Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s “moderate” label is a scam, and his record screams it.

From crushing liberty during the 2020 pandemic to his latest stunt suing the Trump administration’s directive to end the mutilation of our children, Shapiro’s a Deep State wolf in centrist clothing, eyeing a 2028 presidential run.

Let’s start with 2020. As Pennsylvania’s Attorney General, Shapiro cheered Gov. Tom Wolf’s draconian lockdowns, which shuttered businesses, tanked livelihoods, and trapped families in their homes.

He backed Wolf’s mask mandates and vaccine push, bullying Pennsylvanians into compliance while small businesses bled out. Hardworking folks lost everything to Shapiro’s power grab, all under the guise of “public health.”

His moderate act? Pure theater. He is all in for control, not freedom, crushing the spirit of the Keystone State.

Fast forward to 2025, and Shapiro’s at it again, filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration to block a ban on federal funding for sex changes for minors. This isn’t about compassion—it’s about pandering to the woke left while pretending to be a centrist.

The Trump policy protects kids from irreversible procedures, yet Shapiro’s fighting to keep taxpayer dollars flowing to this madness. Why the flip flop here? It’s a calculated move to curry favor with the radical Democratic Party’s base, who love the trans ideology because it gives them the tools they need to push more big government overreach, despite the fact that a majority of Americans today are against it.

Shapiro also flip flopped on fracking. After making big promises on the campaign trail to regulate the oil industry, he backtracked and essentially did nothing. This particular flip flop actually benefits Pennsylvania residents, who are already struggling with energy costs, but it says something about his integrity. He made promises that he never intended to keep.

Normal, working-class voters see this for what it is: Shapiro’s sacrificing Pennsylvania families to boost his national profile.

Election integrity is another key issue that sounded good in sound bites but was just more political theater. While the Democrats spent the last several years screeching that any criticism or questions about the integrity of our elections was an anti-American conspiracy theory, as soon as they were voted out, that all somehow became fair game again in their minds. Yet another Shapiro flip flop followed by a press tour.

Why the hustle? Shapiro’s got his eyes on 2028.

He dodged Kamala Harris’ 2024 VP slot, not because he loves being governor that much, but because he knew she’d crash and burn against Trump. A new book, “2024: How Trump Retook the White House,” reveals Shapiro was Harris’s “obvious choice” but hesitated, wary of tying himself to a losing ticket.

His “Get Shit Done” slogan and high approval ratings are his launchpad for a White House bid. He’s playing the long game, schmoozing progressives with lawsuits while posing as a moderate to fool swing-state voters. It’s Déjà Blue—same old Democrat playbook.

Shapiro’s no friend of working families. He backed a school voucher program tied to school choice visionary Jeffrey Yass and then vetoed it when the left cried foul, proving he’s a political chameleon who’ll sell out PA’s most vulnerable students for power.

The $36.2 trillion national debt and 51 million illegal border crossings under Biden-Harris? Shapiro’s silent, too busy plotting his next move.

His 2020 tyranny crushed small businesses, and his current lawsuit now endangers kids to score woke points. We can’t let this man stay in Harrisburg or climb to Washington.

Cliff Maloney is the CEO of Citizens Alliance and Founder of the PA CHASE. He can be found @Maloney on X.

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