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Josh Shapiro: “I made a point to speak to the people around the president…”

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Published September 21, 2025 | Video Starts at 25:54

She can explain what she means by that. I really can't comment on that. And again, I haven't read the book. Here's what I can tell you is that I made a point to speak to the people around the president repeatedly about what I saw were worrying signs here in Pennsylvania. And when I felt that they were not sharing that information directly with the President, I went directly to the president, to the former president and shared that with him. (25:54–26:03)

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