Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says Trump called him a week after arson attack

nbc News - 03:00
The president's muted response in the days after the attack was notable for how it differed from Shapiro’s actions in the hours following the attempt on Trump’s life in July.

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, ...
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