Trump campaign sabotaged Josh Shapiro as VP pick — by amplifying leftists: report

The campaign for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump sought to quietly "kneecap" Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro in the days leading up to Kamala Harris' much-anticipated choosing of Tim Walz as her running mate.

Trump's team knew it did not want the more moderate Shapiro to become the Democratic vice presidential candidate — and formed a "de facto alliance with the enemy of its enemy": the progressive left, The Bulwark's Marc Caputo reported Tuesday.

An adviser to Trump, who remained anonymous...