PITTSBURGH — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Monday did not deny that he has spoken with Vice President Kamala Harris about serving as her running mate if she secures the Democratic nomination for president.
He also did not say he would turn down the role if she offered it to him.
Shapiro spoke at a press conference here to announce more than $300 million in Environmental Protection Agency grants to the area, but he was peppered with questions about potentially serving as Harris’ vice president.
Pressed repeatedly, Shapiro said their conversations were focused on defeating former President Donald Trump and that Harris will need to pick someone she’s comfortable governing with to serve on her ticket.
“We spoke only about defeating Donald Trump and our shared commitment to that,” he said in response to a question from NBC News. “I immediately gave her my endorsement and said I would do everything in my power to support her here in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.”
Since Biden’s announcement Sunday that he was dropping out of the 2024 presidential race, Harris’ most likely competitors — including prominent governors like Shapiro, Gretchen Whitmer of Pennsylvania and Roy Cooper of North Carolina — have all said they back her taking Biden’s place at the top of the ticket.
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