Sen. John Fetterman sharply criticized Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over her comments on Israel, calling her remarks misguided and historically insensitive, while also predicting she will not run against Sen. Chuck Schumer in a future primary.

In an interview with Sean Hannity, Fetterman took aim at Ocasio-Cortez’s recent statements made during an appearance in Germany, where she accused Israel of genocide.

“To accuse Israel [of] genocide, and you’re sitting in Germany, like, can you talk about tone deaf and just ignorant to the history?” Fetterman told podcast host Sean Hannity, referring to AOC’s disastrous gaffe-prone foreign-policy outing in Munich last month.

He emphasized the historical weight of making such claims in Germany, referencing the Holocaust.

“I mean, more than 6 million Jews [were massacred] — you know the Holocaust — and now to accuse Israel during that just war for genocide,’’ he said in the interview, set to air Tuesday.

Fetterman said his criticism was not rooted in a single misstep, but in what he viewed as a deeper issue with her framing of the conflict.

“That’s my issue, not because her answer wasn’t great,’’ Fetterman told Fox News Media’s “Hang Out with Sean Hannity” in a nod to the Democratic Socialist rep’s bungling of her appearance at the time.

Ocasio-Cortez’s participation at the Munich Security Conference had drawn attention as a potential preview of a broader national campaign, with some observers viewing it as an opportunity to demonstrate her foreign policy credentials ahead of possible 2028 ambitions.

However, her performance was met with criticism, including factual misstatements such as incorrectly placing Venezuela below the equator, which her detractors cited as evidence that she was not prepared for a larger stage.

The 36-year-old congresswoman, who studied international relations, responded to criticism by arguing that her approach highlighted the importance of pausing to think carefully before speaking.

Fetterman, who said Schumer relies on him at times, dismissed the idea that Ocasio-Cortez would mount a primary challenge against the longtime New York senator.

“She would never run,” Fetterman said when Hannity predicted that Ocasio-Cortez would crush Schumer in a 2028 primary.

He suggested instead that her political future lies elsewhere.

“Either she’ll run for president, or she’ll just kind of continue to rise in” the House of Representatives, the Keystone State senator added.

In another part of the discussion, Fetterman also criticized former Vice President Kamala Harris for describing President Trump as a fascist.

“That’s just not true, and … that forces people to [be] like, ‘Hey, you must be a fascist, too, because you want’” him to win,” Fetterman said of Trump supporters.

He argued that such rhetoric only deepens divisions and makes constructive dialogue more difficult.

“That makes it more difficult to have a better way forward.”

“That’s why I always refuse” to go there, Fetterman said.

{Matzav.com}