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Who is Andy Beshear, and why should you care?

Points from a Beshear interview with Katie Couric

This video tells you EVERYTHING you need to know about Governor Beshear and why he is the antidote to Trump 2.0. Below are summaries of key moments in the film:

4:00 - 6:00: During Kentucky tragedies, I needed to be a unifier. Trump is missing the moment.

12:00 - 14:30: Current political rhetoric is dehumanizing and asking us to see a portion of our population as “less than.”

14:30 - 16:45: Trump & Vance could have used this moment to show true leadership, true statesmanship. Instead they are intentionally pitting US against THEM. We ALL pledge to keep the country “indivisible.”

17:00 - 18:00: We need to turn down the temperature and be Americans first, partisans second. It’s dangerous to pit one part of the country against another.

18:00 - 18:30:  “9/11 was a day of Tragedy but 9/12 was a day of Unity.” Trump & Vance could learn from G.W. Bush.

21:00 - 22:15: HOW to fix the political divide: I ran against Matt Bevin, who was similar to Trump, attacking others and divisive, and not a good example for my or others’ kids. I think about my words and actions and govern with the thought that I want people to think, “He is a good example for our kids to watch.”

22:15: FOCUS on the things that unite us rather than divide us plus the priorities of everyday people.

23:45 - 24:15: Our federal government needs to return to norms and turn down the temperature.

24:45: “I don’t want to leave my kids or anybody else’s a broken country.”

24:45: Addressing gun violence.

26:30: The National Guard in cities won’t help change crime in the long run.

27:00: Addressing recidivism.

32:45 - 34:40: You can be nice AND tough. Start with what is RIGHT.

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Here’s the interview:

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