On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro ignited a firestorm by slamming Vice President JD Vance for a social media post that dared to honor the victims of the Holocaust without explicitly naming Jews—yet Shapiro himself posted an almost verbatim message that day, skipping the same reference. The irony is thicker than Philly cheesesteak grease: Shapiro’s attack accused Vance of downplaying antisemitism, but his own tribute read nearly identically, focusing broadly on the six million victims without zeroing in on Jewish suffering. This blatant hypocrisy wasn’t lost on observers, who quickly unearthed screenshots and called out the Democrat governor for what looks like a politically motivated hit job, especially as Vance’s post explicitly condemned rising antisemitism elsewhere in the thread.
Digging deeper, this isn’t just a gotcha moment—it’s a window into Shapiro’s playbook of selective outrage, the same guy who’s been on a crusade against Pennsylvania’s gun owners while cozying up to anti-2A radicals. Shapiro’s administration has pushed hard for red flag laws, universal background checks, and assault weapon bans, framing law-abiding citizens as threats while ignoring skyrocketing crime in cities like Philadelphia, where antisemitic attacks have surged amid lax enforcement. His Holocaust Day stunt reeks of the same tactic: weaponizing identity politics to smear conservatives like Vance, a staunch 2A defender who’s vowed to protect our rights from executive overreach. Shapiro’s feigned moral high ground crumbles when you see his pattern—hypocrisy on Jews today, hypocrisy on the Second Amendment tomorrow.
For the 2A community, the implications are crystal clear: politicians like Shapiro will twist any narrative, even sacred remembrances, to demonize pro-gun voices and erode our defenses. As Vance fights back against federal gun grabs and state-level encroachments, this exposes Shapiro as a partisan opportunist whose antisemitism accusations are just another bullet in the anti-2A chamber. Gun owners in Pennsylvania, take note—your governor’s credibility is as shaky as his selective memory. Stay vigilant, curate the truth, and keep fighting for the rights that protect us all.
