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This article explores the strained relationship between Pennsylvania's Senator John Fetterman and Governor Josh Shapiro. It details their diverging political trajectories and the public animosity between them, highlighting their disagreements on key issues.
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Josh Shapiro were both rising Democratic stars when they won their offices in 2022. Since then, their political trajectories have diverged.Credit...Eric Lee for The New York Times, Greg Kahn for The New York TimesBy Lisa Lerer and Katie GlueckFeb. 12, 2026, 5:03 a.m. ETThere was nearly no question Josh Shapiro wouldn\u2019t answer as he traveled the country on his recent book tour, promoting his record as governor of Pennsylvania and flirting with the possibility of an even bigger political future.Except one. Would he support the Democratic senator from his state, John Fetterman, for re-election in two years?\u201cJohn will decide if he\u2019s going to run for re-election,\u201d Mr. Shapiro told reporters in Washington. \u201cI appreciate his service.\u201dHis terse response offered a glimpse into the strained, and often strange, relationship between the two most powerful Democrats in the country\u2019s biggest battleground state, as both enter pivotal new chapters of their careers.For years, Mr. Shapiro and Mr. Fetterman climbed their way through the ranks of state politics, rising from local office on opposite sides of the state to become national political stars with egos to match. Both were talked about as potential presidential candidates despite their radically different profiles.Mr. Shapiro, a buttoned-up, bespectacled state legislator from the Philadelphia suburbs, emerged as a political moderate and a master of the insider\u2019s game. Mr. Fetterman, the towering, tattooed mayor of a struggling old steel town near Pittsburgh, was a lone-wolf politician who disdained the party establishment but excited the liberal grass-roots.Yet in recent years, their trajectories have sharply diverged: Mr. Shapiro is now one of the country\u2019s most popular governors, widely seen as a possible White House contender in 2028. Mr. Fetterman, relishing clashes with the left, has become a Democratic pariah, and has struggled with mental and physical health challenges.While private animosity is common between politicians, Mr. Fetterman has propelled their long-fraught relationship to the public eye, broadcasting his resentments toward a sitting governor of his own party in a way that Pennsylvania political veterans say has little modern precedent.In a memoir published late last year, Mr. Fetterman mentions the governor more than 40 times, devoting an entire chapter, titled \u201cThe Shapiro Affair,\u201d to the souring of their relationship. By contrast, Mr. Shapiro name-checks the senator twice in his newly released book.\u201cJosh and I were very different in style,\u201d Mr. Fetterman wrote in his book, describing himself as \u201cmore immediate and sometimes prickly.\u201d He added, \u201cShapiro, for his part, always had an eye on how the politics would play.\u201dAides to both men declined to comment on the relationship. Over the years, Mr. Shapiro and, to some extent, Mr. Fetterman have publicly sought to downplay reports of friction, insisting their offices have a working relationship.But it\u2019s not clear when they last spoke one on one. They rarely appear at events together.Allies and former aides to both men describe the tensions as one-sided, with Mr. Fetterman far more focused on Mr. Shapiro. More than one said that the relationship, or lack thereof, reminded them of a famous scene in the television show \u201cMad Men,\u201d in which someone tells the protagonist, Don Draper, that he feels bad for him.\u201cI don\u2019t think about you at all,\u201d Draper replies.Pardon Board DifferencesMr. Shapiro and Mr. Fetterman have cut starkly different profiles since early in their political careers.Credit...CQ Roll Call, via AP Images; Andrew Rush\/Associated PressTheir story dates to 2008, according to Mr. Fetterman, who wrote that they met while serving as electors for President Barack Obama.Mr. Fetterman backed Mr. Shapiro\u2019s bid for attorney general in 2016, hosting fund-raisers at his home, he wrote. They saw each other around the state as Mr. Fetterman ran unsuccessfully for Senate in 2016, and later for lieutenant governor.Mr. Shapiro was \u201csmart and savvy,\u201d Mr. Fetterman wrote in his book. \u201cHe is a credit to the state and may one day be a credit to the country. I remember fondly the days when we were nobodies trying to climb the ladder. Even if we no longer speak.