{"id":2319035,"date":"2024-08-04T14:52:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-04T18:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-shrugs-off-prospect-of-shapiro-helping-harris-in-november-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-04T14:52:52","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T18:52:52","slug":"trump-shrugs-off-prospect-of-shapiro-helping-harris-in-november-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-shrugs-off-prospect-of-shapiro-helping-harris-in-november-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump shrugs off prospect of Shapiro helping Harris in November &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-shrugs-off-prospect-of-shapiro-helping-harris-in-november-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2319035&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald Trump has expressed \u200cskepticism about the potential impact of Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro as a running\u2063 mate for Vice President Kamala Harris. In a recent interview, \u2064Trump\u2062 claimed that if Harris were to choose Shapiro, it could lead her to lose support from the Palestinian vote, primarily due to Shapiro&#8217;s \u200cJewish background. He suggested that Shapiro would not bolster Harris&#8217;s position in crucial battleground states, often referred to as the &#8220;blue wall,&#8221; which includes Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Shapiro&#8217;s popularity in Pennsylvania, which is critical for Harris due to its 19 Electoral College votes, he faces\u200d scrutiny \u200bover his handling of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-audio-think-tanks-star-lawsuit-witness-admits-to-tommy-robinson-that-they-bribed-him-for-testimony-against-us-congressional-staffer\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE AUDIO: Think Tank\u2019s Star Lawsuit Witness Admits to Tommy Robinson That They Bribed Him For Testimony Against US Congressional Staffer\">sexual harassment complaint<\/a> against an aide and criticism from far-left\u200c Democrats regarding President Biden&#8217;s stance\u2063 on the Israel-Hamas conflict. Shapiro&#8217;s past comments\u2063 on the \u2063Palestinian situation have sparked controversy, leading to a campaign against him labeled &#8220;No Genocide Josh.&#8221; His spokesperson noted that Shapiro has developed meaningful relationships with various community leaders, suggesting \u200cthat his views \u200con the\u2062 Middle East have evolved since he\u200d was a college student.<\/p>\n<p>Harris plans \u2063to appear with her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">vice presidential candidate<\/a> in Philadelphia soon, although her campaign has not confirmed\u2063 that Shapiro will be selected. The ongoing \u2062Israel-Hamas war&#8217;s political ramifications could also extend to other battleground states, notably Michigan, where\u200d perceptions are shifting due to \u2063the conflict.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump shrugs off prospect of Shapiro helping Harris in November<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1722153\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> dismissed the possibility that Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/josh-shapiro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Josh Shapiro <\/a>(D-PA) could help Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris <\/a>win so<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-allies-hope-voters-anxious-about-trump-polling-lead-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Biden allies hope voters &#039;anxious&#039; about Trump polling lead - Washington Examiner\">-called blue wall states<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>November<\/a> should she tap him as her running mate.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If she picks Shapiro, she&rsquo;s going to lose the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/palestinian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Palestinian<\/a> vote, and that&rsquo;s fine,&rdquo; Trump told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fox-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Fox News<\/a> in an interview that aired Sunday. &ldquo;Everybody has their liabilities. I think if you pick Shapiro, who happens to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jewish\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jewish<\/a>, she loses her little Palestinian base because she has, because they like me because they think I&rsquo;m going to bring peace to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/middle-east\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Middle East<\/a>, even though I&rsquo;m very strong for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israel<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Harris campaign has previewed that the vice president will appear with her running mate in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/philadelphia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Philadelphia<\/a> on Tuesday, though it has downplayed that the location means it will be Shapiro. She has been interviewing her short list since Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Shapiro is popular in Pennsylvania, with the Keystone State a must-win for Harris because of its 19 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/electoral-college\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Electoral College<\/a> votes. But aside from concerns regarding his management of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sexual-harassment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>sexual harassment<\/a> complaint against an aide, he has been criticized by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/progressivism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>far-Left Democrats<\/a> who disapprove of President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>&lsquo;s approach to the Israel-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hamas<\/a> war in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Gaza<\/a>, which Harris has indicated she will likely continue.<\/p>\n<p>That criticism has been the impetus behind a &ldquo;No Genocide Josh&rdquo;&nbsp;push amid veepstakes and has been exacerbated, for example, by an article Shapiro wrote for the University of Rochester&rsquo;s student newspaper, the college he graduated from in 1995. