Washington, D.C. – John Fetterman is not the so-called leader he claims to be, but don’t take our word for it. Hear it from a Braddock restaurant owner who worked in the town when Fetterman was mayor. And after the experience, he is NOT voting to give Fetterman a promotion.
He wrote a piece titled, Come To Braddock, Pa. And See Why I Am Not For Fetterman.
Then-Mayor Fetterman had a knack for promoting himself and a narrative of a working-class guy helping to rebuild a struggling town.
Fetterman’s work ethic puts him first and the rest of us are pretty much where we were before. He didn’t have to work like those had to scrape together a living because he could live on a family safety net unlike the Braddock residents who were struggling to get by. But if you took his picture or gave him a platform, Fetterman was your guy.
Frankly, my restaurant is lucky to still be open for business. Before the pandemic, we finished an outdoor patio. During the pandemic, Fetterman and the governor’s office shut down restaurants if they only had indoor space.
My customers were desperate to get out of the house and we offered one of the few options that had enough outdoor space to stay open.
Fetterman didn’t care about me or the businesses like mine that were shutting down. Now I am a lone restaurant where we were promised a restaurant row would grow.
Fetterman was an expert in getting himself ink in the newspapers, but the ink from our businesses ran red. Fetterman moved into the Lt. Governor’s chair and businesses didn’t move into the vacant buildings on Braddock Avenue.
Fetterman’s non-profits organizations snatched up lots of properties, but how many still are not habitable for families or businesses. Now Fetterman wants a promotion to move to Washington, D.C. while Braddock is left behind.
Read the full op-ed HERE.
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