\u201dThings began to deteriorate when they served on Pennsylvania\u2019s Board of Pardons, a five-member panel that is little known in national politics but that played an outsize role in shaping Mr. Fetterman\u2019s animosity toward Mr. Shapiro.As lieutenant governor, Mr. Fetterman led the board, one of his few duties that by his own account were not \u201clargely ceremonial.\u201d As attorney general, Mr. Shapiro also served on the board.Mr. Fetterman was a passionate advocate for granting early release to some people serving life sentences, offering emotional speeches arguing for clemency.He was especially exasperated by Mr. Shapiro\u2019s hesitation to grant a commutation to two brothers who said they were innocent of murder \u2014 a reluctance Mr. Fetterman attributed to concerns about \u201coptics.\u201dImageDennis and Lee Horton were released from prison after the Fetterman-led Pennsylvania Board of Pardons commuted their sentences. Credit...Hannah Beier for The New York TimesIn a live-streamed 2020 meeting, Mr. Fetterman grew so angry with Mr. Shapiro that he called him a \u201cfucking asshole\u201d \u2014 not realizing, he said, that his microphone was on.Trump Administration: Live UpdatesUpdated\u00a0Feb. 12, 2026, 9:28 a.m. ET2 hours agoThe Minnesota surge led to thousands of arrests, tense protests and three shootings.Immigration officials are set to testify before a Senate panel.Trump says he will now invite Democrats to the governors\u2019 association meeting.Mr. Fetterman wrote that at one point, he leveled a political threat, saying that he had \u201call but\u201d told Mr. Shapiro he would challenge him for the Democratic nomination for governor if he did not change his mind. If Mr. Shapiro voted to release the brothers, Mr. Fetterman suggested, he would run for Senate.Mr. Fetterman then \u201cdropped some breadcrumbs\u201d with The Philadelphia Inquirer, he wrote in his book, tipping off the news media to the conversation to \u201cget something on the record.\u201dAn aide to Mr. Shapiro later denied that the threat had ever been made.In December 2020, the board unanimously recommended freeing the brothers. Mr. Fetterman appeared speechless when it came time for him to cast his vote.Mr. Shapiro spoke on his behalf: \u201cI\u2019m a yes, and I think the lieutenant governor is a yes as well.\u201dIn his own memoir, Mr. Shapiro described the pardon board work as an intense process that required balancing public safety considerations, clemency pleas and the views of victims and their families.\u201cI felt an enormous sense of responsibility with every case I voted on,\u201d he wrote.In February 2021, Mr. Fetterman announced his campaign for Senate, and Mr. Shapiro began his bid for governor later that year.But the experience with Mr. Shapiro on the board stuck with Mr. Fetterman, and he wrote that the relationship had never recovered.Years of TensionMr. Fetterman and Mr. Shapiro both won their elections in the fall of 2022, each racking up notable margins of victory in traditionally Republican territory.Credit...New York Times photographs by Ruth Fremson and Kriston Jae BethelThe two men\u2019s fortunes began to diverge in 2022, when Mr. Fetterman suffered a near-fatal stroke in the middle of his Senate campaign.They both won their elections that fall, each racking up notable margins of victory in red areas. But since then, Mr. Shapiro\u2019s profile has risen while Mr. Fetterman has charted a much rockier path.Mr. Fetterman has alienated much of his party with his contrarian positions, defending immigration enforcement agents for wearing masks and backing the idea of buying Greenland.Polling from late last year showed Mr. Fetterman\u2019s approval ratings among Democrats hovering in the 30s. (Mr. Shapiro, by contrast, was in the 90s.)And while he and Mr. Shapiro are both prominent supporters of Israel, Mr. Fetterman\u2019s mockery of pro-Palestinian protesters angered some Democrats, as did his support of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, of whom Mr. Shapiro is a fierce critic.He has also faced serious health problems.In 2023, he was hospitalized for weeks of inpatient treatment for severe depression, and has described experiencing suicidal ideation. In 2024, Mr. Fetterman, who is known for distracted driving and has often taken video calls behind the wheel, was found at fault in a car accident in Maryland that totaled his S.U.V. Last year, a fall after what his team described as \u201ca ventricular fibrillation flare-up\u201d landed him in the hospital again.Former aides have publicly worried that he was unfit for office, and he has missed a significant number of hearings and votes.ImageMr. Fetterman has faced health challenges in recent years and has been a less visible presence around Pennsylvania. Credit...Haiyun Jiang for The New York TimesHe has attributed his spotty attendance to an unwillingness to waste his time with the chamber\u2019s \u201cthrowaway\u201d work. He has said he will not host a town hall because he prefers to be \u201cin a room full of love.