Josh Shapiro says Trump called him about arson attack on his home

Published April 23, 2025 1:38pm ET



Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) said President Donald Trump made a “very gracious” call to him over the weekend about the arson attack on his family at the governor’s residence earlier this month.

The Pennsylvania governor hosted an Easter egg hunt at the residence on Tuesday, marking the first public event since a man started a fire with Molotov cocktails at the mansion. The blaze occurred in the middle of the night, while Shapiro and his family were sleeping, and the alleged attacker planned to beat the governor with a sledgehammer if he found him, per court documents.

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