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isn't cooperating here.
And JD Vance made clear that they're not going to cooperate.
And I think that that creates not only a problem in getting to the answers of what happened in this case, it creates more distrust in communities, not just in Minnesota, I would argue, but all across America, because people are watching this case.
People here in Pennsylvania are watching this case and looking for answers.
And this is the job of a prosecutor now to dig into it and get those answers.
And the federal government is making it much harder.
I mean, look, I think Pennsylvania is a microcosm of America.
We really are the ultimate swing state.
That may be one of the few things that Democrats and Republicans still agree on, right?
I mean, and so I think when you look at Pennsylvania, you can get a lot of answers for the rest of the country.
I think what I've been struck by, and look, you know me, I travel all across this Commonwealth, rural, urban, suburban communities, spent a lot of time out in areas that, quite frankly, voted for Donald Trump or didn't vote for me maybe the first time around because I'm a governor for all Pennsylvanians.
What I'm hearing, yes, on issues like you point out, affordability is an important issue.
There are a number of important issues that continue to rise to the top of people's minds.
People are incredibly worried about the chaos and the cruelty and the...
the corruption that's coming out of D.C., I think that overlays a lot of this.
There's a whole lot of people, though, that are also feeling that their vote last time, maybe for President Trump, was maybe the wrong vote, that it's led to higher prices, that it's led to more chaos in their communities.
It's led to a level of instability, not just around the globe, but that they're feeling here at home.
Our farmers, many of whom voted for me and many of whom voted for Donald Trump, are getting absolutely screwed by these tariffs.
They're losing market share.
Our small businesses that dot our main streets are really struggling.