“The View” co-hosts repeatedly pressed Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday to respond to former Vice President Kamala Harris’ insults against him.
In his memoir, “Where We Keep The Light,” Shapiro revealed that the vetting team for Harris’ presidential campaign asked the governor if he was a “double agent” for Israel, which personally offended him. During his appearance on “The View,” Shapiro said he harbored no ill will toward Harris and was grateful to have been considered for the role.
“It was an honor to be considered and throughout that whole process. Laura and I just talked about is this the best way for us to serve? Is this the best way for us to have an impact to get stuff done?” Shapiro told co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin. “And as we were reaching the end of this process where I was quite literally on my way to meet with the vice president, to have, by the way, what ended up being an unbelievably candid and honest conversation and to this day I’m grateful to her for that candor.”
“I did receive a call on my way in asking me that question of really about I think dual loyalty, which is how it landed on me. Look, I don’t harbor any ill will I these folks had a job to do. They got questions to ask. I’m a big boy,” the governor continued.
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Harris wrote in her own book, “107 Days,” that she worried about Shapiro being overly confident and wanting to serve as a “co-president” rather than a vice president. Shapiro extended some grace to the former vice president when co-host Ana Navarro brought these claims up.
“Well, first of all, I didn’t view my book as a response. In fact, I finished that before I ever read her. So it’s hardly a response. I wanted to make sure that I was being forthright with people about what I went through, how I process these decisions,” Shapiro said. “As I said a moment ago, getting the chance to speak about this for the first time and what is otherwise a process that’s pretty closed. And to me, this wasn’t about dishing respectfully.
“It was just more about how we went through the process, what I thought, what I felt coming out of it,” Shapiro continued. “And I hope the story there shows that I’m someone who’s driven to serve and to serve in a way that still allows me to be a good dad, a good husband and have an impact on people’s lives. That was my focus.”
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While Harris considered Shapiro as a potential running mate, she faced pressure from left-wing Democrats, including former Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York, who claimed Shapiro was too pro-Israel. In a December 2025 interview with The Atlantic, Shapiro angrily disputed Harris’ worries about him in her memoir, calling her claims “utter bullshit.”
Harris also claimed in her book that Shapiro “mused” about being in the room for every decision and had “unrealistic expectations.” She later picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate following the support of most of her staff and her 17-year-old godson. Her husband, Doug, threw his support behind Shapiro because he had known him longer.
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