\u201d Fellow Democrats say he rarely appears at political or official events in the state.One Democratic member of the Pennsylvania congressional delegation, who insisted on anonymity to discuss private interactions, said they did not know a single Democratic colleague from the state who had \u201cany sort of relationship with Fetterman whatsoever.\u201dMr. Shapiro has declined to comment on Mr. Fetterman\u2019s health or his effectiveness in his position.\u201cI think the best judge of Senator Fetterman\u2019s health is Senator Fetterman and his family,\u201d he told reporters last year.Former Fetterman aides say he maintained his presidential aspirations through many of his challenges.They say that Mr. Fetterman believes Mr. Shapiro used his 2022 victory against a weak Republican as a steppingstone. Mr. Fetterman is frustrated that his Senate victory, in a far more competitive general election, did not draw the same political admiration.During the 2024 presidential campaign, Mr. Fetterman also thought Mr. Shapiro was not sufficiently loyal to President Joseph R. Biden Jr., according to a former aide. He seemed to view the Democratic backlash against Mr. Biden through the lens of his own experience facing pressure to drop out after his stroke.Mr. Fetterman and Mr. Shapiro both supported President Joseph R. Biden Jr. in his 2024 bid for re-election, though the senator believed the governor was not sufficiently loyal.Credit...New York Times photographs by Haiyun Jiang and Kristian ThackerWhen news circulated that Vice President Kamala Harris was considering Mr. Shapiro for vice president, Mr. Fetterman relayed his concerns through aides and the media that the governor was overly ambitious and would be disloyal to any future administration.After Ms. Harris chose Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, Mr. Shapiro delivered an impassioned speech at a Philadelphia rally introducing the ticket. Mr. Fetterman sat stone-faced in the crowd of 12,000 cheering supporters.In a testy television interview days later, Mr. Fetterman denied instructing anyone on his team to denigrate Mr. Shapiro. Mr. Shapiro offered a brusque response: \u201cI have never played small ball. I am not going to start now,\u201d he told reporters.Political veterans in Pennsylvania, where ambitious politicians are always trying to one-up one another, struggled to find a parallel to the open tension between such prominent state officials.\u201cIt\u2019s more than a style difference \u2014 they have really deep differences about the way politicians should be,\u201d said former Representative Conor Lamb of Pennsylvania, who lost to Mr. Fetterman in the 2022 primary race but may challenge him in 2028. Mr. Shapiro \u201cworks hard to convey a sense that he\u2019s been trusted with public office and that he owes the public something.\u201dHe added, \u201c And that\u2019s just something I don\u2019t see from John.\u201dImageMr. Shapiro announcing his re-election campaign last month.Credit...Hannah Beier\/ReutersLisa Lerer is a national political reporter for The Times, based in New York. She has covered American politics for nearly two decades.Katie Glueck is a Times national political reporter.See more on: Josh Shapiro, John Fetterman, Democratic Party, U.S. PoliticsRead 328 commentsShare full articleRelated ContentAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT", "ai_headline": "Why Pennsylvania\u2019s Two Most Powerful Democrats Don\u2019t Speak", "ai_simplified_title": "Fetterman and Shapiro Relationship Strained After Diverging Paths", "ai_excerpt": "This article explores the strained relationship between Pennsylvania's Senator John Fetterman and Governor Josh Shapiro. 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Trump AdministrationliveUpdatesFeb. 12, 2026, 11:21 a.m. ET4m agoHow Trump Sees the WorldEpsteinΒ FalloutEl Paso AirspaceWhistle-Blower ReportTariff TrackerAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTSupported bySKIP ADVERTISEMENTWhy Pennsylvaniaβs Two Most Powerful Democrats Donβt SpeakSenator John Fetterman and Gov. Josh Shapiro do not get along. The bad blood goes back years.Listen to this article Β· 10:55 min Learn moreShare full articleSenator John Fetterman and Gov. Josh Shapiro were both rising Democratic stars when they won their offices in 2022. Since then, their political trajectories have diverged.Credit...Eric Lee for The New York Times, Greg Kahn for The New York TimesBy Lisa Lerer and Katie GlueckFeb. 12, 2026, 5:03 a.m. ETThere was nearly no question Josh Shapiro wouldnβt answer as he traveled the country on his recent book tour, promoting his record as governor of Pennsylvania and flirting with the possibility of an even bigger political future.Except one. Would he support the Democra...
