Government Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro He said he was “damn proud” that he was a Jew, but he refrained from suggesting that his faith played a role in abbreviation as a candidate vice -president on the Democratic map 2024.
Friday in the war “In real time with Bill Maher“Shapiro asked his factors of religion in the current state of the Democratic Party.
“The last time you were in the narrow election for Vice President. Pennsylvania. And a lot of people said,” Well, the only reason he didn’t understand him is that he is a Jew, “Bill Maher told Shapiro.” switched. Do you think that is true? “
“If you were running [in 2028]If, wouldn’t it be like someone has to defend Jews, like, directly? “Maher continued his question.” Because I just feel like this issue is coming back to many peaks. Like, “We just don’t want to get closer,” unlike saying “Well, in fact, this is our friend in the Middle East.”
Pennsylvania’s government Josh Shapiro tells the host “in real time” Bill Maher that he is “damn proud” that he is a Jew. (Screen shots/HBO)
“Look, I’ll just say one quick thing about the whole of that vice president,” Shapiro replied. “All the time I said that Kamala Harris had a deep personal decision in the process. In the end, so do I. I like to be Governor Pennsylvania, and I like to draw my own course and be able to serve people in my conditions. That is the point no.”
“Point No. 2 is, as it refers to faith, as it refers to my Judaism. I am damn proud of my faith,” Shapiro said, distorting the audience’s applause. “And I’m damn proud of the good people of Pennsylvania and how they received it.”
The Pennsylvania Government Josh Shapiro is already considered a democratic hope in the 2028 presidential race. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Shapiro, who has been seen as a potential democratic hope as early as 2028, continued to tell Maher that his first advertisement for the campaign presented him and his family at a dinner table in Shabbat.
“We did this because every Friday night, we are here, together as a family, we celebrate our faith. We are proud of that,” Shapiro said. “You know what happened, Bill, after we started the ad? I would appear in some of these rural communities where I could increase the Jewish population by 100% if I appeared there, people would come to me and say, ‘Hey, I saw your ad. Let me tell you on Sunday afternoon when I get home from the church. “” Let me tell you how it is on Christmas Eve. “” Let me tell you about our iftar dinners we have during Ramadan. “”
He continued, “People were more open to this because I truly showed them who I am. I think the American people are warm people. They are a love people. I represent the Pennsylvani community, founded by William Penn, who literally founded our community to promise to be a warm and welcome people, and I they serve. “
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Critics suspected that then President Vice Kamal Harris elected the Minnesota team of Walz’s government for his directed partner on a democratic card over the Pennsylvania Josh Shapiroa, because he is Jewish. (Ronda Churchill/AFP via Getty Images)
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As Maher headed, Shapiro was among the final candidates in the evening, but then President Vice Kamala Harris She chose the Government of Minnesota team Walz as her racing colleague.
Many critics suspected that Shapiro, a popular governor in the central state of swing, was dreamy because he was a Jew, because the progressive base of the Democratic Party encouraged the anti-Israelic protests across the country after Hamas’s attack on October 7th.
Shapiro said at the time “Anti -Semitism played absolutely no role in my dialogue with the vice president.”
Harris eventually lost Pennsylvania President Trump, encouraging speculations that she might have won Commonwealth that Shapiro was on the map.
