'Very Weird': JD Vance Ends Andy Beshear After Attack on Veep Nominee's Origin Story

With President Joe Biden withdrawing from the presidential race Sunday and Vice President Kamala Harris seemingly being anointed as his replacement for the nomination, talk in political circles and beyond has quickly turned to who Harris might select as her vice presidential running mate.

As RedState previously reported, the veep selection process will be headed by none other than former Obama Attorney General Eric Holder. Some of the names that have been floated as possibilities include North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper who is term-limited out after this year, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear.

While all have played coy at various points in response to questions surrounding the speculation, it is Beshear who has perhaps come across as the most thirsty for the vice presidential role, as evidenced by an attack he made Monday during an MSNBC interview, referencing the origin story of Sen. JD Vance (R-OH), who Donald Trump named as his running mate last Monday:

The Kentuckian gave his endorsement to the vice president, adding that he wants "the American people to know what a Kentuckian is and what they look like. Because let me just tell you that JD Vance ain't from here."

While Vance of course represents Ohio in the Senate, his family has roots in eastern Kentucky:

According to Vance, his mother struggled with drug addiction during his childhood. Bowling said Vance’s family roots can be traced to eastern Kentucky. According to Bowling, Vance’s mother’s side of the family settled in Breathitt County and his biological dad’s family settled in nearby Owsley County.

And as writer Salena Zito noted, "Vance’s grandparents who raised him, were from Breathitt County where he spent a significant part of his life."

Vance himself responded to Beshear's attack, calling it "weird" and pointing out that Beshear is one of the last people on the planet who should be criticizing someone's origin story:

Vance to reporters on Beshear saying he “ain’t from here”: “Eastern Kentucky will always have a special place in my heart...it’s very weird to have a guy whose first job was at his dad’s law firm and who inherited the governorship from his father criticize my origin story.”
— Meridith McGraw (@meridithmcgraw) July 22, 2024

"Yes, nobody gave me the governorship and nobody gave me a job because of who my father was. I'm proud of that," Vance also said.

Relatedly, is this really a road Beshear wants to go down?

Andy Beshear was born into one of the most powerful families in the country.

JD's mom couldn't afford to feed him. https://t.co/YNgg7JSCYu
— John Ashbrook (@JohnAshbrook) July 22, 2024

As we also reported, Harris herself attacked Vance just a few days before the Biden announcement was made, saying his loyalty would be to Trump and not his country.

Former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), known in part for effectively ending Harris' 2020 presidential campaign hopes, responded accordingly by pointing out that, unlike Harris, Vance put his life on the line for his country, enlisting in the military after 9/11, being deployed to Iraq in 2005. Further Harris is the one who put her political career ahead of the country for the four years she covered for Biden on the cognitive health question.

In any event, good on Vance for being prepared with a hard right verbal jab at Beshear over an attack I'm sure Vance hears quite often. Should these two end up running against each other in a month or so, it should prove to be an entertaining vice-presidential debate.

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