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Josh Shapiro: “I think we're going to need a lot of healing in this country…”

Featuring: Josh Shapiro, Democratic | Governor of Pennsylvania

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Published December 10, 2025 | Video Starts at 21:05

I think we need more moral clarity in this country. We need strong leaders in this country. And I think we're going to need a lot of healing in this country after three more years of Donald Trump. And I think a guy like Spencer Cox can provide that kind of healing. And that moral clarity our country needs. Whatever he chooses to do. (21:05–21:11)

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Asserts that the U.S. will need healing after Donald Trump's presidency.

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“I saw my friend Spencer go through the tragedy in Utah with the killing of Charlie Kirk on a college campus.”
Political violence traumatized their states. A GOP and a Dem governor join to plead: Tone it down | Uploaded December 10, 2025 | 01:33-01:41
“In Butler, Pennsylvania, where then the former president, now the president, was shot at, I called out Democrats who were saying…”
Political violence traumatized their states. A GOP and a Dem governor join to plead: Tone it down | Uploaded December 10, 2025 | 06:39-06:50
“On the President's watch, just over the last eight months, you've seen the average grocery bill go up 18%.”
Political violence traumatized their states. A GOP and a Dem governor join to plead: Tone it down | Uploaded December 10, 2025 | 13:07-13:15
“As a result of the President's policies, 310,000 Pennsylvanians are going to lose Medicaid.”
Political violence traumatized their states. A GOP and a Dem governor join to plead: Tone it down | Uploaded December 10, 2025 | 13:32-13:39
“We've got 25 rural hospitals that are likely to shudder.”
Political violence traumatized their states. A GOP and a Dem governor join to plead: Tone it down | Uploaded December 10, 2025 | 13:40-13:45
“I never imagined that speaking about political violence in the National Cathedral would be something I'd be called on to do.”
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“I think part of the antidote to the violence that we're seeing is for the American people to see that there are leaders who are able to…”
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“I think leaders have a responsibility to speak and act with moral clarity.”
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“I think this president not only failed tonight to speak and act with moral clarity by attacking a fellow American.”
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“What he does when he attacks a fellow American like that is it sends a signal to others in this country that others can be scapegoated…”
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“I think the president has a responsibility here, as do, and I agree with Spencer, as do all Americans, to try and lift up the rhetoric and…”
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“Part of speaking and acting with moral clarity is calling it out wherever we see it, whether it's on our side of the aisle or the other side…”
Political violence traumatized their states. A GOP and a Dem governor join to plead: Tone it down | Uploaded December 10, 2025 | 06:25-06:35
“I called out Democrats who celebrated the killing of Charlie Kirk in Spencer's state.”
Political violence traumatized their states. A GOP and a Dem governor join to plead: Tone it down | Uploaded December 10, 2025 | 06:49-06:57
“The price of beef is up 20%.”
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“The price of orange juice is about 17, 18%.”
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“People's health care prices are about to go up.”
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“140,000 [Pennsylvanians] are going to lose SNAP.”
Political violence traumatized their states. A GOP and a Dem governor join to plead: Tone it down | Uploaded December 10, 2025 | 13:38-13:41
“I've worked with Democrats and Republicans to cut taxes seven times.”
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“We've cut taxes for seniors. We've cut taxes to make child care more affordable.”
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“We just passed an earned income tax credit for 940,000 Pennsylvanians who are working.”
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“These tariffs have been a failure. They have driven up prices. They have shut down markets for Pennsylvania farmers.”
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“Manufacturers, who are domestic manufacturers in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania are seeing prices rise because of the chaos the…”
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“We went from being bottom five in the country on permitting to now top five in the country.”
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“Today we produced more energy than ever before in Pennsylvania.”
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“We need strong leaders in this country.”
Political violence traumatized their states. A GOP and a Dem governor join to plead: Tone it down | Uploaded December 10, 2025 | 21:02-21:05
“I think a guy like Spencer Cox can provide that kind of healing.”
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“I really admire the way Spencer and Abby live their lives openly and are honest about their faith with the public.”
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“The more open we are about our faith in our state, the more folks are drawn to having conversations with us about their faith.”
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“We are from obviously different faiths, but there are some common bonds, some similarities, some universality in our faith.”
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“You believe in clothing the naked and feeding the hungry and housing the homeless.”
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“I'm privileged to serve as the 48th governor of Pennsylvania.”
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