Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) was once a heroic figure for the Democratic Party. 

But some of his recent stances and comments, especially his support for Israel, has left him without as many friends as he once had.

According to the New York Post, Fetterman recently told The New York Times that he feels like people from both the left and right are "wishing that I die."

"There are ones that are rooting for another blood clot," Fetterman said. "They have both now been wishing that I die."

His support for Israel in the wake of the Hamas terrorist attack in early October has some of his former progressive friends in Congress treating him as if he's switched parties altogether.

Fetterman took a shot at so-called "purity tests" championed by progressives.

"It’s just a place where I’m not," he told the Times. "I don’t feel like I’ve left the [progressive] label; it’s just more that it’s left me."

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"I’m not critical if someone is a progressive … I just believe in different things," Fetterman added.

The Post noted:

Back in 2016, Fetterman backed Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) bid for the presidency and billed himself as “a Democrat and a progressive.”

He later endorsed former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after Sanders exited the race.

Fetterman referenced that race, saying, "This bizarre purity thing, where people were offended that I was embracing Secretary Clinton when we have Trump on the other side?"

He added, "How did that work out for you?"

Fetterman has long stood on Israel's side, despite criticism from progressives. Last year, he was quoted by Jewish Insider as saying, "Whenever I’m in a situation to be called on to take up the cause of strengthening and enhancing the security of Israel or deepening our relationship between the United States and Israel, I’m going to lean in."

The Pennsylvania Democrat bluntly expressed his bewilderment over the Israel support, telling the Times that "the very left progressives in America don’t seem to want to support really the only progressive nation in the [Middle East] that really embraces the same kind of values I would expect we would want as a society."