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Josh Shapiro: “The president started a war we should have never started…”

Featuring: Josh Shapiro, Democratic | Governor of Pennsylvania

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Governor Shapiro participates in NGA panel discussion on energy and permitting reform

Published | Video Starts at 03:52

I mean, gas prices are bad. They're 413 a gallon on average here in Pennsylvania. There's a singular reason why they're 413. And that's because in my opinion, The president started a war we should have never started with no plan on how to go in and clearly no plan on how to get out. Part of getting out means having the Strait of Hormuz reopened for all travel. That is not the case now. In fact, the president has doubled down on, on that blockade. (03:52–03:59)

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Asserts that the president started a war without a clear plan for entry or exit.

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