Sen. J.D. Vance does not appear to be having any of Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s misleading trash talk after the latter seemed to insinuate that the Republican vice presidential nominee and his family should go through a rape-induced pregnancy.
“What the hell is this? Why is @AndyBeshearKY wishing that a member of my family would get raped?!? What a disgusting person,” Vance (R-OH) posted on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
A social media user commented on Vance’s post, writing, “Gov. Andy Beshear is a depraved, disgusting, disgraceful man. He needs to apologize immediately. His violent rhetoric is dangerous. Shame on Beshear.”
This spat stems from comments Beshear made on television criticizing Vance on his anti-abortion policy positions.
Here’s some of what Fox News reported on the back-and-forth:
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear sparked an outcry on Tuesday when he appeared to suggest GOP vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, should experience a rape-induced pregnancy.
Beshear expressed outrage to “Morning Joe” co-host Mika Brzezinski over Vance supposedly calling pregnancy from rape an “inconvenience,” repeating a Democratic attack that was fact-checked as out of context when it was leveled by Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan during his Senate race against Vance in 2022.
“Make him go through this,” the governor stated.
Beshear made the comments while laying out the Trump and Harris campaign’s positions on abortion and “reproductive freedom.” He told the anchor that “empowering people to make their own decisions” was “front and center” at the Democratic National Convention on Monday night.