Kentucky Gov Beshear responds to rumors that he’ll run for president: 'It's flattering'

Kentucky Democrat Gov. Andy Beshear told reporters Monday that adjacent though President Biden’s caller statement show was "rough," helium has nary volition of sliding into statesmanlike contention unless Biden bows retired of the race.

Reporters asked Beshear what helium thought astir Biden's show successful past week’s statement and whether helium should stay successful the race.

"Well, the statement show was rough. It was a precise bad nighttime for the president," the Kentucky politician said. "But helium is inactive the candidate. Only helium tin marque decisions astir his aboriginal candidacy, truthful arsenic agelong arsenic helium continues to beryllium successful the race, that’s important."

The question came conscionable days aft the archetypal statesmanlike statement betwixt Biden and erstwhile President Trump, which near galore Democrats shocked and acrophobic astir the existent president’s performance. Biden’s rambling answers and raspy dependable raised concerns astir his age, intelligence authorities and whether helium is acceptable to service different 4 years.

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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear was asked astir his thoughts connected President Biden's statement show and whether helium would see sliding successful to tally for the apical spot connected the summons successful November. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley/File)

Following the debate, aggregate Democrat figures and media outlets called for the existent president to measurement retired of the contention and let different Democrat to instrumentality the party’s spot astatine the apical of the ticket.

When asked if helium would descent into the slot if Biden were to bow retired of the race, Beshear reiterated that lone the president tin find his aboriginal arsenic a candidate.

"He is the candidate, and arsenic agelong arsenic helium is, I’m supporting him," Beshear said.

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Voters person expressed concerns implicit Biden's property and capableness to service a 2nd word aft the debate. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images | Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

But helium besides told reporters that helium was flattered erstwhile radical notation his sanction arsenic idiosyncratic being considered to pb the enactment arsenic a statesmanlike candidate.

"I deliberation it’s a reflection of each the bully things going connected successful Kentucky. As compared to the remainder of the country, the temperature’s been turned down here," Beshear said.

He explained that authorities Democrats and Republicans are excited astir the jobs the authorities has created arsenic good arsenic the record-low unemployment and decreases successful overdose deaths, among different things.

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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley/File)

Beshear said helium thinks the remainder of the state is turning to the things being done successful Kentucky, and helium talked astir however a Democrat politician and a Republican wide assembly tin get bully results.

"I deliberation the reply to that is everything is not partisan, and radical are bushed of the clashes, time successful and time out," helium said. "So, erstwhile they look astatine what we person done successful Kentucky, they spot a amended aboriginal that’s beyond immoderate of the back-and-forth that we spot connected the national level."

Biden has not bowed retired of the race, though helium was reportedly humiliated by his statement show and "devoid of confidence," according to an NBC News study that cited a idiosyncratic acquainted with the president’s mood.

During a code astatine a New Jersey fundraiser connected Saturday, the president acknowledged helium didn't person a "great night."

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"Research during the statement shows america converting much undecided voters than Trump did, successful ample portion due to the fact that of his behaviour connected Jan. 6," helium said. "People retrieve the atrocious things during his presidency."

Biden's run said it has raised $27 cardinal since his statement performance.

Fox News Digital's Hanna Panreck contributed to this report.