As Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro was going through the vetting process to possibly become former Vice President Kamala Harrisā running mate, he knew heād face a lot of questions.
But one question he found offensive.
Harrisā election team asked whether he was an āagent of the Israeli government, Fox News reported.
Pennsylvaniaās Democratic governor wrote the question on his upcoming book, āWhere We Keep the Light.ā
The Atlantic reported Sunday about the and included a section to what he described as āunnecessarily contentiousā questions from Harrisā team, particularly former Biden aide Dana Remus.
āHad I been a double agent for Israel? Was she kidding? I told her how offensive the question was,ā Shapiro wrote on his book.
āRemus was just doing her job. I get it. But the fact that she asked, or was told to ask that question by someone else, said a lot about some of the people around the VP,ā he continued.
Shapiro was also asked if heād be willing to āapologize for some of his comments about protesters at the University of Pennsylvania who had built encampments to decry Israelās military campaign in Gaza and, in some cases, intimidated Jewish students.ā
āIt nagged at me that their questions werenāt really about substance,ā Shapiro wrote. āRather, they were questioning my ideology, my approach, my world view.ā
Shapiro decided against becoming Harrisā running mate after Remus suggested the position āmight be a financial burden for him and his wife.ā
āAre you trying to convince me not to do this?ā Shapiro wrote.
On her book, ā107 Days,ā Harris criticized Shapiro.
She wrote he wanted to be involved with every decision and that she needed to remind him āa vice president is not a co-president.ā
In interviews following the bookās publication, Shapiro called the accusation ācomplete and utter bullā-.ā
āI mean, sheās trying to sell books and cover her aā,ā he said, adding, āI shouldnāt say ācover her aā.ā I think thatās not appropriate.ā
āSheās trying to sell books. Period,ā he concluded.
