At a press briefing on Wednesday, AG Pam Bondi was asked about the alleged arson targeting Gov. Josh Shapiro.
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00:00in a different direction in our funding.
00:04Sadie with the Journal.
00:06Hi there.
00:07So Maine's governor yesterday said there were maybe at most two trans athletes in Maine's schools right now.
00:13I just was hoping you could talk a little bit about the sort of amount of federal resources that you're putting into this
00:18and why that's worth it given the small impact in Maine.
00:22And I have a second off-topic question too.
00:24Given that it has some of the same elements as the firebombings of Tesla dealerships that you charged federally and called domestic terrorism,
00:34I'm wondering if you would say the arson at Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's house would also be domestic terrorism
00:39and something you would investigate federally, and if not, what constitutes domestic terrorism?
00:45Okay, so first the on-topic question about the – I haven't heard Janet Mills' comment.
00:52Governor Mills said it's only a couple trans athletes.
00:56Well, I think those are boys who identify as girls wanting to beat girls in girls' sports.
01:02Well, if one young woman is in jeopardy, one, that's enough for us to be standing up here.
01:08One, no boy will be undressing in a girls' locker room.
01:12No boy will be walking in a woman's restroom.
01:15And no boy, when we're finished with this, will be beating young girls in sports.
01:22These young women have – many of them have trained, what, since you were in elementary school for your sport?
01:27Riley, when did you start swimming?
01:29Four years old.
01:29Four years old.
01:30They have trained their entire lives.
01:33Some of them have lost scholarships.
01:35They have lost regionals.
01:37They have lost state because of boys.
01:39I don't care if it's one.
01:40I don't care if it's two.
01:41I don't care if it's 100.
01:42It's going to stop, and it's going to stop in every single state.
01:48Tesla.
01:49You ask about – yes, Tesla.
01:50You ask about – so I spoke to Governor Shapiro.
01:53I think you're referring to his governor's mansion.
01:55I spoke to him.
01:56It is absolutely horrific what happened to him.
02:00Kash Patel also spoke to him.
02:02We have been praying for Josh, for his family.
02:06Those photos, it was horrible.
02:07I firmly believe that they wanted to kill him.
02:10The defendant allegedly said he was going to use a hammer if he could have gotten to the governor.
02:15I've known the governor many, many years.
02:17It is horrible.
02:18And, yes, we are working with state authorities to do – it's now a pending investigation – anything we can to help.