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What is the show's format and who is hosting this live episode?
Welcome to another episode of Andy Beshear Presents. I'm John Fuglesang. It's so great to have you here. And let me begin by quoting the governor himself. Trump is stuck in a war of his own making and has greatly strengthened the very country he claims is a threat. Prices continue to rise, crushing Americans who are working hard but not getting ahead. Americans' voting rights are being eliminated by the Supreme Court and threatened by congressional action. That's the kind of talk that made this man win twice in a state that went for Trump three times. People Please welcome one of the most popular, one of the most spiritually intelligent, demonstrably Christian, electable progressives in the United States, the author of the upcoming book, Go and Do Likewise.
It's Andy Beshear. Governor, good to see you.
John, thrilled to be back with you. I really want to take you on the road for that introduction. You got my self-esteem as high as I could ask. But I always love this discussion because we talk directly to the American people. We take their questions. We level with them. quoted my letter, there are really concerning things going on out there right now. And so I hope over this next hour, we can bring at least a little bit of comfort to folks, make a little bit of order out of the chaos, and admit where our country needs to make major changes.
Well, I'm always grateful to spend any time with you because I'm a big fan of the way you destroy Republican stereotypes. And I'm very excited that your book's coming out in September. I'd like you to consider writing a book called How to Win Red States Without Becoming Weird. But that's another conversation we should have off the air. Obviously, Governor, I have deep respect for you showing up when the entire country is talking nonstop about Senator McConnell. He's now been absent for 45 days, hospitalized since June 14th, and his office said on July 12th that he was recovering from a fall and a mild case of pneumonia. His office, as you know, insists he's working remotely. They've stonewalled requests for more information.
The staff won't say what caused the fall. They've released questionable images, including at least one that's transparently AI. And throughout all of this, the Republican Party is down a vote in the closely divided Senate, and all eyes have been on you, sir. you have really been in the middle of a firestorm over this. And I got to tell you, there's a lot of very good people who are spreading a lot of different conspiracy theories and debate and confusion and disinformation about procedure, Kentucky law, and what a governor can do in this situation. So I guess the most important part I want to start off with is let's just tell our listeners, Mitch McConnell's in a hospital in D.C., sir, right? That's right.
Governor's not in Kentucky. He's in Washington, D.C. That That's right. So Mitch McConnell has been gone from work for six weeks. And anybody who's listening, if they missed work for six weeks, would have to call their boss, explain what's been going on, and then talk about when they can get back to work. Well, Mitch McConnell's boss are the people of Kentucky. They deserve to know that he has the competency and capacity to continue. And this is a problem of his own making. He has fueled this fire by refusing to even call in to a news station for three minutes. He supposedly had a 17 minute conversation with the protege, but not even three minutes for the people of Kentucky or the American people. So I've,
now sent multiple communications, the last one saying either you need to do this or to resign. Now as governor, I can't create a federal vacancy, a state officer declaring a federal office vacant. That can only happen through a death, a resignation, or a vote of expulsion from the Senate. That's right. The Senate is responsible for making sure that each of their members has the ability to do their job. So I've also called on John Thune, the majority leader of the Senate, who is in D.C., where that said hospital is, to...
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the show's format and who is hosting this live episode?
0:07–7:29
2
Why is Mitch McConnell's absence drawing scrutiny and what has Governor Beshear said?
7:29–15:05
3
What legal powers does a governor have over a U.S. Senate vacancy in Kentucky?
15:05–22:07
4
How could calling a special election affect political balance and strategy?
22:07–27:27
5
What specific transparency actions has Governor Beshear taken and who should act next?
27:27–49:59
Speakers
2 identifiedMore from Andy Beshear Podcast
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