Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro shares details of his Elon Musk call
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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro shares details of his Elon Musk call

Politics tamfitronics PHILIPSBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro confirmed to NBC News on Wednesday that he spoke with tech mogul Elon Musk on Sunday — but said politics never came up.NBC News reported Tuesday that Musk called Shapiro while he was at the Pittsburgh Steelers-Dallas Cowboys game in Pittsburgh over the weekend. The two were connected by Thomas Tull, a Hollywood producer-turned-investor, in whose box Musk was sitting.“​​Thomas and Elon were at the Steelers game together and called me about some ideas that Elon Musk has in investing in Pennsylvania, creating jobs and economic opportunity, and I was pleased to hear about it,” Shapiro said after an event in Centre County promoting Pennsylvania State Parks.Musk, a Trump supporter who is pouring money into a pro-Trump super PAC he formed called America PAC, is on...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro shares details of his Elon Musk call

Politics tamfitronics PHILIPSBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro confirmed to NBC News on Wednesday that he spoke with tech mogul Elon Musk on Sunday — but said politics never came up.NBC News reported Tuesday that Musk called Shapiro while he was at the Pittsburgh Steelers-Dallas Cowboys game in Pittsburgh over the weekend. The two were connected by Thomas Tull, a Hollywood producer-turned-investor, in whose box Musk was sitting.“​​Thomas and Elon were at the Steelers game together and called me about some ideas that Elon Musk has in investing in Pennsylvania, creating jobs and economic opportunity, and I was pleased to hear about it,” Shapiro said after an event in Centre County promoting Pennsylvania State Parks.Musk, a Trump supporter who is pouring money into a pro-Trump super PAC he formed called America PAC, is on...
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Josh Shapiro Delivers Brutal Dig on J.D. Vance: Trump Has ‘Buyer’s Remorse’
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Josh Shapiro Delivers Brutal Dig on J.D. Vance: Trump Has ‘Buyer’s Remorse’

Politics tamfitronics Put on the spot at a press conference, the Pennsylvania governor didn’t mince his words when describing the Republican VP-hopeful. UpdatedAug. 03, 20244:09AM EDT/PublishedAug. 02, 20243:49PM EDTBastiaan Slabbers/ReutersJosh Shapiro gave a scathing review of JD Vance’s standing in Republican politics on Friday, calling the VP-hopeful a “total phony baloney” who “doesn’t know what he believes.” The snarky response came during a press conference after a reporter told Shapiro that Vance had attacked him by claiming his speeches sounded like an “impression of a really bad Barack Obama.”“Barack Obama is probably our most gifted orator of my time, so it’s kind of a weird insult, I guess,” Shapiro began.The Pennsylvania Governor, who’s reportedly on Kamala Harris’ vice president shortlist, got more pointed in his comments from there. “I’ll say this about J.D. Vance,”...
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