Gov. Andy Beshear on Winning as a Dem in a Red State

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4.8 • 12.9K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas interviews Kentucky Democratic Governor Andy Beshear who shows how a Democrat can successfully lead and stand up to Trump in a red state by not sacrificing his values and always fighting for the people. Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast The Influence Continuum: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/mea-culpa-with-michael-cohen The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 Political Beatdown: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Coalition of the Sane: https://meidasnews.com/tag/coalition-of-the-sane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.8	I'm joined by Governor Andy Bashir of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Governor, welcome.
0:36.5	Oh, thanks for having me. Very excited to be here.
0:39.1	Let's start with the news of the day, Donald Trump announcing yesterday.
0:44.2	He's calling April 2nd, the day after April Fool's Liberation Day, where he says he's
0:49.9	imposing more tariffs on the country, and he says that's going to make everybody super rich.
0:55.7	Let me show this to you.
0:56.7	And then let me get your reaction from the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
0:59.9	Let's play it.
1:00.6	April 2nd is Liberation Day for our country because we're going to finally be taken in money.
1:06.1	We're already doing it a lot of money.
1:09.5	As you know, we put down some early tariffs on people and countries
1:13.8	that were not treating us well. Governor, I know the Commonwealth of Kentucky has been hit
1:20.0	pretty hard by these tariffs. What do you make of that statement? And is that how the people
1:24.2	and the Commonwealth are feeling, liberation? Well, first, April 2nd is actually the day after my wife and my anniversary because we got married
1:33.3	on April Fool's Day.
1:34.3	I'm told that means I can forget it once for a couple of hours before I fix it.
1:39.3	But in seriousness, this is the Trump tax day or the super inflation day.
1:47.3	Tariffs, especially on Canada, lead to increases in the price of gas.
1:52.4	How much they lead to that increase is the Trump tax.
1:55.3	You're paying it solely because of the president.
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