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Politics● ElevatedSep 19 · Sep 19, 2026, 2:48 AM

Shapiro fires back at RFK Jr., Trump on measles: ‘Incompetence’

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · North America

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) fired back against at President Trump’s Friday Oval Office comments calling him a “bad governor” that’s “close to incompetent” following four measles-related deaths in the state. “Incompetence is letting measles, a disease that was declared eliminated in 2000, reemerge,” Shapiro wrote on social media Friday. “Incompetence is spending your time…

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