Dem Gov FLIPS THE SCRIPT on Trump after VP is BOOED | PoliticsGirl

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro frames state governors as a necessary contrast to the "chaos, cruelty, and corruption" of the federal administration, focusing on daily problem-solving and calm leadership.

We're seeing so much chaos in DC, so much chaos coming from the Trump administration tied together with cruelty and corruption that then when you have the opportunity to see how governors are actually doing their jobs every day, helping people, making their lives a little bit better, solving problems and doing so with a level of calm, I think there is a clear contrast.

Blue state governors actively communicate and coordinate on statements, lawsuits, and actions to defend citizens' rights against federal overreach, acting as a "wall" to protect people.

We do talk all the time. We compare notes where we can be joined in something. We do whether it's a statement, a lawsuit, an action and we recognize that when one of our brothers or sisters is kind of under attack that we're going to take a second chair but be there for them. when we're attacked, someone will be there for us and where we've got to stand together as a wall, right, to to stand up and defend people. We do that together.

Governors are forced to prepare for federal troops (e.g., ICE) entering their states to undermine constitutional rights, a situation Shapiro calls "mindboggling" and "extremely dangerous."

It's a sad day in America when governors need to prepare for an onslaught of federal troops coming into their states to undermine the freedoms and constitutional rights of their own citizens... The idea that we have to prepare for that is mindboggling. Yet, we are.

Governor Shapiro emphasizes an action-based leadership philosophy focused on delivering concrete results for citizens, such as reducing gun violence by 42% and cutting taxes seven times, contrasting with politicians who "talk all day."

I know I've heard you say that you function on the idea of G GSD, getting done... My general intention every day is to just like advance the ball for somebody just like make it a little bit better.

Despite bipartisan achievements, Shapiro faces a divided legislature preventing a raise of Pennsylvania's minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 an hour, highlighting the impact of local elections on daily economic issues.

We are stuck at a poultry $725 an hour. I've been trying to raise it to at least $15 an hour. And so this is a situation where I've got the Democratic House. They passed it, I think, twice at this point. And I've got a Republican Senate that won't do it.

Shapiro details his experience countering 43 lawsuits by Trump to overturn Pennsylvania's 2020 election results and expresses concern about ongoing efforts to undermine elections and the alarming rise of political violence targeting both parties.

Back in 2020 when Trump lost here in Pennsylvania... he and his allies sued me 43 different times... I went 43 and 0 and we had a free and fair, safe and secure election... political violence has sadly always been part of our culture... But it is clear that over the last couple three four years the amount of political violence has just skyrocketed.