'Total phony': Vance hit with vicious attack from gov for wanting to 'keep people hungry'

Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) went off on Vice President JD Vance in a fiery speech on Friday, calling him a "total phony" who sold out his community to advance his own career.

This comes as the Trump administration is finally compelled to release Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funds, amid a lawsuit that includes Shapiro's state.

"As for J.D. Vance, I've got to say, look, I think America — American has a president and a vice president that don't give a damn about all Americans. They have made that crystal clear. And, I mean, at least with Donald Trump, he's transparent about that. J.D. Vance is a total phony," said Shapiro.

"Let me explain why," Shapiro continued. "J.D. Vance rose to some prominence by writing a book about growing up in Appalachia, where there's a whole lot of people who get SNAP. He made millions of dollars on the backs of telling their stories, and then he turned his damn back on those very people who he likes to write about and claim is his own."

"He's another thing J.D. Vance claims," he said. "He claims to be a person of faith. I know my Bible, and my Bible teaches us that we are to love thy neighbor, and we are to feed the hungry. Deuteronomy says, if you see a person who is in need, you don't give them a clenched fist, you open up your hand."

"So for J.D. Vance now to turn around after claiming all these things his whole life, and literally go to court to stop hungry people from eating, that is not only phony, it is shameful," Shapiro added. "And this is who is leading America today. Now, folks got to wake up and realize the people who are leading in America quite literally want to keep people hungry. And you'll excuse me for getting emotional about it, but when I see hungry people in my state, who are hungry because of J.D. Vance's bulls--- politics, that makes me angry, and that's why I went to court."