Was Zelenskyy’s Pennsylvania visit ‘election interference’? Why experts say no

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Title: Was Zelenskyy’s Pennsylvania visit ‘election interference’? Why experts say no
URL: https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2025/mar/20/facebook-posts/was-zelenskyys-pennsylvania-visit-election-interfe/
Publisher: PolitiFact
Date published: March 20, 2025
Description:

On Sept. 22, 2024, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited a Scranton, Pennsylvania, ammunition plant to thank its workers, with Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro, who was a surrogate for vice president and then-Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.

Legal experts said that doesn’t constitute “foreign election interference,” which typically includes “covert, fraudulent or deceptive acts.”

Zelenskyy’s meeting with Shapiro was not a campaign event for either the governor or Harris.