Gov. Shapiro spars with President Trump amid latest lawsuit victory

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Pennsylvania's Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro campaigned hard against Republican President Donald Trump.
Shapiro is not a fan of the president, but unlike many fellow Democrats, Shapiro hasn't been a loud and harsh critic of every move Trump has made. He's taken a more measured approach, but that changed a bit this week.
'I got a pretty good track record when I take Donald Trump to court,' Shapiro said. 'We're gonna win this and get our money back for the good people of Pennsylvania.'
Shapiro announced a lawsuit against the Trump administration for reneging on a contract to pay Pennsylvania farmers to produce food for the Keystone State's hungry. He's also claimed victory in lawsuits against the Trump administration.
The Governor is also showing more of an appetite for pointed remarks about the President's men.
'These guys don't know how to govern,' Shapiro said. 'Over the last four months, what has defined the federal government, absolute chaos at every level, rising prices, screwing over farmers.'
'President Trump took an oath of office and on that day, he was the leader of the free world,' Shapiro added. 'He seems to be working overtime to relegating us to being a hemispheric power in the world. This is really dangerous, scary, chaotic stuff.'
Shapiro had mostly avoided sparring with Trump, who has a reputation for retaliation. The gloves came off this week, with Shapiro saying, 'These guys are like the gang that can't shoot straight.'
'We're going to have political differences,' responded U.S. Senator Dave McCormick (R-PA). 'I'm sure I disagree with the Governor probably more than we agree.'
McCormick didn't hear Shapiro's comments but prides himself on bipartisanship. He cordially shared a stage this week with Democrat Senator John Fetterman.
'You know, there'll be opportunities to punch, opportunities to tell each side how they're failing the people of Pennsylvania,' McCormick said. ' But more than anything else, I think the expectation is we're going to solve problems and you can't do that if you're just highly partisan in the way you conduct yourself.'
An approach the Governor has mostly taken with the President. Mostly.
'I will not be afraid to stand up to them when they do something that undermines the interests of Pennsylvanians,' said Shapiro.
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