Quick Hit:

During an MSNBC interview on Tuesday morning, Democrat Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear suggested that Ohio Senator J.D. Vance needed a female family member to experience rape to understand the impact of abortion laws, saying, "Make him go through this." Vance responded angrily on X, asking, "What the hell is this?" and calling the governor a "disgusting person."

Key Details:

• During an MSNBC interview on Tuesday morning, Democrat Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear criticized Senator J.D. Vance's stance on abortion laws, particularly those involving pregnancies resulting from rape, stating, "Make him go through this."

• J.D. Vance swiftly responded on X, expressing his outrage and asking, "What the hell is this? Why is @AndyBeshearKY wishing that a member of my family would get raped?!?" 

• Donald Trump Jr. also weighed in on X, reacting to Beshear's comments by tweeting, "WTF is wrong with Kamala Harris surrogate @AndyBeshearKY???"

Diving Deeper:

The abortion debate took a sharp and personal turn this week when Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear made shocking and offensive comments aimed at Republican vice presidential running mate and Ohio Senator J.D. Vance. During an MSNBC interview on Tuesday morning, Beshear harshly criticized Vance's position on abortion, suggesting that perhaps Vance, and others who share his views, needed to personally experience the trauma that rape victims endure to fully comprehend the weight of the laws they support.

Vance did not take the comments lightly and fired back on X, expressing his outrage. "What the hell is this? Why is @AndyBeshearKY wishing that a member of my family would get raped?!? What a disgusting person," Vance tweeted.

Donald Trump Jr. also reacted on X, tweeting, "WTF is wrong with Kamala Harris surrogate @AndyBeshearKY???" But the outrage didn’t stop there. Charlie Kirk weighed in as well, condemning Beshear's comments: "These people feign compassion and 'joy' and then turn around and wish rape on JD Vance’s wife and family? This is not just a slip of the tongue from a Harris surrogate. It’s revealing of how these people think. It’s an evil thing to say and Andy Beshear should be ashamed of himself."