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Palestinians will not peacefully coexist,&rdquo; Shapiro wrote, because &ldquo;they do not have the capabilities to establish their own homelands and make it successful even with the aid of Israel and the United States,&rdquo; in addition to being &ldquo;too battle-minded to be able to establish a peaceful homeland of their own.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Since he wrote this piece as a 20-year-old student, Gov. Shapiro has built close, meaningful, informative relationships with many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/muslims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Muslim-American<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arabs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Arab-American,<\/a> Palestinian Christian, and Jewish community leaders all across Pennsylvania,&rdquo; Shapiro spokesman Manuel Bonder told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;The governor greatly values their perspectives and the experiences he has learned from over the years &mdash; and as a result, as with many issues,&nbsp;his views on the Middle East&nbsp;have evolved into the position he holds today.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Israel-Hamas war is poised to have political repercussions in another battleground state, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Michigan<\/a>, which comprises of the blue wall with Pennsylvania and Wisconsin that Trump cracked in 2016. Although Biden won Michigan&rsquo;s Democratic primary in February with 81% of the vote, 101,430 Democrats, or 13% of the primary electorate, cast an &ldquo;uncommitted&rdquo; ballot to protest the war in a state that is home to the country&rsquo;s largest Arab American population. Biden won Michigan by 154,188 votes in 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump made the comments during an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maria-bartiromo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maria Bartiromo<\/a>&nbsp;for&nbsp;<em>Sunday Morning Futures<\/em>, which was taped last Thursday before the former president met with members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>FBI<\/a> who are investigating the attempt on his life in Butler, Pennsylvania, last month. Trump has experienced tensions with the FBI in the past when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-patrol-chief-resists-biden-i-cannot-comply-with-demand-to-use-non-legal-immigration-terms\/\" title=\"Border Patrol Chief Resists Biden: \u2018I Cannot\u2019 Comply With Demand To Use Non-Legal Immigration Terms\">federal law enforcement agency<\/a> had investigated him related to other matters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The FBI has such potential,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;They&rsquo;re looking into what happened with the, you know, how a thing like that could have happened. It&rsquo;s a very friendly meeting. I have no doubt about that. They want to find out.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1722153\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1722153\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump downplays the idea of Shapiro aiding Harris in November Former President Donald Trump brushed aside the notion that Governor Josh Shapiro (D-PA) could assist Vice President Kamala Harris in securing blue wall states this November if she chooses him as her running mate. In an interview with Fox News that aired on Sunday, Trump stated, \u201cIf she selects Shapiro, she\u2019s going to alienate the Palestinian vote, and that\u2019s okay.\u201d He added that everyone has their drawbacks and suggested that choosing Shapiro\u2014who is Jewish\u2014would cost her support from Palestinians who favor him because they believe he can foster peace in the Middle East despite his strong pro-Israel stance. The Harris campaign has indicated that the vice president will be appearing with her potential running mate in Philadelphia on Tuesday but has played down speculation about it being Shapiro. Since Friday, she has been interviewing candidates from her shortlist. While Shapiro enjoys popularity in Pennsylvania\u2014a crucial state for Harris due to its 19 Electoral College votes\u2014he faces scrutiny over his handling of a sexual harassment complaint against an aide and criticism from far-left Democrats unhappy with President Joe Biden&#8217;s response to the Israel-Hamas conflict, which Harris is likely to continue. This discontent has led to a &#8220;No Genocide Josh&#8221; movement during the vice presidential selection process and intensified following an article he wrote for his college newspaper where he expressed skepticism about Palestinians&#8217; ability to establish a peaceful homeland. A spokesperson for Shapiro noted that since writing those comments as a college student, he has developed significant relationships with various community leaders across Pennsylvania and his views have evolved over time regarding Middle Eastern issues. The ongoing Israel-Hamas war may also impact political dynamics in Michigan\u2014a key battleground state alongside Pennsylvania and Wisconsin\u2014that Trump won in 2016. Despite Biden winning Michigan&#8217;s Democratic primary earlier this year by a large margin, 13% of voters chose &#8220;uncommitted&#8221; ballots as a protest against the war; Biden had won Michigan by just over 154,000 votes in 2020. Trump&#8217;s remarks were made during an interview with Maria Bartiromo for Sunday Morning Futures before he met with FBI members investigating an assassination attempt against him last month in Butler, Pennsylvania. He acknowledged past tensions between himself and the FBI but described their recent meeting as friendly while expressing confidence they would uncover what happened regarding the incident<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2319036,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/trump-georgia-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34059,4021,5894,5013,3634],"class_list":["post-2319035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-election-2024","tag-harris","tag-politics","tag-shapiro","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/trump-georgia-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319035","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2319035"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319035\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2319036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2319035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2319035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2319035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}