Democratic Sen. John Fetterman was spotted out to dinner with a MAGA icon at a conservative hotspot in Washington – apparently on his wedding anniversary.

The senator who has made a name for himself for bucking his party was spotted dining with a Breitbart reporter on Monday, June 9th, Politico reported. But that’s not what caused the online stir. 

What left onlookers gobsmacked about the weeknight dinner was a brief visit from former Trump advisor and MAGA strategist Steve Bannon, the conservative fireband and liberal bogeyman who anchors his own influential ‘War Room’ podcast. 

More stunningly, that dinner at Butterworth’s – a buzzy Capitol Hill bistro known to attract MAGA socialites and GOP Hill staffers – apparently happened on Fetterman’s 17th wedding anniversary.

However, the senator’s wife, Gisele, was not mentioned in the dispatch about the surprising dinner party. 

‘John Fetterman, the not-uncontroversial Democratic senator for Pennsylvania, dining in D.C.’s top MAGA hangout Butterworth’s … Fetterman was joined by Breitbart’s Matt Boyle, plus — for a good 20 minutes or so — Steve Bannon,’ the outlet wrote. 

Fetterman’s office did not respond to a request for comment from the Daily Mail.

The potential dinner snub comes after Senate staffers told the Daily Mail in May that Gisele has been absent from Washington this year. 

A New York Magazine report around that time also documented how Gisele has been concerned with her husband’s behavior, including his support for Israel. 

Pennsylvania Democrat John Fetterman was spotted out to dinner Monday night with a Breitbart reporter when former Trump advisor Steve Bannon stopped by

Pennsylvania Democrat John Fetterman was spotted out to dinner Monday night with a Breitbart reporter when former Trump advisor Steve Bannon stopped by

Bannon, who was imprisoned for four months after being found in contempt of Congress for his refusal to testify before January 6 investigators, reportedly chatted with Fetterman for 20 minutes

Bannon, who was imprisoned for four months after being found in contempt of Congress for his refusal to testify before January 6 investigators, reportedly chatted with Fetterman for 20 minutes

Fetterman's dinner with the MAGA architect came on the same night as his 17th wedding anniversary to his wife Gisele

Fetterman’s dinner with the MAGA architect came on the same night as his 17th wedding anniversary to his wife Gisele 

Fetterman, 55, once believed to be the pro-union, socialist assumed heir to Bernie Sanders’ far-left platform, has since the October 7 attack been leaning more rightward, fervently supporting Israel and denouncing the ‘progressive’ moniker.

He has met personally with President Donald Trump and broken ranks with Democrats with his support for strict border and immigration restrictions as well as fracking, the controversial method to extract oil and gas from the ground.

As Fetterman has slid from pseudo-progressive to Democratic populist his staffers have expressed concern over the senator’s health and behavior. 

The 55-year-old suffered a stroke during his 2022 campaign and soon after joining Congress checked himself into the hospital as he battled depression. 

The bombshell New York Mag piece on the senator lifted the veil on many personal details regarding the Democrat’s health struggles, including sections about Gisele complaining to her husband’s staff and doctors locking him out of his social media as he underwent treatment.

The Democrat and many senators slammed the article at the time. Fetterman told the Daily Mail the report was a ‘hit piece.’

In the days after the piece was published, multiple staffers told the Daily Mail that Gisele had not been spotted around her husband’s Senate office recently. 

But when Gisele was spotted not wearing her wedding ring in early May, she told the Daily Mail that she was not wearing it because she is a firefighter.

Fetterman and Bannon were spotted at Butterworth's, a D.C. hotspot for Republicans that is just down the street from the U.S. Capitol. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other top Trump officials have been spotted there

Fetterman and Bannon were spotted at Butterworth’s, a D.C. hotspot for Republicans that is just down the street from the U.S. Capitol. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other top Trump officials have been spotted there

Gisele Barreto Fetterman told the Daily Mail she wasn't wearing her ring because it could pose a danger to her if she, as a part time firefighter, has to respond to an emergency

Gisele Barreto Fetterman told the Daily Mail she wasn’t wearing her ring because it could pose a danger to her if she, as a part time firefighter, has to respond to an emergency 

Gisele and John Fetterman have been married since 2008

Gisele and John Fetterman have been married since 2008

‘I’m a firefighter, did you know that? If I wore my wedding ring to fight fires, that would be dangerous,’ she said. ‘That’s why it’s not here.’

Shortly after the news broke that Fetterman and Bannon dined together briefly on June 9th, X users pieced together that dinner occurred on what Fetterman has said is his anniversary with Gisele. 

Fetterman posted on June 10, 2024 that he and Gisele had gotten in a car accident ‘yesterday,’ noting it was a bad way to spend their ‘anniversary.’ 

So his sit-down at a MAGA hub with Bannon a year later on his anniversary has raised questions and criticism online.

‘OH MY GODDDDD,’ one X user reacted to the senator’s anniversary plans.  

Gisele spoke to the Daily Mail in May and was pleasant and cheery during the talk

Gisele spoke to the Daily Mail in May and was pleasant and cheery during the talk

You might have heard G and I were in a car accident yesterday. Thank you all for the well wishes.

Not the best way to spend our 16th wedding anniversary but we’re doing well and happy to be back home in Braddock with the family. pic.twitter.com/OKFmbUXtNF

— U.S. Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) June 10, 2024

‘On his 17th wedding anniversary, John Fetterman was seen dining at D.C.’s top MAGA hangout,’ Howie Klein, a progressive blogger, wrote on X. 

‘At the rate he’s going, he’ll be eligible for Gavin Newsom’s podcast soon!’ he said of the California governor’s show that frequently features Republican guests.



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