Overview

• On July 24, Gov. Josh Shapiro appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, securing roughly 30 minutes of national airtime to discuss his record and critique President Trump
• Shapiro accused Trump of only visiting blue-collar communities to win votes before cutting 310,000 Pennsylvanians—154,000 in Trump-leaning areas—off Medicaid under the new One Big, Beautiful Bill
• He highlighted his own tenure, noting the hiring of additional police officers, expanded training programs and a 38% drop in crime statewide
• The governor underscored his outreach to rural, traditionally Republican counties by sharing examples like a Potter County gas-tank rescue that he said earned voters’ trust
• This appearance follows Shapiro’s March interview on Real Time with Bill Maher and builds on his reputation as a centrist Democrat with cross-partisan appeal