Pennsylvania
Despite rallying in Pennsylvania, Trump avoids the 'S' word ('Shapiro')
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s decision to rally within near earshot of the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion was practically brimming with subtext.
International oddsmakers have consistently labeled Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro a favorite to become Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate. Stumping for Harris on Monday, Shapiro mocked Trump before more than a thousand supporters of the presumptive Democratic nominee.
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But Trump — rallying Wednesday with approximately 8,000 faithful at New Holland Arena, about a mile from Shapiro’s residence along the Susquehanna River in Harrisburg — didn’t take the bait.
During his 90 minutes at the podium, Trump reserved most of his darts for Harris, President Joe Biden and U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa. He said little to nothing of Shapiro, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer or any of Harris’ other rumored VP finalists.
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Shapiro, meanwhile, has already been on the offensive.
Rallying Harris supporters on Monday with Whitmer at Wissahickon High School in Ambler, Pa., Shapiro poked fun at Trump for his habit of hugging the American flag. He also said he had a message for the former president.
“Stop (expletive)-talking America,” Shapiro said.
“This is the greatest country on the face of the Earth. Let’s start acting like it. I know that’s true, you know that’s true, he doesn’t know that’s true.”
Outlets including Bloomberg and POLITICO have reported that Shapiro’s already met privately with the vetting team for Harris. A source familiar with the process said Harris is expected to make her decision on a running mate by early next week.
Though Trump stayed out of state politics and away from speculation on Harris’ vice presidential preferences, one of his guest speakers had no such reservations.
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pa., ridiculed Shapiro for his “Get s— done” slogan. He told the friendly MAGA audience Wednesday that he feels the governor is too busy jockeying for a spot on the Harris ticket to accomplish anything of significance for Pennsylvania residents.
Smucker, 60, represents the 11th Congressional District in Pennsylvania and serves on the deeply influential Committee on Ways and Means. He faces Democrat Jim Atkinson in his reelection effort this fall.
Bruce Siwy is a reporter for the USA TODAY Network’s Pennsylvania state capital bureau. He can be reached at bsiwy@gannett.com or on X at @BruceSiwy.
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The war with Iran could start impacting your wallet as soon as today.
Jim Garrity from AAA East Central says oil prices are up.
“They’re hovering around $72. They were pretty consistently around $65, $66 for a while,” he said.
Nationally, AAA said the average for a gallon of regular sits at about $3, up approximately six cents from last week.
In Pennsylvania, it’s around $3.12 a gallon, and in the Pittsburgh region, it’s around $3.24 a gallon. That’s actually down about four cents from last week.
Garrity added that gas prices this time of year would already be increasing, usually because of higher demand for the warmer months and the production of the summer blend of gas used for those months.
The impacts of what’s happening in Iran may not be immediate, which could be part of why our region and the state overall have not seen a spike yet, he said.
“It could be a couple of days later. It could be up to a week later,” Garrity said.
A lot of people are watching what happens with the Strait of Hormuz. Iran borders it to the north, and 20% of the world’s oil goes through it.
Iran is one of the world’s biggest oil producers, and China gets a lot of that oil.
“If there is an impact there, you could see oil start to come in from other parts of the world, which has a downstream effect on [the United States],” Garrity said.
One way you can save on gas if prices increase in our area is by slowing down.
“When you drive faster every five miles, over 50 miles an hour, your fuel efficiency is going down,” Garrity said. “You’re making the car work harder, making the gasoline consumption less effective.”
Garrity added that in 2022, when our area and many others saw some of the highest gas prices ever recorded, people changed their driving habits.
“We saw people make seemingly permanent changes to their driving behaviors, driving less in general, consolidating trips,” he said.
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