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Josh Shapiro: “The Trump administration turned around and sued us to compel…”

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Gov. Josh Shapiro on Minneapolis Crisis, Firebombing Attack & 2028 Presidential Run

Published January 28, 2026 | Video Starts at 16:22

And so we responded to their demand by saying, no. Number one, I've got a legal responsibility to protect it. Number two, I don't trust you with it, which is what we made clear. And The Trump administration turned around and sued us to compel us to turn over that information. That seems to me to be a similar argument that they've made to Governor Walz in Minnesota. I'm not an expert on Minnesota law, but I can just speak to what's happening here in our commonwealth. (16:22–16:27)

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“The federal government demanded that I turn over all of the voter information for Pennsylvania voters, roughly 9 million people.”
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“Trump and his allies sued me 43 different times to try and undermine our free and fair, safe and secure election.”
Gov. Josh Shapiro on Minneapolis Crisis, Firebombing Attack & 2028 Presidential Run | Uploaded January 28, 2026 | 17:21-17:28
“They went 0 and 43. I went 43. And, oh, we defended our voters here in Pennsylvania.”
Gov. Josh Shapiro on Minneapolis Crisis, Firebombing Attack & 2028 Presidential Run | Uploaded January 28, 2026 | 17:28-17:34
“Our economy is growing. In fact, we have the only economy in the Northeast that's growing in the United States.”
Gov. Josh Shapiro on Minneapolis Crisis, Firebombing Attack & 2028 Presidential Run | Uploaded January 28, 2026 | 41:30-41:36
“We've cut taxes seven times and we have an $8 billion surplus.”
Gov. Josh Shapiro on Minneapolis Crisis, Firebombing Attack & 2028 Presidential Run | Uploaded January 28, 2026 | 41:35-41:41
“A majority of SNAP recipients in Pennsylvania came from counties that Donald Trump won.”
Gov. Josh Shapiro on Minneapolis Crisis, Firebombing Attack & 2028 Presidential Run | Uploaded January 28, 2026 | 44:38-44:48
“I believe that it is the primary responsibility of any governor, mayor, president to keep people safe.”
Gov. Josh Shapiro on Minneapolis Crisis, Firebombing Attack & 2028 Presidential Run | Uploaded January 28, 2026 | 04:25-04:35
“What the federal government under Donald Trump and J.D. Vance and Kristi Noem have done is eviscerate that trust and leave people less safe.”
Gov. Josh Shapiro on Minneapolis Crisis, Firebombing Attack & 2028 Presidential Run | Uploaded January 28, 2026 | 04:47-04:58
“I think it is critically important that this mission [Operation Metro Surge] be terminated immediately.”
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“The practices that CBP and ICE are engaged in in communities do not meet baseline proper policing procedures.”
Gov. Josh Shapiro on Minneapolis Crisis, Firebombing Attack & 2028 Presidential Run | Uploaded January 28, 2026 | 05:27-05:37
“This is outside the bounds of the law, I would argue violates the 10th Amendment of our Constitution.”
Gov. Josh Shapiro on Minneapolis Crisis, Firebombing Attack & 2028 Presidential Run | Uploaded January 28, 2026 | 06:22-06:29
“The state attorney general has the power to conduct an investigation and should conduct the investigation.”
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“Should they find that federal officials obstructed justice by impacting the crime scene, that is a crime and they should be charged.”
Gov. Josh Shapiro on Minneapolis Crisis, Firebombing Attack & 2028 Presidential Run | Uploaded January 28, 2026 | 07:17-07:28
“There's nothing stopping state officials from conducting a full investigation.”
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“We have seen courts curtail the power of this president when it comes to the National Guard as an example.”
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“This week the Congress of the United States can stop the funding for ICE's mission in Minnesota.”
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“I believe the lawyers are in court today in Minnesota.”
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“If they don't have the funding in order to carry out the mission in Minnesota, then it is going to force them to change the mission.”
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“We have long been preparing for the federal government deploying soldiers or deploying federal agents to the streets of our commonwealth…”
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“All federal resources would be brought to bear to make sure that the person who did this would be held to account, which that person was…”
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“I think antisemitism is a problem on the political left and the political right.”
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“Benjamin Netanyahu was isolating Israel and the world community, making Israel less safe.”
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“October 7th is an example of Israel being less safe under Netanyahu's leadership.”
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“Palestinians need to have their own homeland secured next to Israel.”
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“I don't support you using the veneer of protest to assault a kid because they're a Jew.”
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“I don't believe using the veneer of protest to stop a Jewish kid from going to class simply because he's Jewish.”
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“I have been outspoken about [antisemitism] and I certainly don't apologize for that.”
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“Pennsylvania is the toughest state and is that swing state.”
Gov. Josh Shapiro on Minneapolis Crisis, Firebombing Attack & 2028 Presidential Run | Uploaded January 28, 2026 | 41:10-41:15
“We've been able to come together and make historic investments in public education and public safety.”
Gov. Josh Shapiro on Minneapolis Crisis, Firebombing Attack & 2028 Presidential Run | Uploaded January 28, 2026 | 41:23-41:30
“Our crime rate is down.”
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“Educational opportunity is up.”
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“A whole lot of our farmers haven't yet seen any money from [the bailout fund].”
Gov. Josh Shapiro on Minneapolis Crisis, Firebombing Attack & 2028 Presidential Run | Uploaded January 28, 2026 | 43:41-43:52
“The tariffs have really hurt our farmers.”
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“The tariffs are actually hurting our domestic manufacturers.”
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“The federal government broke its compact on SNAP.”
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“Donald Trump is screwing over the very people that put him in that position in the first place.”
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“There has been a marked shift in American foreign policy under this president.”
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“He is instead, I think, limiting America's voice to trying to be a bully in one hemisphere.”
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“We are less safe when you break those alliances.”
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“What I see under this president is the evisceration of both [diplomacy and alliances].”
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“We are the party of freedom and liberty. We are the party of standing up against the powerful.”
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“I think the most important election we face are these midterms.”
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“I think there's 36 governor's races across the country.”
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“I'm doing it in the toughest state in the country to do it in here in Pennsylvania.”
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