Trump Defends Racist Obama Meme & MAGA Rages Over Bad Bunny’s Spanish Halftime Show | Gov. Andy Beshear
51 min
•Feb 10, 20262 months agoSummary
Jon Stewart critiques the cultural backlash to Bad Bunny's Spanish-language Super Bowl halftime show and defends it against accusations of dividing the country, while also condemning Trump's racist Obama meme posted during Black History Month. Governor Andy Beshear discusses his success as a Democratic governor in deep-red Kentucky and the devastating impact of Trump's tariff policies on state industries and farmers.
Insights
- Democratic messaging effectiveness gap: Democrats excel at policy details but fail to communicate the 'why' and emotional connection behind their positions, while Republicans leverage cultural grievance more effectively
- Red state Democratic success requires hyper-local focus: Beshear's 36-point margin improvement over Trump's 31-point win in Kentucky stems from emphasizing jobs, healthcare, and infrastructure over national culture war issues
- Tariff policy creates unexpected political vulnerability: Trump's tariff agenda is causing economic damage in his own base (soybean farmers, EV battery plants) that may erode support despite cultural loyalty
- MAGA movement exhibits confidence paradox: Despite controlling all branches of government, the movement displays acute sensitivity to cultural challenges (Spanish halftime show, athlete statements), suggesting underlying insecurity
- Legal strategy as political tool: Democratic governors using universal injunctions to secure federal funding while red states lose access demonstrates how judicial strategy can amplify policy differences
Trends
Erosion of Trump support among agricultural constituencies due to tariff-driven economic hardshipDemocratic governors forming coordinated legal coalitions to challenge federal policy rather than relying on national messagingCultural grievance politics as primary organizing principle for MAGA movement despite economic policy failuresShift toward hyper-local, kitchen-table issue messaging as more effective than national culture war framingEV and battery manufacturing sector disruption due to tariff policy and subsidy cuts affecting rural economic developmentJudicial branch emerging as critical check on executive overreach in federalism disputesFarm-to-table and USAID program cuts creating unexpected political vulnerability in rural Trump strongholdsLanguage and framing debates within Democratic circles around 'advocacy speak' versus accessible communicationRenewable energy project delays in red states despite energy portfolio diversity marketingMid-term election positioning for Democrats based on Trump policy implementation consequences rather than proactive messaging
Topics
Super Bowl Halftime Show Cultural PoliticsRacist Imagery and Social Media ModerationSpanish Language and American Cultural IdentityDemocratic Messaging Strategy and CommunicationTariff Policy Economic ImpactEV Battery Manufacturing and Supply ChainRural Healthcare DecimationAgricultural Tariff Impacts on FarmersFederal-State Relations and Judicial ReviewCulture War Politics and Voter PrioritiesDemocratic Governor Coalition StrategyBlack History Month and Racist ContentRenewable Energy Policy and Red StatesRecidivism and Criminal Justice LanguageNational Guard Deployment Authority
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People
Andy Beshear
Democratic Governor of Kentucky discussing his electoral success, tariff impacts, and state economic development stra...
Donald Trump
Subject of criticism for posting racist Obama meme during Black History Month and implementing tariff policies.
Bad Bunny
Performer of Spanish-language Super Bowl halftime show that became subject of cultural backlash and political debate.
Tim Scott
Republican Senator from South Carolina who criticized Trump's racist video post as 'most racist thing' from White House.
Brett Guthrie
Kentucky Congressman who supported legislation eliminating 1,600 EV battery jobs in his own district.
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Senate leader referenced as example of politicians adopting colloquial language in political messaging.
Gavin Newsom
California Governor mentioned as peer in Democratic governor coalition discussions.
Josh Shapiro
Pennsylvania Governor mentioned as peer in Democratic governor coalition discussions.
Ron DeSantis
Florida Governor humorously referenced as the governor colleagues would avoid in elevator at governors conference.
Quotes
"I stand up for all my convictions and we push back against discrimination in any form, but I spend 80% of my time on issues that matter to 100% of the people of Kentucky."
Andy Beshear
"Democrats are really good at the what... but we don't talk about our why enough. Not just what you're for but why you're for it, what drives you, what gets you up out of bed every day."
Andy Beshear
"Tariffs are the single worst economic policy of my lifetime. It makes everything cost more for our families."
Andy Beshear
"The gap between the power you all wield and the victimhood you all claim is the real offense."
