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Josh Shapiro: “There has been a marked shift in American foreign policy…”

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Published January 28, 2026 | Video Starts at 46:19

He certainly was confusing Iceland and Greenland. But there were other facts as well where I thought he was confused. I think on the broader piece here related to foreign policy, There has been a marked shift in American foreign policy under this president. Rather than trying to be a voice for human rights, a voice for democracy, a voice for freedom, a voice for economic opportunity for Americans all around the globe, he … (46:19–46:25)

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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.”
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“They went 0 and 43. I went 43. And, oh, we defended our voters here in Pennsylvania.”
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“Our economy is growing. In fact, we have the only economy in the Northeast that's growing in the United States.”
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“We've cut taxes seven times and we have an $8 billion surplus.”
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“A majority of SNAP recipients in Pennsylvania came from counties that Donald Trump won.”
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“I believe that it is the primary responsibility of any governor, mayor, president to keep people safe.”
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“This is outside the bounds of the law, I would argue violates the 10th Amendment of our Constitution.”
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“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.”
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“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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“The Trump administration turned around and sued us to compel us to turn over that information.”
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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.”
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“We've been able to come together and make historic investments in public education and public safety.”
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“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].”
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“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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“He is instead, I think, limiting America's voice to trying to be a bully in one hemisphere.”
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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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