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Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Beshear open to presidential run in 2028
Andy Beshear 'would consider' running for president in 2028, he told a Louisville television station this week. The Kentucky governor is seen as a potential standout in what could become a crowded Democratic primary. His bona fides include winning statewide election three times in the ruby-red state. Beshear was also a finalist to serve as former Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate in the 2024 election. "If you'd asked me a couple years ago if this is something I'd consider, I probably wouldn't have," Beshear told WDRB on Thursday. "But I don't want to leave a broken country to my kids. So if I'm somebody that can bring this nation together, hopefully find some common ground, it's something I'll consider." In 2026, Beshear will serve as chair of the Democratic Governors Association, leading the party's effort to win gubernatorial races during the midterm elections. He's taken on an increasingly national profile since clinching a second term in the Bluegrass State in 2023. In February, Beshear told POLITICO that his party needs to 'talk to people like real human beings' and abandon 'sanitized' language to better empathize with voters and win elections. And he's looked to influence party messaging over responding to President Donald Trump's tariff agenda. 'It's hard to communicate when you're not using some normal language,' he said during POLITICO's Governors Summit. Former Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo also acknowledged an interest in running this week.
Politico
02-05-2025
- Politics
- Politico
Beshear open to presidential run in 2028
Andy Beshear 'would consider' running for president in 2028, he told a Louisville television station this week. The Kentucky governor is seen as a potential standout in what could become a crowded Democratic primary. His bona fides include winning statewide election three times in the ruby-red state. Beshear was also a finalist to serve as former Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate in the 2024 election. 'If you'd asked me a couple years ago if this is something I'd consider, I probably wouldn't have,' Beshear told WDRB on Thursday . 'But I don't want to leave a broken country to my kids. So if I'm somebody that can bring this nation together, hopefully find some common ground, it's something I'll consider.' In 2026, Beshear will serve as chair of the Democratic Governors Association, leading the party's effort to win gubernatorial races during the midterm elections. He's taken on an increasingly national profile since clinching a second term in the Bluegrass State in 2023. In February, Beshear told POLITICO that his party needs to 'talk to people like real human beings' and abandon 'sanitized' language to better empathize with voters and win elections. And he's looked to influence party messaging over responding to President Donald Trump's tariff agenda. 'It's hard to communicate when you're not using some normal language,' he said during POLITICO's Governors Summit . Former Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo also acknowledged an interest in running this week.
Yahoo
24-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump calls on Polis to remove ‘purposefully distorted' portrait of himself hanging in the Colorado capitol
President Donald Trump on Sunday night disparaged a portrait of himself hanging in the Colorado Capitol as 'purposefully distorted' and called on the state's Gov. Jared Polis to take it down. 'Nobody likes a bad picture or painting of themselves, but the one in Colorado, in the State Capitol, put up by the Governor, along with all other Presidents, was purposefully distorted to a level that even I, perhaps, have never seen before,' Trump wrote to his social media platform Truth Social. He acknowledged that the artist, Sarah Boardman, had also painted a portrait of former President Barack Obama, which he said looks 'wonderful,' calling his 'truly the worst.' The painting targeted by Trump's tirade has been hanging up in the Colorado Capitol since 2019 — during the president's first term in office — according to an article published by The Denver Post. Trump's social media message didn't stop at the portrait. His post went on to berate Polis, calling him a 'Radical Left Governor' and demanding the portrait be removed. 'I am speaking on their behalf to the Radical Left Governor, Jared Polis, who is extremely weak on Crime, in particular with respect to Tren de Aragua, which practically took over Aurora (Don't worry, we saved it!), to take it down,' he wrote. 'Jared should be ashamed of himself!' A spokesperson for the governor said Polis was 'surprised to learn the President of the United States is an aficionado of our Colorado State Capitol and its artwork' in a statement to POLITICO. 'The State Capitol was completed in 1901, and features Rose Onyx and White Yule Marble mined in Colorado, and includes portraits of former Presidents and former governors,' the spokesperson said. 'We appreciate the President and everyone's interest in our capitol building and are always looking for any opportunity to improve our visitor experience.' Polis has pushed back against Trump's agenda since the president's return to office, particularly the Department of Government Efficiency's federal cutting spree. He accused DOGE of 'tearing down the old without necessarily having a more efficient way of doing it' during POLITICO's Governors Summit last month.