Jon Stewart
"We were reshoring as a country. The person who slowed it down, if not halted it, is Donald J. Trump."
Andy Beshear
Full Transcript
This episode is brought to you by Ninja Luxe Cafe, the three-in-one machine that makes espresso, drip coffee, and cold brew. No barista skills required. You're listening to Comedy Central. From the most trusted journalists at Comedy Central, it's America's only source for news. This is The Daily Show with your host, Jon Stewart. Hey! Hey, everybody, welcome to The Daily Show. We got one for you tonight. My name is Jon Stewart. Great show. Andy Beshear will be here. We've been talking about season two of his podcast, and we'll also talk about his side hustle as the governor of Kentucky. First, I got to tell you, what a weekend. Super Bowl Sunday. And what a game. What a game it was. Bam. If you like high-scoring contests where the outcome is in doubt till the final suspenseful climactic seconds, this was not the game for me. Slow, grinding. It nearly took all the fun out of watching the Patriots lose. I was saluting the Patriots. and their one-year rebuild. But you know what? At least we had our snacks. That's what's the important part. I'll be honest with you. I went with the whole shebang. Six-foot hoagie, wings, nachos, queso, hot and cold running Budwash. Am I missing any of the classics? What would you have as a Super Bowl snack? You know, I am on a carnivore diet, so I just eat meat and ferments. Did this mother just say his diet is meat and ferments? he's so weird why does he always have to be so pluribus why Carol would you like some ferments just as a normal non-alien species to another it is a Super Bowl party I don't care if your diet is meat and ferments. What are you having at the Super Bowl party? So I'm going to probably have yogurt. You're going to have yogurt? For the Super Bowl. For the Super Bowl you're having yogurt. you eat meat and ferments and for the super bowl you went ferments you know dude it's one thing to bring measles and polio back but i think i speak for the entire nation when i say if you ever show up at my super bowl party with a tub of yogurt. You couldn't just muster up a little trunk bear jerky? Like, what? But even though the game was a grind, your weird friend brought you a six-pack yogurt, at least we all have the halftime show. This year... I love it. Yeah. Sponsored this year by Ferments. Ferments. It puts the fart in RFK. This year's Super Bowl halftime show start. Benito, Antonio, Martinez, Bad Bunny, Ocasio. And he was out there. And delivered a performance that was, as they say in Puerto Rico, quite good. Mr. Bunny killed it, despite being trapped in an escapable sugarcane hedge maze. He had Lady Gaga. He had Ricky Martin. He had The Mandalorian. He threw a wedding. He held a Model UN. And he even had the time to make a con head service stop. Mid-concert. It's okay. He did it all. Just reboot the box and enjoy. De nada. It was joyful and infectious and... The single worst halftime show in NFL history. Oh, oh, right, right, right. I forgot, I forgot. Um, for a significant portion of Americans, everything that happens must uniformly be filtered through a particular magocentric worldview and judged on how well it conforms to that traditional vision which doesn't include knowing where the biblioteca is to get up there and perform the whole the whole show in spanish is a middle finger to the rest of america the majority of people in the audience had no idea what was being said. Is it too much to ask to put it in English? Not one word of English? Yeah. Not one word of English? One word! Here's some English for you. Who put Thanos over here in the air flyer? Did they... Did they... Did Fox decide they needed an actual buffalo wing to comment on the game? Dude, seriously, we all like to get sun, but I mean... I'm no dermatologist, but... Be there tomorrow morning as early as you can be there. It's like the guy's couch is one of those chicken rotisseries. He's watching the game like, tell me if I miss anything. I've got like 10 of these. Seriously, how many glizzies do you gobble before you become one? But the point is, this is America. This is the Super Bowl. Is it too much to ask for a halftime show that this great nation can enjoy in its mother tongue? It's why the good people at TPUSA went through the trouble of putting on an alternative all-American halftime show that celebrated this beautiful country in the King's English we all share. Thank you. Was that so hard? Thank you. Thank you. Merriam and Webster couldn't have put it better themselves regarding the up-jumping of said boogie insofar as the diggy, diggy, diggy being a da-bang a da-bang. I got that right. But surely, surely, surely you didn't miss Bad Bunny just to watch an old man in acid-washed jorts badly lip-sync his way through a pre-taped bawa-da-ba performance? Surely the TPUSA halftime show is a broader spectacle of Americana to rival this most malevolent of bunnies? Looks like somebody dipped into the ferments I've never seen a cello player Who looks like the porn version of a cello player Get out. Bomb chicka bomb. Bomb chicka bomb bomb. I'm sorry. Let me skip forward a little bit. There's got to be something else worth missing out on Bad Bunny 4. It's a lazy big country in this country nowadays. Wait. Wait. It... It isn't? What exactly is so hard about being country nowadays? I just want to catch my fish, drive my truck, drink