02/04/2026

Josh Shapiro’s Hypocrisy Runs Deep — And the Media Is Helping Him Hide It

Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33)


On Tuesday, Gov. Josh Shapiro stood in the State Capitol and delivered a budget speech full of buzzwords: fairness, transparency, opportunity, justice. But behind every lofty phrase was a different reality — one that exposes the core of Shapiro’s leadership: chronic hypocrisy.


This is a governor who talks about “fighting for working families,” but hands out billions in spending without a plan — while families suffer under record high electric bills and cost-of-living pressures.


He claims to care about financial responsibility — while draining Pennsylvania’s Rainy Day Fund to fuel the unchecked growth of government.


And perhaps most outrageously of all, he claims to stand for women. But here’s the truth he didn’t mention Tuesday: Shapiro’s administration quietly paid out nearly $300,000 in taxpayer money to settle a sexual harassment complaint involving a senior aide.


There was no press conference. No apology. No accountability. The staffer stayed on the job for months after the allegations were known. It was business as usual — and the public was kept in the dark.


How can a man who claims to fight for women’s rights justify keeping a known harasser in a position of power while using taxpayer dollars to make the problem go away? If any Republican had done the same, the press would have exploded with outrage. But because it was Shapiro, the story barely made a ripple.


That’s not just hypocrisy — that’s protection by the political class and the media that props it up. And the contradictions don’t stop there.


Josh Shapiro accepted over $1.6 million from billionaire Reid Hoffman, a known associate of Jeffrey Epstein. He never returned it. He never explained it. He just cashed the check and moved on.


This is the same man who, as attorney general, fought to block a full investigation into the suspicious death of Ellen Greenberg — a woman found with 20 stab wounds, later ruled a “suicide.” Her parents are still fighting for answers. Shapiro turned his back on them.


He talks about standing for women — and yet buried a harassment scandal, blocked a homicide investigation, and kept campaign cash from a man linked to the most notorious sex trafficker of our time.


How many more red flags do we need?


The media won’t ask. They’d rather celebrate his “tone” and “moderation.” But the people of Pennsylvania deserve more than a well-rehearsed speech. They deserve the truth.


Josh Shapiro’s hypocrisy isn’t just a character flaw. It’s a pattern.


He says the right things — then does the exact opposite.


He claims to stand for women — then protects the powerful men who hurt them.


He claims transparency — but settles scandals in the shadows.


The budget speech may have been polished. But the record? It’s stained.


It’s time for the media to stop protecting Josh Shapiro. And it’s time for the people of Pennsylvania to demand answers — not more empty words.

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