{"id":2306080,"date":"2024-07-23T00:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T04:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/andy-beshear-rips-jd-vance-as-having-no-conviction-while-trump-has-34-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-23T00:26:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T04:26:57","slug":"andy-beshear-criticizes-jd-vance-for-lacking-conviction-compared-to-trump-who-has-34-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/andy-beshear-criticizes-jd-vance-for-lacking-conviction-compared-to-trump-who-has-34-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Beshear criticizes JD Vance for lacking conviction compared to Trump, who has 34"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fandy-beshear-criticizes-jd-vance-for-lacking-conviction-compared-to-trump-who-has-34-3%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2306080&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Andy Beshear, \u2063the Governor\u2064 of Kentucky, criticized Senator \u2062J.D. Vance, \u2064accusing him of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/andy-beshear-criticizes-jd-vance-for-lacking-conviction-compared-to-trump-who-has-34-convictions-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Andy Beshear criticizes JD Vance for lacking conviction compared to Trump, who has 34 convictions. - Washington Examiner\">lacking conviction compared<\/a> to former \u200bPresident \u200dDonald Trump, who &#8220;has 34 convictions.&#8221; Beshear is considered a\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-val-demings-planning-to-run-against-sen-rubio-in-florida\/\" title=\"REPORT: Val Demings Planning To Run Against Sen. Rubio In Florida\">potential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">running mate<\/a><\/a> for Democratic Vice President \u2062Kamala Harris, leading to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-yet-to-endorse-a-florida-republican-congressional-candidate\/\" title=\"DeSantis yet to Endorse a Florida Republican Congressional Candidate\">increased national attention<\/a>. The feud between Beshear and Vance escalated after \u2064Vance\u2064 made critical comments about Harris,\u200b prompting a response from\u200c Beshear calling Vance\u200b a &#8220;phony&#8221;\u200c and &#8220;fake.&#8221; \u2064The Democratic \u2064governor&#8217;s remarks were in response to Vance&#8217;s comments about Harris and were covered by CNN&#8217;s \u2064Kaitlan\u2062 Collins.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Andy Beshear rips JD Vance as having &lsquo;no conviction&rsquo; while Trump &lsquo;has 34&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1709762\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/andy-beshear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Andy Beshear\">Andy Beshear<\/a> (D-KY) continued his assault on Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Andy Beshear\">J.D. Vance<\/a> (R-OH), saying he has &ldquo;no conviction,&rdquo; while former President Donald Trump &ldquo;has 34.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Beshear is widely seen as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3090705\/kamala-harris-choices-vp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>top contender<\/a> as running mate for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris. The interest has put him in the national spotlight, where he has begun campaigning against Vance, the running mate of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, with Beshear speaking as someone from the same geographical region.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3090705\/kamala-harris-choices-vp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>SIX PEOPLE KAMALA HARRIS COULD CHOOSE AS HER RUNNING MATE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kentucky Gov. Beshear on Sen. JD Vance&rsquo;s comments today: &ldquo;J.D.&nbsp;Vance is a phony, he&#8217;s&nbsp;fake. I mean, he first says&nbsp;that Donald Trump is like&nbsp;Hitler, and now he&#8217;s acting&nbsp;like he&#8217;s Lincoln. The&nbsp;problem with JD Vance is he&nbsp;has no conviction, but I guess&nbsp;his running mate has 34.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TAVWUhoJ3U\">pic.twitter.com\/TAVWUhoJ3U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kaitlancollins\/status\/1815558325280317725?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Democratic governor made his attack in response to Vance criticizing Harris, remarks which were presented by CNN&rsquo;s Kaitlan Collins.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, first, he ought to call the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> by her title. She earned it. She is Vice President Harris,&rdquo; he said after Vance simply referred to her by her name. &ldquo;But the second is the grasping for straws. Listen, J.D. Vance is a phony. He&rsquo;s fake. I mean, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3095141\/trump-addresses-vances-critical-comments-first-joint-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>he first says<\/a> that Donald Trump is like Hitler, and now he&rsquo;s acting like he&rsquo;s Lincoln. I mean, the problem with J.D. Vance is he has no conviction, but I guess his running mate has 34.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>His latter remark was a reference to Trump&rsquo;s 34 criminal convictions <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3023826\/stormy-daniels-emotional-trump-guilty-verdict\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>around his alleged<\/a> hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Beshear later dodged criticism from Vance about his background, in which the Ohio Republican said he inherited the Kentucky governorship from his father.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What was weird was him joking about racism today and then talking about diet Mountain Dew. Who drinks diet Mountain Dew?&rdquo; he said in response to Vance&rsquo;s attack. &ldquo;But in all seriousness, he ain&rsquo;t from here. He is not from Kentucky. This a guy who would come, maybe in the summers, for some period of time, or to weddings or funerals, and then he claims to be from eastern Kentucky, tries to write a book about it, to profit off our people. And then he calls us lazy. And this makes me angry but especially makes me angry about our people in eastern Kentucky.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1709762\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1709762\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andy Beshear criticized JD Vance for lacking conviction, contrasting him with Donald Trump who he claimed has 34 convictions. Beshear, a potential running mate for Kamala Harris, attacked Vance for his comments about Harris and dismissed Vance&#8217;s background as not being from Kentucky<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2306081,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Andy-Beshear-1.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[35855,32082,35856,3634],"class_list":["post-2306080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-andy-beshear","tag-jd-vance","tag-lacking-conviction","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Andy-Beshear-1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2306080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2306080"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2306080\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2306081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2306080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2306080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2306080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}