(NewsNation) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear isn’t eyeing a White House Cabinet position, helium suggested Tuesday.
“I’m close wherever I’m expected to be,” helium told reporters astatine the Democratic National Convention successful Chicago. “I emotion being politician of Kentucky. I’ve got 3 1/2 years near to bash my best.”
He went connected to tout the state’s betterment efforts since the 2022 eastbound Kentucky flood that killed 40 radical and damaged 300 homes.
Beshear was among those rumored arsenic a imaginable moving mate to Vice President and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris. He endorsed Harris for the relation aft President Joe Biden dropped retired of the 2024 statesmanlike contention but erstwhile pressed connected the matter, Beshear said again that helium plans to service a 2nd word arsenic governor.
Harris yet selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz arsenic her moving mate.
Beshear has remained a vocal advocator for Harris, saying Tuesday that helium has religion her stances connected divisive issues specified arsenic the borderline tin triumph implicit autarkic voters.
“Yes we request beardown borders and borderline information is nationalist security, but we’re inactive talking astir quality beings,” helium said.
Beshear’s comments travel connected the 2nd time of the DNC, wherever erstwhile President Barack Obama and erstwhile archetypal woman Michelle Obama are expected to code the audience. Harris’ information became authoritative aft a virtual rotation telephone earlier this month.