Politico
24-03-2025
- Politics
- Politico
Trump calls on Polis to remove ‘purposefully distorted' portrait of himself hanging in the Colorado capitol
President Donald Trump on Sunday night disparaged a portrait of himself hanging in the Colorado Capitol as 'purposefully distorted' and called on the state's Gov. Jared Polis to take it down. 'Nobody likes a bad picture or painting of themselves, but the one in Colorado, in the State Capitol, put up by the Governor, along with all other Presidents, was purposefully distorted to a level that even I, perhaps, have never seen before,' Trump wrote to his social media platform Truth Social. He acknowledged that the artist, Sarah Boardman, had also painted a portrait of former President Barack Obama, which he said looks 'wonderful,' calling his 'truly the worst.' The painting targeted by Trump's tirade has been hanging up in the Colorado Capitol since 2019 — during the president's first term in office — according to an article published by The Denver Post. Trump's social media message didn't stop at the portrait. His post went on to berate Polis, calling him a 'Radical Left Governor' and demanding the portrait be removed. 'I am speaking on their behalf to the Radical Left Governor, Jared Polis, who is extremely weak on Crime, in particular with respect to Tren de Aragua, which practically took over Aurora (Don't worry, we saved it!), to take it down,' he wrote. 'Jared should be ashamed of himself!' A spokesperson for the governor said Polis was 'surprised to learn the President of the United States is an aficionado of our Colorado State Capitol and its artwork' in a statement to POLITICO. 'The State Capitol was completed in 1901, and features Rose Onyx and White Yule Marble mined in Colorado, and includes portraits of former Presidents and former governors,' the spokesperson said. 'We appreciate the President and everyone's interest in our capitol building and are always looking for any opportunity to improve our visitor experience.' Polis has pushed back against Trump's agenda since the president's return to office, particularly the Department of Government Efficiency's federal cutting spree. He accused DOGE of 'tearing down the old without necessarily having a more efficient way of doing it' during POLITICO's Governors Summit last month.
Politico
20-02-2025
- Business
- Politico
Kevin Stitt: Oklahoma education official being ‘a little bit political' on order collecting students' immigration status
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt doubled down on his decision to strike an effort pushed by his state's top education official to require that families reveal their child's immigration status when registering for school. 'It was common sense. … I thought that my state superintendent was being a little bit political on this issue and was going after some kids,' Stitt said during an interview with POLITICO reporter Liz Crampton at POLITICO's Governors Summit on Thursday. 'I'm like, 'Listen, we're not going to attack 6-, 7-, 8-year-old kids — asking for immigration status. That's not a public safety issue.'' The Oklahoma State Board of Education voted in January to approve a proposal to have school districts gather immigration status information when enrolling students and then send those numbers to the Oklahoma State Department of Education. Stitt has pledged to stop the effort. Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters, a prominent crusader against 'woke' ideology in K-12 schools who is rumored to be running for governor next year, has been a driving force behind the campaign to implement the proposal. Stitt, who is term-limited, declined to weigh in on who he would support to succeed him in 2026. Despite the in-state friction, Stitt praised President Donald Trump's efforts to close the southern border and said he supports governors having more authority on workforce visas. Adding to his support for the Trump administration, Stitt championed the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency's cutting spree. 'I applaud President Trump and Elon for looking at spending,' he said. 'So big picture, if you back up, we're right now spending $2 trillion over our income. That is unsustainable.' Inspired by DOGE, Stitt established a state version of a government efficiency commission earlier this month, known as DOGE-OK. When it comes to issues like education and health care, Stitt said he'd prefer the federal government aid states through block grants, which generally would leave more of the decision-making to states. 'We would prefer more ability to spend the money the way that we think we can more efficiently, than kind of wash through the federal bureaucracy,' he said.
