been talking about.

By the end of the segment, the interview had shifted completely.

Fetterman was openly criticizing media coverage of the conflict, Collins was tr…

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