my beer. So far, it sounds relatively easy. Am I missing a heavier lift? I just want to cut my grass, feed my dog, just wear my boots. Sir, I... Sir, again, I must insist. All of these seem like achievable goals. I mean, you're wearing boots right now. What exactly is it about being country that is so difficult? If I tell my own daughter that little boys ain't little girls. Here we go. I'll give the cream and hot water. This can't see your ass work. You're so brave. People throw the word hero around. But this is a bold opinion to hold in your genre sir Really risking it all going up against country music trans cartel By the way also if you did get canceled really more time for the fishing and the mowing and the truck beer drinking. And if I could just remind you, really just the important thing, feeding the dog. Again, I can't stress this enough. In the song, between the beer and the boots and the fishing, really just feed your f***ing dog. Every day, Sam. I know it's hard. But you know what? There was a bigger reason why TPUSA had to do their own halftime show, because the NFL's halftime show failed its one true mandate. Doing a halftime show in all Spanish is not unifying. The Super Bowl halftime show divided in a time that's supposed to be a unifying moment. They could have found somebody more uniting. Why the f*** is it the Super Bowl halftime entertainer's job to unify the country? In what world is that their job? Oh, isn't there another person whose job description is much more along those lines? Let me ask you a question. Let me in. Don't make me get my yogurts. What did that person do to unify the country? In a social media post, President Trump mocked Bad Bunny's performance, calling it, quote, absolutely terrible, one of the worst ever. Then adding, quote, nobody understands a word this guy is saying. Nobody? I love that he thinks Bad Bunny is the one guy in the world that's fluent in Spanish. Nobody understands it's a dead language. You know, the right has a lot of balls complaining that Bad Bunny didn't do enough to unify this country when you only found out a few days ago that Puerto Rico is a part of it. And before you get... And before you get your panties in una torsion, Another unifying pro tip might be to tell your guy to stop tweeting out racist slop during, I don't know, Black History Month. The White House facing backlash over a racist depiction of the Obamas contained in a video post on the president's Truth Social account. At the end, the video suddenly flashed to a clip of the Obamas' faces superimposed on the heads of cartoon apes. Oh, ladies and gentlemen, no, before you get upset, just know the racist video in question was not in Spanish. Rest easy. We're starting to heal. I mean, if 20 minutes of Bad Bunny's halftime show destroyed the country's unity, I think even MAGA would be terribly upset that the unifier-in-chief would be sharing a video this f***ing racist. or would they? I mean, this is probably crazy, but would they try and justify it? It wasn't a video that was racist. It was a video that ended with a racist thing. Which doesn't matter. If you say the N-word at the end of the sentence, it still ruins the whole sentence. There are certain things in this world where there are certain things in this world where placement is less important than presence oh i don't have gonorrhea the tip of my penis has gonorrhea you're gonna you're gonna judge my entire penis by the gonorrhea tip who's the racist now Can we at least all agree that the last part, where he compared the Obamas to apes, was definitely racist? At the end of the day, human beings often point to other human beings and notice that they kind of look like this animal or that animal. Come on! But there are, you know, certain anthropomorphic comparisons that historically have been used to justify, oh, I don't know, slavery. But go ahead. I apologize for interrupting you. I did know a girl that looked like, a guy that looked like a monkey, but he was white. He was my friend Joey, and he was white. So in terms of racist justifications, he's blown right past the, I have a black friend. and moved right into the, I have a white friend who looks like a monkey. And poor Joey. Poor white friend Joey. What a way to find out you've got... What a way to find out you've got resting primate face. poor motherf***er Joey sitting at home watching his friend on television picking nits out of his wife's hair and then he's got to look up and be like what that guy say me Joey Matt Joey throw poop at TV Joey Joey throw poop and jerk off and throw a demon and poop and then demon and then poop. Not even the cameramen have heard all this shit. We're going off script tonight, mother... I gotta tell you, this video was so bad, there were actual Republicans who criticized it. Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, the Senate's only black Republican, calling the president's post the most racist thing I've seen out of this White House. Wow. By the way, Tim Scott's face, that is the face almost all Republicans make in private when they've been told what Trump said. But seriously, though, Senator, is it the most racist thing that's come out of this White House? Well, survey says... It is! Congratulations! You've won the opportunity to probably have to say this shit again next week. But Tim Scott's criticism forced the president to delete the video, which puts the president in an uncomfortable position. a Sophie's Choice. He deleted the video. Does he admit that he's racist? Or does he admit that he just made a simple mistake? Let's see how he threads the needle. Mr. President, a number of Republicans are calling on you to apologize for that post. Is that something you're going to do? No, I didn't make a mistake. So we're going with racist. But of course, in the example of a performer you don't particularly care for, the upset is justified. But in the example of the president of the United States, Sharing a racist meme? Well, get over yourselves. Press Secretary Carolyn Levitt said, and I quote, please stop the fake outrage and report on something today that actually matters to the American public. Which is f***ing crazy. Because at this point in the MAGA movement, all they have is fake outrage. Olympic outrage. American freestyle skiers are facing backlash following controversial comments made about representing the U.S. What many call anti-American rhetoric. I'm disgusted by it. It's so upsetting. It's so inappropriate. This guy hates his country. He's clearly ashamed to be wearing the flag. Go back home to Oregon in this case and march with Antifa. What? Sir, think this through. Do you want our nation's greatest athletes joining Antifa? What? This is not the solution you think. Sir, you have abs of steel and powerful glutes. Grab a black bandana and get in the fight. But, oh, my God, I just... First, I'm here, what did this Olympian say? It must be way more upsetting and outrageous than what the president of the United States racist memes are. It brings up mixed emotions to represent the U.S. right now, I think. It's a little hard. There's obviously a lot going on that I'm not the biggest fan of. that that's the hate mongering that's the most laid-back mongering that was like the hacky sack of political condemnation it's like bruh i feel like right now the country shouldn't be swag it should be diggity dank and by the way MAGA you want to hear the good straight up anti-american shit talk to your boss our country is now a cesspool we are a nation in decline we're in a failing country we're in a country that's being laughed at we're a dumping ground we're like a we're like a garbage can our country is going to hell. We have blood, death, and suffering on a scale once unthinkable. A third world hellhole ruled by censors, perverts, criminals, and thugs. I mean, after reading the Epstein files, it's hard to argue with the last part. That part I... Anyway, this mother better go back to Oregon and join Antifa. So wait, so why are you bothered by the, I don't know, man, things feel pretty bad there and kind of conflicted, and not bothered by the straight-up anti-American vitriol from Dear Leader? How about you're wearing the flag? You were representing your country. Yes. And you can save your other comments for when you're not wearing the flag. Yes. That's it. It's a flag. Son of a... I didn't think... It's a flag. Freedom of speech very clearly states you cannot shout fire in a crowded theater or smack talk America while supporting any national symbols. It's right. So if I were to show you, let's say, a video of President Donald Jesus Trump shitting on America and Americans while sporting the very insignia that you deem so sacred. What if I showed you a video like that? I'm sure you'd just show them. This country has gotten bloated and fat and disgusting. Oh, and look what he's wearing, bitches. He's wearing the flag. shitting on America and Americans. Oh, but that's a pin. It's got to be cloth and sewn on. And don't say, oh, yeah, but Donald Trump wasn't overseas, because we have video of Donald Trump insulting America while standing next to Putin in Finland. And don't say, well, the skier was dry-humping our beautiful flag. No that was your guy So the point is this When did the right become such f pussies When? When? Remember 2017? Remember what you hated about liberals? Oh, perpetually offended, safe spaces, censoring free speech, culture of victimhood remind you of anyone i can't go 15 minutes without listening to country music i need a separate show oh that skier triggered me i can't sleep not the best imitation but you know what i'm going for This whole culture war this weekend has really demonstrated one thing. It's that for all of MAGA's triumphalism, it's not a movement that seems confident in its position. These people who control every branch of government are so triggered by someone singing in Spanish for 20 minutes, they need to create their own safe space alternative halftime show, where Trad Bunny over here is singing songs about how he can't even enjoy sitting in a truck and drinking beer because he knows that somewhere out there there's a trans person. It's actually f***ing pathetic. The gap between the power you all wield... I'm not done! The gap between the power you all wield and the victimhood you all claim is the real offense. if you didn't actually have the power to do so much damage in our country, I think we all dismiss it as a weak and pathetic pity party. That's what you're throwing. What kind of snacks would you have at a weak and pathetic pity party? I'm going to probably have yogurt. When we come back, Governor Andy Beshear will be joining me in the studio. 