Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) late Sunday criticized President Trump's use of the word "scum" in his latest remarks criticizing left-wing groups and pushed back on the suggestion that political violence is a problem plaguing only one side.
“No one party is immune from political violence,” Shapiro said in a post on the social platform X. “My family and I can attest to that.”
“Using the rhetoric of rage and calling some of our fellow Americans ‘scum’ — no matter how profound our differences — only creates more division and makes it harder to heal,” he added.
Shapiro, a moderate Democrat, was targeted in an alleged assassination attempt earlier this year, when his home was set on fire as his family slept inside.
His latest post came in response to a clip of Trump telling reporters on