Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Tuesday that President Donald Trump called him over the weekend to discuss the arson attack on the governor’s home in Harrisburg roughly a week after the incident.

Shapiro said that Trump called Saturday morning and that he was “very gracious.”

“I appreciated that the president called me,” Shapiro, a Democrat, told reporters at the annual Easter Egg Hunt in Harrisburg, held at the Governor’s Residence. “I actually didn’t take his call because it came from his cellphone and I didn’t have that number in my phone, so I didn’t know who it was. As soon as I heard his message, I called him right back.”

“He was very gracious,” Shapiro said, adding that Trump asked about his wife and children as they “talked for a couple minutes about what transpired at the residence.”

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The six days between the April 13 arson attack and Trump’s call contrasted sharply with Shapiro’s efforts in the immediate aftermath of attempt on Trump’s life at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July.

Shapiro swiftly condemned the assassination attempt, calling violence against any political party or leader “absolutely unacceptable” on social media the day of the shooting. He also worked with law enforcement and called the Trump campaign, though he did not speak with Trump directly.

Shapiro’s home sustained significant damage this month after a man allegedly broke into the governor’s residence while Shapiro and his family were inside and used Molotov cocktails to start multiple fires.

Trump did not forcefully condemn the attack, even as others in his administration and prominent Republicans publicly commented on it.

Asked whether a motive in the attack had been identified, Trump said last week that he had not heard about one, adding that the attacker “was not a fan of Trump.”

“He’s probably just a whack job. And certainly a thing like that cannot be allowed to happen,” Trump said at the time.

Shapiro said Tuesday that his call with Trump lasted close to 20 minutes and that they spoke about “a whole host of other topics” besides the arson attack.

“He’s attuned to the issues that are important to me,” Shapiro said, adding that he knows “the issues that are important to him.”

Shapiro on Tuesday talked about one of those issues — tariffs — saying he hopes Trump “will re-adjust his tariff plan to make Americans and companies confident in investing in capital again.”

“I’ve been critical of these tariffs because they’re going to drive up prices, and we’re already seeing that. And because it’s going to have companies and individuals, families, keep their capital in their pockets because they’re worried about the future, and with the uncertainty and the chaos that these tariffs bring, it’s going to be more capital staying on the sidelines,” he said.

HAVERTOWN, PA — Pennsylvania State Police have filed felony child pornography charges against a Havertown man.

John Jonas Wolfe, 65, of Havertown, was charged with 20 felony counts of child pornography on April 11, according to court records.

He was released Thursday on $500,000 unsecured bail, court documents show.

Authorities obtained a search warrant for Wolfe’s home after an investigation into child pornography on file sharing networks, state police said.

The warrant was executed at Wolfe’s home on March 5, according to authorities.

Investigators seized electronic devices at the home, and the devices were then searched.

On Thursday, Wolfe was taken into custody.

He is scheduled for a May 9 preliminary hearing, court records show.

Patch has reached out to Pennsylvania State Police for more information on the case against Wolfe, and will update the story when additional details are made available.

Out of work with USAID as a result of a mass overhaul of federal agencies, a former contractor in the Philadelphia area recently applied to a job with the state of Pennsylvania, eager to use their government work experience as Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration encouraged laid-off federal workers to apply.

This month, however, the worker said they learned that state job is no longer being filled. The reason, they were told, was a “hiring freeze,” said the worker, who spoke to The Inquirer on the basis of anonymity so as to not jeopardize their job prospects.

While Shapiro’s administration has publicly opened its arms to take in federal government workers, it’s also facing the reality that thousands of state positions are federally funded and could be affected by cuts by President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.

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As of April 10, “agencies under the Governor’s jurisdiction must seek prior approval before hiring personnel into positions that are funded in whole or in part by federal dollars,” said Daniel Egan, a spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Office of Administration. “Agencies that want to fill a position that is not exempt from the hiring freeze must obtain prior approval from the Office of the Budget and the Governor’s Office.”

Some positions are excluded from the freeze, including those that “provide direct care of patients, residents, and clients and positions deemed to be mission critical to agency operations,” Egan said.

At least 7,800 state jobs are funded partially or in full by federal dollars, said Egan, noting the “considerable uncertainty” around federal funds.

“Due to federal program eliminations and uncertainty in future federal commitments, the Shapiro Administration is taking responsible steps to protect taxpayer dollars,” Egan said.

The former USAID contractor was laid off in January as USAID was being dismantled by the Trump administration. They had been excited to apply their work experience to a state job, but now they’re feeling “dismayed” and “disappointed,” said the former contractor who has worked in maternal and child health fields.

“It appears that government jobs, which we once thought of as being the most stable and secure, are no longer stable or secure,” they said.

Amid the uncertainty surrounding federal funding, the state of Pennsylvania added a step to the hiring process for jobs that depend on that money. The change comes as those with federal work experience have flocked to the Pennsylvania government with job applications after an executive order from Shapiro paved the way for their hiring.

“The Shapiro Administration instituted the additional reviews to ensure that Commonwealth agencies are making prudent, efficient, and thoughtful decisions when hiring for personnel into positions that are fully or partially funded with federal funds,” Egan said.

Shapiro’s March 5 executive order made it easier to hire former federal workers — many of whom have transferable skills — for state jobs. As of March 17, the state had received some 1,100 applications from roughly 700 people with federal work experience. As of Monday morning, roughly a month later, that total had jumped to approximately 3,800 applications from about 2,000 people with public service credentials.

It is unknown how recently these 2,000 applicants were employed by the federal government and whether their unemployment is related to the layoffs DOGE spurred.

The number of positions available fluctuates. As of Monday there were nearly 600 job postings on the state’s career page. A single job posting can be used to fill multiple vacancies of the same title.

The top positions drawing applicants with federal workforce experience include “Unemployment Compensation Claims Intake Interviewer,” “Clerical Assistant,” “Driver License Examiner Assistant,” and “Public Health Program Administrator,” according to a list provided by the Office of Administration.

As of the first week of April, some 6.8% of Pennsylvania government salaried positions were vacant, including hard-to-fill roles such as nurses, financial professionals, IT positions, and engineers.

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to more precisely describe Gov. Josh Shapiro’s March 5 executive order.