Campaign fundraising emails for John Fetterman were sent from the address info@gopsquad.com.
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Behind the BastardsOct 3, 2026
The Intercept reports that an email sent by Fetterman's campaign came from info@gopsquad.com, and TIME independently reports fundraising appeals from that address. The claim matches the passage's wording and no source contradicts it, though neither outlet confirms the arrangement with the list owners, and Fetterman's campaign did not respond to comment requests.
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… Fair, and he's right. He's right. Pretty cool. Moving on, about a week after Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman sent a little video to the Republican midterm convention, The Intercept reported that Fetterman has been fundraising using GOP email lists, with campaign fundraising emails coming from the address, quote, info at GOP squad dot com. Now, one of these GOP linked fundraising emails said it was from friend of the pod, James, favorite Senator Mike Lee, who wrote in this email, quote, Friend, I just got an email from John. He's basically a Republican now. I need your help to draft him. …
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Supports. The Intercept states that an email over the weekend sent by Fetterman's campaign came from the address 'info@gopsquad.com', with other appeals from the same address.[1]
Supports. TIME independently reports that Fetterman sent fundraising appeals from info@gopsquad.com, citing the Intercept report and its own review of the emails.[2]
Supports. Additional outlets (Yahoo/CQ-Roll Call, Substack, Heritage Review) repeat the gopsquad.com sender detail, though they largely echo the Intercept and TIME reporting rather than adding independent records.[3][4][5]
Context. Reporting notes it is unclear who owns the email lists or what arrangement Fetterman's campaign has with the groups behind them, and the campaign did not respond to comment requests.[1][3]
Sources
5 sources: 2 tier 2, 3 not rated
- 1John Fetterman Is Fundraising on GOP Donor Email Liststheintercept.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 2'He's Basically a Republican Now': Fetterman Turns to GOP Donors ...time.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 3'He's Basically a Republican Now': Fetterman Turns to GOP Donors ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 4John Fetterman Has Left the Buildinglukebeasley.substack.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Fetterman's campaign now fundraises through Republican email listsheritagereview.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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