U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Friday openly rebuked fellow Democrats for what he described as a lack of patriotism, citing a recent Gallup survey showing that only 36% of party members say they are “extremely or very proud” to be American. Speaking in a Fourth of July message, the Pennsylvania Democrat called the figure “just wrong” and said it was “unacceptable” that so few in the party express strong national pride. Fetterman’s comments add to internal party debate over how members should frame issues of national identity and civic pride ahead of the 2026 mid-term elections. Gallup’s June survey found overall U.S. pride at 65%, with the sharpest decline among Democrats over the past decade. Party leaders have not formally responded to Fetterman’s remarks.