{"id":2542400,"date":"2026-01-18T16:34:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T21:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/josh-shapiro-hits-trump-for-not-backing-up-iran-bluster-amid-deadly-protests-2\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T16:35:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T21:35:27","slug":"josh-shapiro-hits-trump-for-not-backing-up-iran-bluster-amid-deadly-protests-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/josh-shapiro-hits-trump-for-not-backing-up-iran-bluster-amid-deadly-protests-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Shapiro hits Trump for not backing up Iran &#8216;bluster&#8217; amid deadly protests"},"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%2Fjosh-shapiro-hits-trump-for-not-backing-up-iran-bluster-amid-deadly-protests-2%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=2542400&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>Governor Josh Shapiro criticized President Donald Trump for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >offering vocal support<\/a> to Iranian protesters but not backing it with concrete action, saying on Fox News that he&#8217;s &#8220;seen little&#8221; follow-through after Trump encouraged demonstrations and wrote &#8220;help is on the way&#8221; while canceling a meeting with Iranian officials.Shapiro praised the protesters&#8217; bravery but insisted that any presidential threats to protect demonstrators must be matched by readiness to act. The comments come amid reports that iran could respond forcefully if its leadership is targeted after Trump called Ayatollah Khamenei a &#8220;sick man&#8221; and voiced support for regime change. Shapiro also reproached Vice President JD Vance for defending an ICE officer involved in a shooting and declined to weigh in on Gov. Tim Walz&#8217;s past comparison of ICE to the Gestapo, saying Pennsylvania respects law enforcement.  <\/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\">Josh Shapiro hits Trump for not backing up Iran &lsquo;bluster&rsquo; amid deadly protests<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2475521\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4421719\/pennsylvanias-blue-wave\/\">Josh Shapiro<\/a> (D-PA) criticized President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4423229\/trump-battle-in-the-arctic-greenland-bessent\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s response to the deadly Iranian protests, saying he hasn&rsquo;t &ldquo;seen much&rdquo; action from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"... taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s support of the protesters.<\/p>\n<p>Trump wrote on Truth Social last week that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4416829\/trump-cancels-talks-iran-delegation-protests-death-toll-hits-thousands\/\">&ldquo;help is on the way&rdquo;<\/a> when he encouraged the Iranian protesters to continue <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4418296\/why-iran-silencing-online-speech-anti-regime-protests\/\">their demonstrations<\/a>, canceling his meeting with Iranian officials. Shapiro commended the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/josh-shapiro-hits-trump-for-not-backing-up-iran-bluster-amid-deadly-protests\/\" title=\"... for not ... up ... ...bluster... amid deadly protests\">extraordinary bravery&#038;rdquo<\/a>; of the protesters before sharing scrutiny over Trump&rsquo;s statement on the matter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4423401\/nobel-foundation-peace-prize-machado-trump\/\">Nobel Foundation says peace prize can&#8217;t be &#8216;passed on&#8217; after Machado gives Trump her award<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4422914\/trump-tariff-european-countries-oppose-greenland-acquisition\/\">Trump announces new tariff on European countries that oppose Greenland acquisition<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4422285\/josh-shapiro-white-house-trip-electricity-prices-help-2026-2028\/\">Shapiro&#8217;s White House trip to talk electricity prices could help him in 2026 and 2028<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance\/4422883\/trump-delays-involuntary-collections-of-unpaid-student-loans\/\">TRUMP DELAYS INVOLUNTARY COLLECTIONS OF UNPAID STUDENT LOANS: &lsquo;BIDEN ADMINISTRATION MISLED BORROWERS&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You know, the president had a lot of bluster over the last couple days about how he was going to have the backs of these Iranian protesters. I haven&rsquo;t seen much yet,&rdquo; Shapiro said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>The Sunday Briefing<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3329530&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=fee09aa7efd3ebdeec091cdafe804d10\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The governor added that if Trump makes a &ldquo;threat&rdquo; to a country targeting its protesters, then the president must be prepared to &ldquo;follow through&rdquo; with it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4423272\/iran-all-out-war-ayatollah-trump-regime-change\/\">Iran is threatening to wage &ldquo;all-out war&rdquo;<\/a> if Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is targeted after Trump voiced support for regime change in Tehran. Trump recently described Khamenei as a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tester-under-fire-for-praising-poster-depicting-trump-dead-sick-and-twisted-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Tester under fire for praising poster depicting ... dead: \u2018Sick and twisted\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">sick man&#038;rdquo<\/a>; who should &ldquo;stop killing people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4421125\/awkward-question-josh-shapiro-running-reelection-pennsylvania\/\"><strong>THE AWKWARD QUESTION THAT JOSH SHAPIRO WON&rsquo;T ANSWER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Shapiro&rsquo;s criticism of Trump comes shortly after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4413889\/shapiro-vance-minneapolis-ice-shooting\/\">he was critical of Vice President JD Vance<\/a> and his take on the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shooting in Minneapolis. The governor said Vance&rsquo;s defense of the ICE officer involved in the shooting is &ldquo;another example&rdquo; of Vance having &ldquo;absolutely no core.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Shapiro was also asked on Sunday about Gov. Tim Walz&rsquo;s (D-MN) past <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3439510\/pat-fallon-tim-walz-ice-agents-trump-gestapo\/\">comparison of ICE officers to the Gestapo<\/a>, though Shapiro declined, suggesting it wasn&rsquo;t his place to advise other governors. He added that Pennsylvania respects law enforcement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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>Shapiro: Trump hasn&#8217;t backed Iran protesters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2542401,"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\/2026\/01\/image-collage-99ogx1af9-1768763086709-e1768768867248.jpg?1768750870&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32319,70533,37061,35795,37683],"class_list":["post-2542400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-donald-trump","tag-iran-protests","tag-josh-shapiro","tag-political-criticism","tag-u-s-foreign-policy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-collage-99ogx1af9-1768763086709-e1768768867248.jpg?1768750870&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2542400","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2542400"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2542400\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2542404,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2542400\/revisions\/2542404"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2542401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2542400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2542400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2542400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}