Philadelphia Mayor Sherrell Parker reportedly revealed via social media on Friday who Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen as her running mate for the 2024 presidential election.
in post In the post, Parker wrote that he was “proud to once again be joined by so many leaders” who endorsed Harris as his “presidential candidate” and Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-Pennsylvania) as his “vice presidential candidate.”
“Proud to have so many leaders from our region come back to support @KamalaHarris for President and @JoshShapiroPA for VP!,” Parker wrote. “We are One City, One Region, One Commonwealth!”
I’m proud to be back with the support of so many leaders across the region. Kamala Harris With the President Josh Shapiro PA To the Vice President! We are united as one city, one region, and one commonwealth! @Pademus Philadelphia Demonstration Joanna 4PA translator translator @RepHarris @PA Worker pic.twitter.com/Rh1ojbRjcr
— Sherrell Parker (@PeopleforParker) August 2, 2024
Ernest Owens president Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists (PABJ) report He said he was informed by a “political source” that a “staff member with ties” to Parker’s team “posted the video by mistake.”
“The video was scheduled for Monday … after Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to announce the nominee,” Owens added. “It’s Josh Shapiro.”
Scoop: Philadelphia political sources say a staffer associated with Mayor Sherrell Parker’s team accidentally posted the video today.
The video was scheduled for Monday … after Vice President Kamala Harris was scheduled to announce the nominees.
This is Josh Shapiro.
— Ernest Owens (@MrErnestOwens) August 2, 2024
A source close to Parker said: talked To Philadelphia Inquirer He spoke on condition of anonymity and said the video was “not an announcement of anything.”
“This isn’t an announcement,” a source told the outlet, “It’s simply a show of support for someone the mayor has known for a long time and who is known to be one of the candidates.”
Shapiro was among the Democrats who endorsed Harris for the party’s presidential nomination after President Joe Biden announced he was dropping out of the presidential race, describing her as a “worthy patriot” who has the support of the party and voters.
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Covington & Burling, the law firm tasked with investigating Harris as a potential vice presidential candidate, has completed its work and provided its findings to Harris, according to two people familiar with the process. Said of The New York Times.
The Harris campaign is reportedly set to announce her running mate by Tuesday evening.
In response to reports that Harris had chosen Shapiro as her running mate, several pro-Palestinian White House staffers reportedly threatened to “resign” and “one donor” threatened to “withhold millions of dollars.”
In 1993, Shapiro wrote an op-ed in support of Israel and questioned the two-state solution. Editorials, Shapiro also revealed that he had served as a volunteer in an Israeli military base, and wrote that Palestinians were “too militant to build a peaceful homeland for themselves”.
Last night we heard there was a progressive revolt against VP Shapiro, several White House staffers committed to the Palestinian cause (donning keffiyeh and participating in protests) publicly threatened to resign, and one donor threatened to withhold millions of dollars.
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) August 2, 2024
Mike Vereb, a former aide to Mr. Shapiro, reportedly used Mr. Shapiro’s name in a phone call with a woman in 2018, in which he allegedly said, “By the time he and Josh are done with me, I’ll be worse than nothing.” Claimed in an email sent to lawmakers in 2023.
“By the time Josh and I are done, you’ll be nothing,” the woman alleged Vereb told her. according to To ABC News.
Vereb, who was one of “Shapiro’s inner circle,” had previously faced sexual harassment allegations and the Pennsylvania governor’s administration paid him $295,000 to settle. according to To Philadelphia Inquirer.
