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rampartd

(4,641 posts)
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 11:02 AM Jan 26

strange conversation with gov shapiro and trump

i read this one a few times. is it a threat of violence? i think so.

"And then, I frankly expected the conversation to end there just a couple minutes in. And he then went on to bring up a lot of other topics," Shapiro said. One of them was about the 2028 presidential race. Shapiro has not announced plans for a 2028 presidential bid, and said he told Mr. Trump at the time that he was "not looking to run."

Shapiro said Mr. Trump cautioned him about pursuing a future presidential run.

Mr. Trump then addressed the rise in political violence, Shapiro said, referencing the 2024 assassination attempt against him during a campaign rally in Butler.

"And he said, 'You know, being president's a really dangerous job.' And he rattled off other jobs that have a lower fatality rate than presidents. And he said, 'It's very, very dangerous. Just be careful," Shapiro said. "I said, 'Mr. President, I'm not looking to run for president.' And he said, 'Well, I just wanted to share that with you.' And so it was a strange conversation that bounced through a lot of different topics. But look, I appreciate the fact that he called."


https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/josh-shapiro-recalls-strange-conversation-163109342.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmluZy5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJEfQjDkTMg61oBiu5vD_LdfPpHGvAZryRPv08BFvqJaVje-_bodPAP-ki7hcaTb4I2lHfVlpH2Z3o3-SsclFb5uWzSRaPxBTHOxhGFY3M9FDB9OYG6l7686_sPIgJ4Y4nehfl804zx41TjmhYxRQshWASKy4uV0ov5kmAr-_CI_

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strange conversation with gov shapiro and trump (Original Post) rampartd Jan 26 OP
Trump acts like a Mafia Godfather Emile Jan 26 #1
that is the way i read it rampartd Jan 26 #2
Yep, it's the Don Corleone Doctrine. tanyev Jan 26 #4
Several years ago a friend ran for a union doc03 Jan 26 #3
Just a friendly heads up. Be a shame if something bad happened. Swede Jan 26 #5
Why would Shapiro appreciate the fact that Trump called? democrank Jan 26 #6
he is a stupid dangerous thug rampartd Jan 26 #7

doc03

(39,088 posts)
3. Several years ago a friend ran for a union
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 11:10 AM
Jan 26

district directors job. The then director ask him out for lunch and proceeds to remind him he knows where he lives and he should think of his family. Like something out of the Godfather. They labeled my friend as being a communist and a homosexual.

democrank

(12,607 posts)
6. Why would Shapiro appreciate the fact that Trump called?
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 11:36 AM
Jan 26

Most every word out of Trump’s mouth is a lie. He’s an untrustworthy, dangerous thug who is overseeing the ruination of our country.

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