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This was our 15th federally declared weather disaster since I became governor. So we had about .8 inches of ice in part of our state. We had about a foot of snow in the rest. But we've worked really hard. to get it done. So you've had 15 weather related... And a pandemic. And an airplane crash. And a couple of helicopter crashes. So we've been through the ring. What's the common thread throughout all this? You know, who was the governor before you, sir? The common thread is that we band together and we push through. Son of a gun. Look at you. Now, that's the thing. So, you know, you are an anomaly in the world of the left. You are someone who has accrued power. What did Trump win Kentucky by? 31. The second time. 31. That's like Putin number. Like that's in a democratic society winning by 31. Like that's insane. And how and were you elected on that same cycle? I was elected a year earlier by five points. So not bad for a Democrat in Kentucky. A 36. And if I may, and this is just, I'm just going from some videos I saw, how did you cheat? Apparently very effectively. Nicely done. No, but what is, explain that, because that is, there is certainly a percentage of prognosticators that would look at that and think, what's the secret sauce? So I think it's three things. First, I stand up for all my convictions. and we push back against discrimination in any form, but I spend 80% of my time on issues that matter to 100% of the people of Kentucky. That starts with your job and whether you make enough to raise your family. It's your next doctor's appointment for yourself, your parents, or your kids. It's the roads and bridges you drive, the school you drop your kids off at, and whether you feel safe in your community. Are you reading this? I've said it once or twice. I think a couple of times. So you're basically saying, like, You've found a way to connect your leadership to their actual lives. Is that something that you think Democrats at the national level have not been able to do? Is that the disconnect? Well, we either haven't done it effectively or we haven't communicated about it effectively. You know, in addition, I'd say the thing that Democrats have to do better is talk like normal human beings. you Chuck Schumer has started cursing if you could tell him to stop there is nothing I want to see less than that but you think about how this advocacy speak has pushed into our lingo and it had a right meaning of trying to change stigma but you don't change stigma by changing words you change it by changing hearts and so a tough example in Kentucky is we lost a lot of our friends to overdoses. I don't know one family that says they lost a family member from substance use disorder. They all say they lost from addiction because that word is that mean, tough thing that takes people from us. But you see it in other areas. You see people saying food insecurity. So when people are hungry, they're hungry. Right. Or the newest one is called justice-involved population. Say that again? Justice-involved population. I don't think I've heard that. Well, listen, we believe in second chances. We've got a low recidivism rate, but those are inmates. Right, right, right. And you know what they call themselves? Inmates. Right, right. But do you think, is that, you know, I certainly understand, like, there is a frustration with language and those other situations. But I would imagine if they felt like government was responsive in other areas, they might not, if they feel like that's all they're doing, does that speak to, and I don't say this in a bad way, but the consultant class of politicians. Because don't they say, you know, like you say, talk normally, that's the thing they say about Trump that they like so much, that he talks, you know, this is how regular people talk, and you're like, are regular people terrible? I don't think they are. Well, he talks to you instead of at you, right? But that's different than colloquial language or calling something intellectual language. it's connecting that's right however you do it and so i think the last piece is democrats are really good at the what you know we talk about uh policy point three bullet point four sub iii underneath consultant class yes right but we don't talk about our why enough not just what you're for but why you're for it what drives you what gets you up out of bed every day willing to deal with the mess that is politics right now right because you believe so strongly you're willing to do it Is it that you've done those things or that there's been effective that the things you've done, they've seen tangible results on? Oh, it's definitely both. I mean, we've broken every record for private sector investment, new jobs, wages, exports, tourism. And so people see their lives getting better. And I think even if you go back to 2024, that last group of voters that were undecided. believed that the vice president was distracted and that the president was talking about making things cost less. Right. And so we have to make sure that the American people know that Donald Trump is making everything cost more. He's decimating rural health care. He's posting blatantly racist memes that he is not... But if that doesn't connect through, like convincing the population that he's posting... I mean, the guy came down an elevator, I don't know, 15 years ago and was like, Mexicans are rapists! And once you cross that barrier... So he wasn't hiding it. Right. It's not like he's been playing coy and we have to convince them. What I found is it feels like Democrats have maybe lost a more