On CBS Mornings the morning after election night, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says people in rural, Republican, urban and suburban areas came up to him "with tears in their eyes," anxious about the nation. He calls the turnout "beautiful" and says voters are "fed up by these small selfish men who have been trying to plunder our country."
The receipt
- Who
- Josh Shapiro
- Where
- TV interview - CBS Mornings, morning after election night
- Original footage
- CBS Mornings · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 44 seconds, unedited within the cut
Read the transcript
Well, I got to say, no matter where I went in Pennsylvania, rural, Republican areas, urban, suburban areas, I was just struck by the number of people who came up to me again with tears in their eyes, worried, just anxious, concerned about our nation. And I had a sense they were going to use the power, the currency they have in our democracy, to show up and vote. I think it might have even exceeded my expectations, But what I saw last night was beautiful. People are just fed up by these small selfish men who have been trying to plunder our country. And instead they use their power to try and begin to put an end to it. So unbelievably impressive showing by the American people. What, Matt?
Machine transcript of the clip's audio; names are checked, small words may differ.