Shapiro proudly embraces ‘s-word’ slogan

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks during a news conference following the collapse of an elevated section of Interstate 95 after a tanker truck caught fire, June 11, 2023, in Philadelphia. Shapiro’s new slogan, coined during the rebuilding efforts, has raised eyebrows for its use of — well, an expletive for excrement.

HARRISBURG — Gov. Josh Shapiro has a new slogan for how he wants to run Pennsylvania — and it’s not fit for kids’ ears.

“We’ve got a GSD attitude in the Shapiro administration that means we focus on getting, you know, stuff done,” he told a news conference Monday with local officials at the Johnstown YMCA. “There’s children here, so we’ll just say ‘stuff.’”

That was the G-rated version of the line he’s been delivering in recent months. Occasionally, Shapiro just comes out and says it: “Get s— done.”

The phrase has become the governing philosophy and brand of Shapiro, a freshman governor considered a rising star in the Democratic Party and among a handful of governors who are building their national profiles and positioning themselves for a 2028 run for the White House.

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