It doesn’t. Fetterman was never progressive to begin with, and there are plenty of progressive candidates who have stuck to their principles in office.
I’m inferring from the language of the post that OP is against this policy change, but I’m not sure I follow the argument. Why is it problematic that Plex is asking for money?
Calling Ferdinand Marcos “ex-president” is like referring to United Fruit a “former fruit company”. It isn’t technically wrong but it buries the lede a bit.
This is untrue, and a deeply cynical view of the world.