White House slams Trump for "Antisemitic, dangerous" attack on Shapiro
Avery Lotz
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro responded to former President Trump's characterization of him as a "highly overrated Jewish Governor," saying the GOP nominee is "obsessed" with him and with "continuing to spew hate."
Why it matters: This is not the first time Trump has received backlash for his attacks on Jewish Democrats.
Trump previously contended that Vice President Kamala Harris chose Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate over Shapiro because Shapiro is Jewish.
Shapiro denied that assertion, saying antisemitism played "absolutely no role" in his dialogue with the Harris campaign.
Driving the news: Writing in a late-night Truth Social post, Trump framed himself as "the best friend that Israel, and the Jewish people, ever had."
"The highly overrated Jewish Governor of the Great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro, made a really bad and poorly delivered speech," the GOP nominee wrote.
Zoom out: Shapiro, a key battleground state surrogate for Harris, asked in his Democratic National Convention address Wednesday, "Will we be a nation defined by chaos and extremism, or will we choose a path of decency, honor and continued promise?"
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