accessible, coherent leadership platform, if that makes sense. A coherent governance. Well, I think it does. But the goal there is how are we working to better people's lives? I mean, right now, look at the polling on the American dream. People believe that if you work hard and follow the rules, you still don't get ahead. We've got. Are they moved by the things you do when you when you build those jobs? Do you see a difference in the opinion polls? So there's a town called Henderson in Kentucky. It's a former coal mining town. Hard times. And it was it was moving to the right. I want to buy about 500 votes in 2019. I thought it'd be the last time ever. right before the 2023 election we landed the cleanest greenest recycled paper mill in the country 350 new jobs paying 40 an hour solid and i will never forget the the owner of that facility zoomed in for the groundbreaking and he said we're creating 350 and then he used the term in coal country green jobs and you know what everybody did boo no they gave me a standing ovation because they pay 40 bucks an hour right i thought when you said green they'd be like we're leaving not not if it's not if it's helping them in their lives what is this environment that you're operating as because i imagine it's a really difficult balance that you have to uh balance those types of jobs with an administration that is clearly penalizing blue states now it might be different for you because you're in a red state but you're a blue governor have you felt any of that personal animus directed towards kentucky has has he withheld things from kentucky in the way that he's done it from other states. Well, he's withheld things from everybody. I've taken him to court to get money for building resiliently after all of the tornadoes and the floods that we've had. He tried to cancel a grant for a warning system for eastern Kentucky when it floods. I've gone to court with other governors to prevent him from sending the National Guard from one state to another without the permission of that governor. Right, right. That's your background, right? Your background is in you're the attorney general of Kentucky. But we also took him to court over things like AmeriCorps. What a great program that's helping out. And he just comes. But Democrats, Democratic AGs and governors took him to court. One, we're receiving that money. Red states aren't. Oh, because they did. Oh, so here's something. I didn't even think of this. The Supreme Court had a decision where you can grant universal injunctions That right And so they thought they won that case but they haven So Democrats that have the courage to stand up to them to say that Congress appropriated this money and you don have a choice that money is flowing to our states and not those red states. That's bold, dude. Let me ask you this. Do you think that the legal system, because, you know, how many Democratic governors are, 23? We are, yeah, just under half. Just under half. You know, what is it that they can do? You know, you see what he's doing in Oregon. You see what he's doing in Chicago. You see what he's doing in Minnesota. What can the cavalry of Democratic governors do other than lawsuits to kind of form a coalition of people? I don't want to say Confederation. The connotations are not great. But how can they force Amplify to fight some of these really petty things that are being done? Well, we do. We communicate a lot. And we all know each other well. And what you see is us banding together to go to court, but also to move the court of public opinion. You see right now what's going on in Minnesota. Right. The videos. The fact that we have an American body count for Donald Trump's deportation plans. You see his other actions in other states. You see the picture of that five-year-old child. Listen, that is a child of God just like any other one. Right. Is there any fiduciary? Is there a way that blue states can withhold something from the federal government to force his hand? Tougher because they have a lot more money than we do. Right, right. But what we can do is push back in the ways you're seeing, and some of them have been really effective. That win in the Supreme Court on the National Guard was critically important. Right, right. I think that plus the tariff case are the questions of, will our Supreme Court hold up? Right. Will our judicial branch be an effective third branch of government? Is it hard, you know, the Democratic governors, you all know each other, but clearly there's a, now we're moving more towards, you know, the presidential election. Is, do you guys talk about that? Do you talk about that with like Shapiro and Newsom and all those guys? Like, oh, you running? I was thinking about running. What do you think? Do you guys talk about that? I haven't had that conversation. We're really focused on 26. And we're focused not just on... You guys have not discussed with one another whether you'll run for president? No. You don't go out to coffee in the governor thing and be like, hey, man, you're not going to Iowa. Are you going to Iowa? Well, John, we're here. Are you doing it? Me? Yeah. Let me ask you this. No one else will. who would be like which one of you do you think would be the best president and on the reasonable question we'll take the other we'll take the converse who's the worst one the governor who's the one where like you guys were the governor's conference and like the elevator opens and he's