Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) faced a barrage of questions over whether he would join the Democratic ticket as he and EPA Administrator Michael Regan rolled out new funding to tackle climate change in the Keystone State.
Regan was in the vital swing state after a historic shake-up in the White House race after President Joe Biden decided to withdraw from his reelection bid Sunday. Senior officials in his administration have been crisscrossing the country highlighting spending under major legislation the president secured, and his vice president, Kamala Harris, appears likely to be the Democrats’ nominee to face former President Donald Trump.
Shapiro, Pennsylvania’s former attorney general who was elected governor in 2022, is considered to be one of the contenders for Harris’ running mate. After remarks at Monday’s event, reporters shouted questions at Shapiro about whether he would join Harris in her bid for the presidency.
The governor noted he had endorsed Harris and spoken with her about defeating Trump. He, however, would not engage in “hypotheticals.”
