Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro condemned President Donald Trump and others who he said decry political violence based on the ideology that motivated it, warning that such “selective” outrage could fuel ongoing cycles of aggression.
Speaking on Tuesday, Sept. 16, days after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, the Democratic governor drew from his own experience as the victim of a targeted attack.
Pennsylvania’s response in April following an alleged arson at the Governor's Mansion offers a path forward for a nation torn by partisan divisions, Shapiro said during an address at the fifth annual Eradicate Hate Global Summit in Pittsburgh. Organizers of the event call it the most comprehensive anti-hate conference in the world.
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All of Pennsylvania’s living governors, both Democrat and Republican, reached out in the aftermath of the break-in, which left extensive fire damage and forced Shapiro’s family out of their beds to flee the burning building. These former officials united for a fundraiser to help pay for repairs to the stately Harrisburg mansion where they'd each lived in turn while serving as the commonwealth's top executive.