about to walk in and you just go or she and you just go oh Ron DeSantis so smooth so smooth uh does the by the way i know how that would go you would go ronda santa there you go ron short joke all right the tariffs and all so uh uh the best laid plans of mice and men you know uh man builds god laughs what is it that you've done you've got these plants you've these things. How has the tariffs and the chaos of Trump's economic policy affect the things that you put into place? Because I know you did a lot of, if I remember, we talked on the podcast with EVs and batteries. You have big factories coming. What happened to that? Well, it's hit us and it's hit us hard. Now, we are a state whose economy is still expanding, but that's through hustle. Most states have fallen into recession and tariffs are a big reason why. It's the single worst economic policy of my lifetime. It makes everything cost more for our families. Tell me how that affects on a state level. What are the downstream effects of those tariffs on Kentucky? Think about it this way. Donald Trump wants them to cause companies to build things in the U.S. that aren't built in the U.S. But if you're going to do that, you've got to import all the materials and all the equipment from a different country. In other words, doing what he wants to do costs that much more. We were reshoring as a country. The person who slowed it down, if not halted it, is Donald J. Trump. Wow. So what is, are those, are those plants still going forward? So we had two of the biggest battery plants in the world. One had opened. We had 1,600 Kentuckians working at it. And listen, they didn't care, Democrat, Republican, or Independent. These were good jobs that they were going to be able to raise their family on. That big, ugly bill that's also going to devastate rural health care, cut EV credits. And what happened, ultimately the partnership that was running those plants broke up. Now, Ford's stepping in. It's taken both of them. And I think we're still going to hit all those jobs doing storage batteries that will help our grid, that will help us be more efficient. But it's going to take maybe two more years. And that's 1,600 people that are being told for 12 to 24 months that they're not going to have that job they trained for. And so it's one of my congressmen that helped push that bill through that is eliminating 1,600 jobs in his district. He called it a liberal pipe dream. I want him to tell that to every one of the 1,600 Kentuckians that has to find a new job. The person, see, that's unusual. A lot of times, even when somebody might have a sort of dogmatic party line, when it's a colloquial issue, they'll bend on it. Who is the congressman? That's Brett Guthrie. but he's not the only one. This blind allegiance to Trump has people doing things that hurt their state. Have you seen it wane? Where do you think most windmills are in the United States? They're in red states. Windmills? Oh, yes. I was going to say Holland. You mean in the United States? Yeah. And what happened? Are those now shutting down? No, they're pushing the projects to halt, making it that much harder. And these are states that brag to companies that they have a diverse energy portfolio. So is this, this is a plus 31 red state. They went for Trump plus 31. Have you seen, anecdotally or otherwise, an erosion of support, or is it still just, it's almost, it's religious in its fervor still. What are you seeing? I think we're seeing the fever break. And I'd look at it as a soybean farmer. A soybean farmer grows- You're also a soybean farmer? No, I'm not. No, my first job was mucking horse stalls, so I am prepared for politics. Been there, fella. It ain't no fun. So when you look at our soybean farmers right now, probably 90-plus percent voted for Donald Trump. Yet his tariff policy, his cutting of USAID, his cutting of the farm-to-table programs for our schools have hit this group of people to the point of bankruptcy. Their market may never come back. this person that they believed in, that they thought was going to fight for them, is about to ruin them. And you're seeing people speak out. That's so hard. First of all, it's a hard life to begin with. That's such a difficult, farm jobs are so difficult. So the tough part right now being governor is, yes, you see the numbers starting to move. Yes, it's going to be a good midterm for Democrats. But at the cost of Donald Trump hurting the American people, making their lives that much harder, that's not something that I want to see happen. Wow. I really appreciate it. I give you great respect. I hope to come visit you in the great state of Kentucky someday. I promise you I will have a better menu than RFK Jr. when you show up. Andy Beshear Podcast, available on the Saturdays. Series XM, living here at the Podcast. Governor Andy Beshear. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. licensed providers who can tailor treatments using doctor-trusted ingredients. Expert care is brought straight to the user with 100% online access that avoids the hassle of traditional clinics. Whether looking for specialized compounded products or trusted generics that cost 95% less than brand names, HIMSS provides the tools to help men get back to their old selves. To get simple online access to personalized affordable care for ED, hair loss, weight loss, and more, visit hems.com slash daily show. 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