Josh Shapiro came on with Dana Bash shortly after she ended her interview with J.D. Vance, and the Pennsylvania Governor has plenty to say about the Ohio Senator.
At a time, it looked like Shapiro could be facing Vance as Kamala Harris' running mate, but the Democrat ended up selecting Tim Walz. Still, the Pennsylvania Governor remains an important surrogate to the Democratic ticket and was acting in that capacity on CNN today.
Reacting to Vance's trainwreck of an appearance, Shapiro began, "I mean, Dana, that was bonkers. Listen, the [Republican] governor of Ohio, the mayor of that town in Ohio, have said this is all made up. These are all lies, there's no truth to it. And the United States senator from Ohio just came on your show and blamed his own constituents for his own lies? This guy is so pathetic."
Shapiro continued:
"J.D. Vance should be ashamed of himself, he knows better," he added. "I mean, this guy, whether he's on your show or he's in some sports bar where I mean, by the way, a total pick me in that sports bar the other day. He just doesn't understand the power of his words, the power of his lies, and those lies are putting and people at risk.
This is dangerous stuff. I know it started because they wanted to just distract the American people from their failed policies and their chaos. But this has now taken on a life of its own because of what they incited and people's lives are at risk because of J.D. Vance. This guy should know better, it's shameful what he did."