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Josh Shapiro: “I'm the commander in chief of the Pennsylvania National…”

Featuring: Josh Shapiro, Democratic | Governor of Pennsylvania

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Governor Josh Shapiro in Conversation with Gayle King: Where We Keep the Light

Published | Video Starts at 26:18

I do. And I will tell you that we have been preparing for months for the President to either try and commandeer the National Guard out of my command in Pennsylvania. I'm the commander in chief of the Pennsylvania National Guard. But he has certain authorities where he's able to commandeer it. We've thought a lot about that. We've thought a lot about whether he surges federal officials like ICE into Pennsylvania. (26:18–26:22)

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