Kentucky Democratic Governor Andy Beshear, the son of a former governor, criticized the background of Donald Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-OH), on Monday.
Beshear appeared on MSNBC and was asked if he would be open to being tapped as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate after President Joe Biden ended his re-election campaign on Sunday. After saying he would “at least listen” if Harris asked him to join her ticket, Beshear took a swipe at Trump’s VP choice.
“And I want the American people to know what a Kentuckian is and what they look like. Because let me just tell you that JD Vance ain’t from here,” Beshear said. “The nerve that he has to call the people of Kentucky, of eastern Kentucky, lazy. Listen, these are the hard-working coal miners that powered the industrial revolution, that created the strongest middle class the world has ever seen.”
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