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Josh Shapiro: “We need strong leaders in this country.”

Featuring: Josh Shapiro, Democratic | Governor of Pennsylvania

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Published December 10, 2025 | Video Starts at 21:02

And so, yeah, yeah, I think there are a lot of governors in this country who would make great presidents, and I think he would be one of them. 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. (21:02–21:05)

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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.”
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“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…”
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“I called out Democrats who celebrated the killing of Charlie Kirk in Spencer's state.”
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“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.”
Political violence traumatized their states. A GOP and a Dem governor join to plead: Tone it down | Uploaded December 10, 2025 | 13:29-13:33
“140,000 [Pennsylvanians] are going to lose SNAP.”
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“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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“I think we're going to need a lot of healing in this country after three more years of Donald Trump.”
Political violence traumatized their states. A GOP and a Dem governor join to plead: Tone it down | Uploaded December 10, 2025 | 21:05-21:11
“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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