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Josh Shapiro: “I think we are at a critical moment for this country, maybe…”

Featuring: Josh Shapiro, Democratic | Governor of Pennsylvania

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'I'm not gonna cower': Josh Shapiro opens up on threats, reelection and the future of Democrats

Published | Video Starts at 53:39

You're going to talk to your family about this, obviously about what's next about running for president. Do you do that after the midterms? Look, I have been very, very clear. I think we are at a critical moment for this country, maybe even facing an existential crisis right now if we do not win up and down the ballot and have a national referendum on Trump and his chaos, his cruelty and his corruption. I think we gotta be focused on that right now. And I can't take my eye off that and think about anything else. So you figure it out. (53:39–53:58)

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Asserts that the country faces an existential crisis if there is no national referendum on Trump.

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