FANCY FARM, Ky. (AP) — Republicans running for governor in 2023 took the stage at Kentucky’s biggest political event Saturday, bashing Gov. Andy Beshear’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic while offering support for recovery efforts that the Democratic governor is leading in the wake of historic flooding and tornadoes.
While his challengers aimed zingers at him, Beshear spent the day consoling families displaced by flash flooding that swamped the Appalachian region more than a week ago, killing 37. Beshear visited two state parks where some of the suddenly homeless took refuge.
“Today I’m at our state parks, spending time with our eastern Kentucky families who have been displaced from the catastrophic flooding,” Beshear posted on social media.