Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) called GOP strategist Karl Rove a turd blossom for declaring that Democrats will likely lose their majority in the Senate come November.

The outspoken senator was objecting to Roves analysis in the Wall Street Journal . Sharing a screengrab of the WSJ headline, Democrats Will Probably Lose the Senate, Fetterman sniped on Wednesday:

I like our odds, turd blossom. We improved our margin in 22 when everyone was calling for a Dem bloodbath-ahem flipping PA- and theres still a shitty roster in 24 with several MAGA retreads. Humble yourself.

Fetterman, of course, referenced his victory over Trump-backed Mehmet Oz in 2022 to bolster his argument.

He also borrowed turd blossom from a nickname that former President George W. Bush used for Rove , who helped the Republican get elected twice.

In the Wall Street Journal piece, Rove made the case echoed by CNN that Democrats are particularly vulnerable in West Virginia where a Republican is favored to take the seat of retiring Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin and in Montana and Ohio. An open seat in Maryland is also polling in a Republicans favor , Rove noted.

The Democrats currently hold a 51-49 majority.