Comments were among the most direct overtures by Trump to woo Democratic senator into his Republican partyDonald Trump on Saturday openly encouraged Democratic US senator John Fetterman to switch parties and become a Republican just weeks before the federal midterm elections could reshape control of Congress.“I’d love to see him as a Republican,” the presidents told reporters at Joint Base Andrews as he returned to Washington DC from a rally in Tennessee. “He does better as a Republican than he does as a Democrat.”Guardian staff contributed reporting Continue reading... ...read more read less