Kentucky governor slammed for JD Vance rape comment: 'What a disgusting person'

WASHINGTON (TND) — Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, on Tuesday reviled a suggestion by Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear that the senator should “go through” pregnancy due to rape.

The Democratic governor’s comments came during an appearance on MSNBC, during which he said Sen. Vance has previously referred to pregnancy due to rape as “inconvenient.” Such a characterization did not sit well with the Bluegrass State leader.

Inconvenience is traffic,” he said. “I mean it is a — make him go through this. It is someone being violated, someone being harmed and then telling them that they don’t have options after that.”

Gov. Beshear was likely referring to a 2021 interviewduring which then-Senate candidate Vance said society should not view a pregnancy due to rape or incest as “inconvenient.”

“My view on this has been very clear and I think the question betrays a certain presumption that is wrong,” Sen. Vance said in 2021. “It’s not whether a woman should be forced to bring a child to term, it’s whether a child should be allowed to live, even though the circumstances of that child’s birth are somehow inconvenient or a problem to the society. The question really, to me, is about the baby.”

The senator took to X Tuesday to revile the remarks leveled against him.

“What the hell is this?” Sen. Vance asked. “Why is @AndyBeshearKY wishing that a member of my family would get raped?!? What a disgusting person.”

Representatives of Gov. Beshear’s office did not respond to repeated requests for comment from The National Desk (TND) Tuesday.

The governor on Monday delivered an address at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) which was heavily focused on abortion, a major topic for Democratic voters. Gov. Beshear described his party as one of tolerance toward others.

“How we treat people transcends party lines,” the governor said. “It goes right to the heart of who we are. I want anyone watching tonight — Republican, independent, Democrat — to know that you are welcome here.”

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