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Andy Beshear: “This war with Iran, which the President and the president…”

Featuring: Andy Beshear, Democratic | Governor of Kentucky

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Gov. Andy Beshear - Team Kentucky Update 7.16.26

Published | Video Starts at 53:39

And the Supreme Court ruled it's unlawful, it's constitutional, so it's an unlawful tax that's been imposed by this administration on our families. Everybody in Kentucky drives to work. Just about everybody. And so This war with Iran, which the President and the president alone started, has increased the price of gas so much. And there was a time where we thought it'd come down. But our cease fire, where people just kept firing, apparently is now over and we're seeing it skyrocket again. (53:39–53:47)

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Asserts that the President started a war with Iran, leading to increased gas prices.

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