Josh Shapiro’s Taxpayer-Funded Self-Promotional Horror Show

Originally published by The Washington Times.

National Democrats are embarrassing themselves on social media.

Look no further than the awkward lip-syncing and “Mortal Kombat” spoofs from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her fellow liberals in Congress over the past few weeks. It’s not just them. One of the Democratic governors most touted as a possible presidential contender in 2028, Pennsylvania’s Josh Shapiro, is doing the same cringey thing.

Yet, unlike Democrats in Congress, Mr. Shapiro is building a social media empire to promote himself on the taxpayer dime. He spends more than $1 million of Pennsylvanians’ money annually to post embarrassing videos in a blatant attempt to boost his image outside the state. Given Mr. Shapiro’s likely national ambitions, Americans need to know what he is doing and how much it costs. It should worry taxpayers from coast to coast.

Read more at The Washington Times.