4/16/25

Josh Shapiro just handed $5 million in taxpayer money to a mosque in Philadelphia — and people are rightfully asking: Why?

This move becomes even more baffling when contrasted with his response to the East Palestine train disaster. While Western Pennsylvanians pleaded for help amid a toxic catastrophe, Shapiro was partying in a luxury skybox at the Super Bowl in Arizona — alongside Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs. Political calculations? Most likely. No Democratic votes to win in East Palestine, so he turned a blind eye and sipped wine while a chemical cloud poisoned his own state.

Now, compare that to his rapid response when a stretch of I-95 collapsed — fixed in just 12 days. Why the urgency? Easy: that’s deep blue territory, packed with Democratic voters.

And the mosque? Even if the Imam has made inflammatory comments about Israel, that didn’t stop Shapiro. For votes, it seems, he’s willing to look the other way.

That $5 million could have gone to countless other deserving causes — organizations like the Sisters of the Poor, for example. But instead of supporting them, Shapiro sued them not once, but three times — a stunning display of religious hostility. Yet now he’s writing checks to religious institutions with no concern for the so-called “separation of church and state.”

This is taxpayer money being used as political currency, and it seems hypocritical. For someone who’s built a career preaching fairness and separation of church and state, Shapiro’s actions speak far louder than his carefully crafted talking points.

In the end, it’s not about people. It’s about power. And if integrity gets left behind on the road to the “big prize,” so be it.

Hypocrisy, thy name is Shapiro.