House Speaker Mike Johnson told The Hill he believes Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro was “overlooked” as Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ running mate because he’s Jewish.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, who said Tuesday that Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro would have been a “stronger choice” for Vice President Harris’ vice presidential pick, said he thinks she was “reluctant” to pick the 51-year-old as her running mate because of his “Jewish heritage.”
“I think that clearly was a major factor, is that she was reluctant to put a vice presidential nominee on the ticket with Jewish heritage because they’re having a split in the Democratic Party”, Johnson told The Hill on Tuesday. “They have a pro-Palestinian, in some cases pro-Hamas, wing of the Democratic Party.
“Sadly for Josh Shapiro, because of his heritage, I think that is the reason he was overlooked.”
Shapiro had frequently been mentioned as one of about a half-dozen candidates Harris was considering to join her ticket, but on Tuesday she announced Minnesota Gov.
