{"id":247080,"date":"2026-07-19T10:39:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T10:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/247080\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T10:39:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T10:39:10","slug":"gov-josh-shapiro-pa-democrats-rally-against-trump-in-harrisburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/247080\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Josh Shapiro, PA Democrats rally against Trump in Harrisburg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHP) \u2014 Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro called President Donald Trump &#8220;unhinged&#8221; and &#8220;untethered from reality&#8221; during a rally in Harrisburg on Saturday. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/local21news.com\/news\/nation-world\/3-big-takeaways-from-trumps-speech-on-election-integrity-vulnerabilities-trump-primetime-address-electronic-voting-machines-chinese-meddling-save-america-act-voter-id-election-security-midterms-2020-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Trump delivered an address Thursday<\/a> focused on election integrity and what he believes are Chinese efforts to undermine U.S. elections. Shapiro described it as a &#8220;crazy a&#8211; speech.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He went on national TV in the White House, and he insulted the American people\u2019s intelligence and he insulted Pennsylvania,&#8221; Shapiro said. &#8220;He\u2019s continuing to attack our elections in Pennsylvania and really across the United States, but we have an opportunity to stand up against that and protect our democracy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Shapiro defended Pennsylvania&#8217;s election integrity, stating that he won in 43 different lawsuits that challenged Pennsylvania&#8217;s votes. <\/p>\n<p>READ MORE | <a href=\"https:\/\/local21news.com\/news\/local\/he-went-0-43-shapiro-rebukes-trumps-compromised-elections-claim-after-address-pa-pennsylvania-politics-trump-shapiro-elections-china-dhs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#8216;He went 0-43&#8217;: Shapiro rebukes Trump&#8217;s compromised elections claim after address<\/a><\/p>\n<p>During the rally, the state&#8217;s Democratic Party announced an initiative called &#8220;Rise Up&#8221; \u2014 a voter registration effort that aims to help flip seats in key legislative districts. <\/p>\n<p>Shapiro called it, &#8220;the most coordinated, well-funded, well-organized campaign in the history of the Democratic Party in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If voters elect more Democrats into office, Shapiro said legislators<a href=\"https:\/\/local21news.com\/news\/local\/pennsylvania-house-passes-bill-that-would-raise-minimum-wage-over-several-years-senate-philadelphia-jason-dawkins-harrisburg-vote-pa-politics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> could raise the minimum wage<\/a>, codify abortion rights into law and build more affordable housing. <\/p>\n<p>Democrats Janelle Stelson, James Malone and Sara Agerton, who are all running for election this November, also spoke during the event.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED | <a href=\"https:\/\/local21news.com\/news\/politics-pa\/pennsylvania-10th-congressional-district-democratic-primary-called-for-janelle-stelson-justin-douglas-scott-perry-house-of-representatives-may-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PA 10th Congressional District Democratic primary called for Janelle Stelson<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we win these other targeted races across Pennsylvania, we will have a Democratic majority in Congress and we will stop these bad policies from going into law,\u201d Shapiro said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HARRISBURG, Pa. 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