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PENNSYLVANIA – Yesterday, as Donald Trump and his allies continue to attack our elections, Governor Josh Shapiro made clear that he will continue working to defend our democracy and the will of Pennsylvania voters. In an interview with MS NOW’s Jen Psaki, Governor Shapiro highlights how he is prepared to take Trump and his enablers to court – as he has done for years when they try to throw out Pennsylvanians’ votes or threaten our democracy.

Governor Shapiro is ready to stand up against Trump and his threats to Pennsylvanians’ fundamental rights to safeguard elections in the Commonwealth.  

See below for key excerpts from their conversation, and watch the full interview here:

Question: How worried are you that you could see something like what we saw in Fulton County last month in Pennsylvania, and how are you preparing for that?

Josh Shapiro: I’m concerned because past is prologue. We know what Donald Trump is going to do, which is to lie about the will of the people in Pennsylvania. And he and his allies will do everything in their power to try and thwart the will of the people. I know this because, of course, back in 2020, I was the attorney general of our Commonwealth and the election that Donald Trump lost here in our Commonwealth. And you’ll remember that after Election Day, Trump and his enablers sued us 43 different times to try and overturn votes here.

Legal, eligible voters would have had their votes knocked out. The good news is I went 43-0 and Trump went 0-43. And we once again had a free and fair, safe and secure election. An election where Trump lost and some other Republicans won and other Democrats won because we respected the will of the people.

…Less than a year from the Midterms, we’re already seeing the same corrupt games being played by Donald Trump and his enablers. …We are now defending our people here in Pennsylvania from the Trump administration trying to steal their information. So, look, I am worried because we know what these folks are capable of trying to do, but the good people of Pennsylvania should know that I’m on it, that I will stand up for them. And once again, we will have a free and fair, safe and secure election here in Pennsylvania no matter what Donald Trump tries.

Question: As you look at what he’s been saying out loud, what he did in Georgia, in Puerto Rico, what do you think the larger plan is here for people out there who are freaked out and worried, but really want to understand where this is headed?

Josh Shapiro: I think the first thing is to try and get access to that information, to be able to use it, to spin up all kinds of tales and to use that then as the justification for interfering with the election, whether that interference contemplates sending in the [National] Guard, whether that interference means trying to send in federal personnel to monitor or to interfere with our elections.

…He’s got a group of people around him who are willing to go to court and lie for him.

…I think we’re going to see more of the same. But I can tell you that we are going to be prepared. I’ve got the finest secretary of state in the entire country, Al Schmidt, who, by the way, Jen is a Republican and I’m a Democrat, because we believe that the administration of elections should be nonpartisan. Obviously, your choices are partisan, but the administration needs to be above reproach, and it needs to be something that people have confidence in and where the will of the people will be respected. And Donald Trump doesn’t respect the people of Pennsylvania. That’s why he’s  going to work so hard to overturn our elections again.

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