Pennsylvania Democratic Senator John Fetterman said on CNN that former President Donald Trump had a “connection” with voters in the Keystone State, before hurling expletives aimed at Trump and mocking the former president’s campaign in Pennsylvania.

“I said, whether it’s Biden or then Harris, I said it would be very close. And Trump certainly has a connection with the voters here in Pennsylvania, and that’s why it will be close,” said Fetterman. Sunday morning on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

Fetterman joined host Dana Bash, who insisted that Trump had recently highlighted issues with voter fraud in the battleground state, which Fetterman brushed aside with expletives.

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WASHINGTON – MAY 15: Senator John Fetterman, Democrat of Pennsylvania, walks through the Senate subway to the Capitol after a vote on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

“It’s the same shit he played in 2020, and it didn’t go anywhere,” Fetterman said.

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“It’s the same sad story he faced in 2020, and I would like to remind everyone that Biden destroyed their shit by 80,000 votes,” the Pennsylvania senator continued. “…He’s going to try to lie and make baseless claims about these things. But we’re going to have a new team leading America and it will be Harris, but it’s going to be tight“.

Bash asked Fetterman about a Truth Social post specifically that Trump posted Thursday about alleged “cheating” in the coin toss state. Election investigations were launched in Lancaster and York counties last month after election officials discovered suspected fraudulent registration applications, not ballots.

Democratic Vice President for President Kamala Harris speaks to reporters after delivering remarks during a church service at the Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God in Christ, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

“We caught them cheating big time in Pennsylvania. We need to announce and PROSECUTE NOW! This is a CRIMINAL VIOLATION OF THE LAW. STOP THE VOTER FRAUD! MEET KAMALA’S NEW SLEAZEBAG LAWYER. WE’RE ON THEM ALL THIS TIME! Who would have ever thought that our country is so CORRUPT? Trump posted on Truth Social last week.

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Fetterman responded to Trump’s message by putting his hands on his face to feign anxiety before saying, “That made my skin tingle hearing that.”

“But that’s why I’m asking you this question. How worried are you that this will happen again? Because he didn’t win, but it caused a lot of problems,” Bash then asked about the Truth Social message from Trump and his concerns about the potential. electoral fraud.

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“It doesn’t worry me. It’s just like a thing. It’s the the same thing he tried in 2020. And, you know, we had absolutely safe elections. And now there was voter fraud in Pennsylvania and there were a handful of Republicans and their dead mothers voted for Trump,” he responded.

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA – SEPTEMBER 24: Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks during a campaign rally at the Johnny Mercer Theater on September 24, 2024 in Savannah, Georgia. The former president spoke to attendees about a variety of issues, including the tax code, U.S. manufacturing and future economic opportunities if he is re-elected to a second term. Trump continues his campaign across the country as the November 5 presidential election approaches. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

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Political eyes are on Pennsylvania, with voters in the Keystone State touted as those likely to do so. determine the outcome of federal elections. Trump narrowly won the state in 2016 when he successfully campaigned against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, but lost the state in 2020 to President Biden.