Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro denounced Donald Trump for singling out immigrants in a small town in his state.
The former president claimed Haitian migrants had “inundated" Charleroi, in southwestern Pennsylvania, after claiming immigrants from that Caribbean nation were stealing and eating pets in Springfield, Ohio, but Shapiro concurred with the small town's mayor and told The New Republic's Greg Sargent that Trump's comments were nonsense.
"It’s complete and utter bulls---," Shapiro said. "He’s been called out on it by the town manager. He’s been called out on it by the Republican state senator who represents, quite honorably, that community. He’s been called out on it by local officials and others who have said what Donald Trump is saying is absolutely false. By the way, what Dave McCormick, the guy running for Senate against Bob Casey, has said about it is absolutely false."
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"Charleroi is a wonderful community in Washington County, Pennsylvania, a community that has seen migrants contribute to their economy, contribute to their community," Shapiro added. "You’ve heard that from residents in the area. Charleroi is also a community that’s facing serious economic challenges. Instead of actually offering something that’s going to help them address their economic challenges, Donald Trump goes and s---- on the community. It’s not only disrespectful, it’s really dangerous."
Trump puts individuals and communities at risk when he singles them out, the governor said, and shows why he's unfit for another term as president.
"Laurie and I are blessed to have four kids," Shapiro also said. "We try and teach our kids to love thy neighbor, to treat people as you would want to be treated. Basic common sense values, values that have been a law around since biblical times. Donald Trump fails that basic test of what we want for our kids, the way we all try to raise our kids. Charleroi and his attacks there, his attacks in Springfield, Ohio, which were of a similar way, just is really not only reprehensible from the standpoint of someone who wants to lead the nation. It’s reprehensible from the standpoint of someone who just failed the basic lessons that we try and teach our children."