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Posted on 06/22/2025 7:56:30 PM PDT by lightman
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro talked about funding for sports arenas while attending the NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway on Sunday.
He also made a lengthy statement regarding the U.S. military strikes on Iran ahead of the Great American Getaway 400.
It read as follows:
“Well, look, let me say, I’m the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Austin Davis is the Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Our job every single day is to ensure the safety and well-being of the good people of Pennsylvania.
So the first thing I want to say to the people of Pennsylvania is our security team, our state police, Homeland Security, and others, we’ve been in dialogue with one another to make sure that there’s no threat to the Commonwealth as a result of what happened overseas.
There is no threat to the people of Pennsylvania, they are safe, and we’re going to remain vigilant in our work here to keep the people of Pennsylvania safe.
Now, I know foreign policy isn’t part of my job description as Governor, but it’s a fair question, given what happened last night, I’m happy to address it.
I think what is most important right now is that we not have any escalation beyond what occurred last night. I don’t think any of us want to get dragged into another long war in the Middle East, and I think it is important that we are vigilant about that.
Obviously, the Trump Administration holds responsibility for what comes next and ensuring that our American troops and our personnel in the region are safe.
I will say, with regard to the Iranian nuclear program, it was obviously very, very dangerous. The idea that Iran, the world’s largest sponsor of terror, would have a nuclear weapon, would not only destabilize the Middle East, but it would create risk for American interests at home and abroad. And so it is good if Iran does not possess a nuclear weapon.
I think it is important now that there be some accounting for the questions that I think a lot of people have, whether more diplomacy could have accomplished that, and I think it’s also important that we have a full accounting for what actually happened last night. I want to hear from military leaders about whether or not this mission was successful.
I want to thank our American troops, including those from Pennsylvania, who were involved in the planning and the execution of what occurred last night in the bombing of these nuclear sites in Iran. There are no greater warriors in the world than American troops.
We are proud of that here in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, proud of our National Guard. I’m going to be swearing in 40 new National Guard members in a moment, just proud of those who have dedicated their lives to serving our nation, who put on the uniform of freedom and then go out and defend freedom at home and abroad.
I think what we now need to focus on is diplomacy, in not having an escalation, in not allowing this to turn into a long war in the Middle East.
We’ve got to get back around the table to ensure that diplomacy can take shape, diplomacy can take hold, that there is no more violence between Israel and Iran. Beyond that, broadening it out, it is critically important that we get a ceasefire and return the hostages in Gaza. We need peace in the Middle East. We need to end these hostilities, bringing home these hostages is key to that. And I want to just tell you that I’m praying right now for everybody in the Middle East, especially our Americans who are overseas, Americans who are on our bases.
We want to make sure that they are safe and they’re going to be in our prayers. And as I said at the top, our job is to make sure that the good people of Pennsylvania are safe, and we’re going to continue to do that with great urgency, great vigilance, and great seriousness.”
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Isn’t this the same guy who couldn’t even protect his own home despite being surrounded by security? Or am I thinking of someone else?
Shapiro for obvious reasons is hugely pro Israel. Then again he is in a state that Trump won twice and arguably 3 times depending on your view of 2020
The same guy.
The PA Governor’s Mansion had moderate security which has been substantially increased following the firebombing.
I believe he mansion was set on fire while he and his security people were there.
Actualy, he hates Netenyahu.
I was expecting hand-wringing twaddle...pleasantly surprised to be wrong“
No, it was a carefully crafted 28 campaign speech. His people tailored it to the current polling data.
But somehow he's going to protect all Pennslvanians. Yeah, no. Just to be safe, I think Pennsylvanians should take steps to protect themselves.
Like Reagan said, "The scariest sentence in the English language is, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help you'".
He pretends to. In reality he supports him.
“There is no threat to the people of Pennsylvania, they are safe, “
I guess that PA is lucky to have a psychic for governor. He knows that Iranian sleeper terrorists are absent from his state how?
“…no threat to the people of Pennsylvania….”
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Be careful what you promise, Governor. You never know.
Good grief...guaranteeing the safety of people from the insane jihadists could trigger more than a few murderous folk to prove him wrong.
No, he really doen’t like him. He has said it publicly a couple times.
No. Of course not. Perish the thought. Super Shap and his dog Spot are on the case.
Yes, Governor Shapiro—who never met an abortion he didn’t like—is now attempting to position himself as “centrist” aka a Wolf in moderate clothing.
Protecting Pennsylvanians only applies to those who have survived their mothers’ pregnancy.
An unspoken middle finger to the DNC that picked Kamala over him.
I don’t see him so concerned for PA citizens safety.
Not to worry Gov. Shapiro, there’s probably enough illegals hanging out in Pennsylvania’s sanctuary cities, to do the job Iran won’t do.
A typical political word salad.. “The actions by the president and Israel made the world safer” would have done it and move on
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