Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear faced extreme vitriol for disgusting comments he made regarding Sen. J.D. Vance’s family.

“J.D. Vance calls pregnancy resulting from rape inconvenient,” Beshear said.

“Inconvenience is traffic. Make him go through this,” he continued.

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“What the h*** is this? Why is @AndyBeshearKY wishing that a member of my family would get raped?! What a disgusting person,” Vance responded.

When confronted about his comments, Beshear said Vance is trying to make himself “the victim.”

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The Democrat governor also said Vance “lacks empathy.”

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“After speaking on the DNC main stage last night, Harris campaign surrogate Governor Andy Beshear went on national television this morning and explicitly called for a member of Senator Vance’s family to be raped. His comments are disgusting, vile, and should not be tolerated in American politics. We call on Kamala Harris to immediately repudiate Governor Beshear’s comments and demonstrate that regardless of partisan disagreements, this kind of violent rhetoric has no place in our public discourse,” William Martin, Vance Communications Director, said in a statement.

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The Courier-Journal reports:

In a follow up interview, Beshear said he was not suggesting anyone in Vance’s family be assaulted, calling Vance’s response a “deflection,” according to a report from WAVE-TV.

“Obviously, I’d never wish harm on anyone,” he told MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell. “Again, deflection, trying to make himself and Donald Trump the victims.”

During the MSNBC interview, Beshear appeared to reference comments Vance made in September 2021, where he was asked about whether anti-abortion laws should include an exception for victims of rape and incest.

Beshear’s speech at the DNC focused on abortion.

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