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Simplified: Senator John Fetterman and Gov Josh Shapiro do not get along
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Simplified: Mr Shapiro said John will decide if he is going to run for re-election
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Simplified: Mr Shapiro is one of the country's most popular governors seen as a possible White House contender in 2028
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π€ The author π News Article π·οΈ Politics , Literature π a1167cd8-961f-4225-b573-10e3384c156aSimplified: Mr Shapiro name-checks the senator twice in his newly released book
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Mr. Fetterman wrote in his book, describing himself as βmore immediate and sometimes prickly.β0.900π€ Mr. Fetterman π News Article π·οΈ Politics , Literature π a1167cd8-e713-4df9-b4ff-3cbdfd5991deSimplified: Mr Fetterman described himself as more immediate and sometimes prickly in his book
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Simplified: As lieutenant governor Mr Fetterman led the board one of his few duties that were not largely ceremonial
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Simplified: As attorney general Mr Shapiro also served on the board
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Simplified: In a live-streamed 2020 meeting Mr Fetterman called Mr Shapiro a fucking asshole
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π€ The author π News Article π a1163216-29c4-4231-ad72-1699d435e68dSimplified: Committee is on break before hearing testimony from next panel which will include heads of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Customs and Border Prot...
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π€ Gov. Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma π News Article π·οΈ Politics π a1163216-edd8-4620-b523-a3c7f1e520c3Simplified: Kevin Stitt told Democratic governors President Trump reversed course would invite them to annual gathering at White House
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If Mr. Shapiro voted to release the brothers, Mr. Fetterman suggested, he would run for Senate.0.900Simplified: Fetterman suggested he would run for Senate if Shapiro voted to release the brothers
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Simplified: An aide to Shapiro denied the threat had ever been made
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Simplified: In December 2020 board unanimously recommended freeing the brothers
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Simplified: Fetterman appeared speechless when it came time for him to cast his vote
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Simplified: Shapiro spoke on his behalf saying I am yes and I think the lieutenant governor is yes as well
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Simplified: Shapiro described pardon board work as intense process requiring balancing public safety considerations clemency pleas and views of victims and famili...
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Simplified: Shapiro wrote he felt enormous sense of responsibility with every case he voted on
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Simplified: Fetterman and Shapiro both won elections in fall of 2022 racking up notable margins of victory in traditionally Republican territory
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They both won their elections that fall, each racking up notable margins of victory in red areas.0.900Simplified: They both won elections that fall each racking up notable margins of victory in red areas
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Simplified: Fetterman has alienated much of his party with contrarian positions defending immigration enforcement agents for wearing masks and backing idea of buy...
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π€ The author π News Article π·οΈ Politics , Statistics π a1167cdc-daf8-4541-95db-b188af6ed874Simplified: Polling from late last year showed Fettermanβs approval ratings among Democrats hovering in 30s
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π€ The author π News Article π·οΈ Politics , Statistics π a1167cdd-01e3-42c5-a4cd-3c76e49cbadfSimplified: Shapiro was in 90s
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Simplified: He has also faced serious health problems
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Simplified: In 2023 he was hospitalized for weeks of inpatient treatment for severe depression and has described experiencing suicidal ideation
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Simplified: In 2024 Fetterman was found at fault in car accident in Maryland that totaled his SUV
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Simplified: Last year fall after ventricular fibrillation flare-up landed him in hospital again
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Simplified: He has attributed spotty attendance to unwillingness to waste time with chamberβs throwaway work
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He has said he will not host a town hall because he prefers to be βin a room full of love.β0.900Simplified: He has said he will not host town hall because he prefers to be in room full of love
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Simplified: Fellow Democrats say he rarely appears at political or official events in state
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Simplified: One Democratic member of Pennsylvania congressional delegation said they did not know single Democratic colleague from state who had any sort of relat...
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π€ Former Fetterman aides π News Article π·οΈ Politics π a1167cde-b461-4388-b8c3-629c634ccd06Simplified: Former Fetterman aides say he maintained presidential aspirations through many of his challenges
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Simplified: After Harris chose Gov Tim Walz of Minnesota Shapiro delivered impassioned speech at Philadelphia rally introducing ticket
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π€ The author π News Article π a1167cdf-e7c6-442a-864f-f4e90f8b5563Simplified: They struggled to find a parallel to the open tension between prominent state officials
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π€ Former Representative Conor Lamb of Pennsylvania π News Article π a1167ce0-1111-4c71-88a0-84b6e5785b9bSimplified: They have deep differences about the way politicians should be
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π€ Former Representative Conor Lamb of Pennsylvania π News Article π a1167ce0-35a0-4fc8-b683-e5e533c3659aSimplified: Mr Shapiro works hard to convey a sense that he has been trusted with public office and owes the public something
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π€ Former Representative Conor Lamb of Pennsylvania π News Article π a1167ce0-575c-4314-bed0-3211a9874a46Simplified: I do not see that from John