Overview
- In a Morning Joe interview, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said he expects President Trump to try to undermine the 2026 midterms and urged preparations to safeguard elections.
- Shapiro pointed to his attorney general record of suing Trump 43 times over 2020 election challenges, saying, "I went 43 and 0, he went 0 and 43."
- Democrats posted off-year wins including the New York City mayoral race, governorships in New Jersey and Virginia, and retention of three Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices.
- Shapiro said he "went all-in" on Pennsylvania races as Democrats outspent Republicans roughly 4-to-1, citing victories in Erie and Luzerne counties and Bucks County’s first Democratic district attorney in 134 years.
- Amid questions about earlier criticism of Zohran Mamdani’s handling of extremist rhetoric, Shapiro said they had a lengthy conversation and "cleared the air."