Balmer, who according to an affidavit told police he would have hit Shapiro with a sledgehammer had he found him th

This level of violence has to stop,” Shapiro wrote in the New York Times, a phrase he’s repeated after the arson attack on the governor's residence and other political violence in the state.

Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) said President Donald Trump called him over the weekend in a “very gracious” call about the arson attack on his family at the governor’s residence earlier this month. The Pennsylvania governor hosted an Easter Egg hunt at the residence on Tuesday,