Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll over the weekend tried to paint the two Republicans running for governor in 2026 as faithful to President Donald Trump in their most direct attacks against the pair of conservatives since they jumped into the race earlier this year.

Healey and Driscoll, who both plan to run for reelection next year, excoriated Brian Shortsleeve, a venture capitalist and former MBTA official, and Mike Kennealy, a former cabinet secretary under Gov. Charlie Baker, during the Democratic Convention in Springfield Saturday.

Healey said neither Kennealy nor Shortsleeve “will stand up to Donald Trump.”

“I will,” the first-term Democrat said. “If you’re not willing to stand up to Donald Trump, heck, if you’re not able to say it’s wrong to take food from babies, it’s w

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