Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro is at the Democratic convention, despite claims he was skipping

Although Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro was once deemed a likely running mate for Vice President Kamala Harris in her presidential bid, he won’t be on the 2024 ticket. Harris, who’s expected to accept the Democratic party’s presidential nomination Aug. 22, instead tapped Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for the role. 

But that doesn’t mean Shapiro signaled his displeasure by skipping the Democratic National Convention, as some social media posts implied. 

"PA Gov Josh Shapiro isn’t attending the DNC at all," a screenshot of an X post shared Aug. 19 on Threads said. "Don’t buy their ‘one big happy communist family’ BS this week." 

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That’s because Shapiro has been at the convention, which started Aug. 19. 

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He addressed Pennsylvania’s presidential delegation breakfast Aug. 19 and talked to reporters. Politico reported Aug. 21 that Shapiro "has been a hot commodity at the state delegation breakfasts this week, hitting at least three on Wednesday alone."

On Aug. 20, Shapiro took the mic during the DNC’s ceremonial roll call vote, which was broadcast and streamed live, and led the Pennsylvania delegation in submitting votes for Harris as the Democratic nominee.

He’s scheduled to address the convention around 9 p.m. Aug. 21, the same night Walz is expected to accept the nomination to be Harris’ running mate.

Dozens of photos show Shapiro at the convention, and he’s appeared on live television during the event. 

We rate claims he isn’t attending the convention False.