Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Tuesday said it was “wrong” for Democrats to attempt to eliminate the filibuster during the Biden administration and argued eradicating the procedure would lead to “profound ramifications” for the U.S.

“One thing I was absolutely wrong on — and I’ve been really … very open talking about how wrong I am — is that in my cycle, in ’22, we were running to eliminate the filibuster. And we were so wrong, so wrong about that,” Fetterman said during an appearance on Katie Miller’s podcast.

“And now, thankfully … I think Sen. Sinema and Manchin were vindicated by this,” he added, referring to former Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) and Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.)

In 2022, Sinema and Manchin, both former Democrats, voted with the Republican party to block Democrats to preserve the 60-vote threshold.

At the time, Fetterman was against their effort and said the filibuster was blocking Democrats from enacting legislation backed by their constituents.

He now says the measure protects the voice of the minority.

“We have the risk of if we lose the filibuster, then the rights of the minority — whether that will be Democrat or Republican minority — would have effectively little to no voice,” Fetterman said.

“And if we become a smaller version of the House, that would have profound ramifications for the United States, and that would be dangerous,” he told Miller, who is the wife of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller.

Fetterman’s comments come as President Trump and some Republicans have launched efforts to eliminate the filibuster in an effort to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act and other legislation authored by the GOP.

Despite pressure from the White House, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has maintained that the procedure is critical to the upper chamber and says he intends to preserve the filibuster.

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