Josh Shapiro

To a future of peace.

There's no parsing.

Look, I stand by what I said.

I think the way in which the author described my emotion, frankly, was not accurate.

But the words are mine and I stand by them.

I think what was relayed to me by that author that the vice president had written about me just simply wasn't true.

And I think the vice president and I had very and continue to have very candid conversations.

And I think the way in which

It was articulated to me what was said was was certainly not accurate.

I've talked to people who are thinking about running for office.

who have said they don't want to because they don't want to put their families at risk.

These are good people who just want to serve, who want to do right by their communities, who are being impacted by this unacceptable level of political violence that we're seeing in our country.

I think we need real accountability for acts of political violence.

And today is real accountability for the violence that came here to Pennsylvania.

is the bullying what is not helpful is failing to remember our shared history and the way we are intertwined what is not helpful is the way in which the president has demeaned our neighbors in the north suggesting that they should be the 51st state i respect canadian sovereignty

And I hope that tomorrow, when this meeting occurs in the White House, respect will rule the day, that we will hammer out a trade agreement that works for both sides, and that Pennsylvanians can continue to work with our partners in the North to grow our economy, to protect our farmers, to expand our manufacturing base. The final thing I'll say is this. Slapping a tariff on Canada

Even for Pennsylvania companies that are based in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, that source their raw materials in Pennsylvania, that don't rely on raw materials from Canada.

The prices for those companies are going up. The capital needed to be able to expand is staying in the private sector's pocket, meaning they are not investing the kind of capital that is needed to grow and expand right now. And so by the president pushing the tariff button,

He are not only alienating one of our most important global allies, he's driving up the cost for Pennsylvania farmers, driving up the cost for Pennsylvania small businesses, driving up the cost for Pennsylvania manufacturers. Even those who are doing it in the president's mind the right way, note the air quotes here, by doing it

based in America, sourced with American products, sourced with American raw material, with American workers, we're still seeing prices go way up because the president decided to push the tariff button and drive up costs on the American people. It is dangerous, the rhetoric he's engaged in,