Governor Beshear Releases Statement on Biden’s Decision Not to Run for Re-Elect

Resize photo 2024 01 12t154550639 — FILE – Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks to a joint session of the state legislature to deliver his State of the Commonwealth address in the House chambers at the state Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, in Frankfort, Kentucky. Kentucky’s status as a leader in growing college enrollment was praised by the governor and higher education leaders Thursday, Jan. 11, as they called for more funding to continue the momentum. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Frankfort, Ky. – Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear issued a statement Sunday after President Joe Biden decided not to run for re-election.

President Biden will be remembered as an influential president. Together with Vice President Harris, he led us through the aftermath of the January 6 attack on our Capitol and steadily navigated us through a global pandemic. He showed up for Kentucky after devastating tornadoes and historic flooding, delivering immediate federal aid that is helping to rebuild our communities. His leadership delivered infrastructure investments that are bringing clean drinking water and high-speed internet to parts of Kentucky that have been overlooked and underserved for far too long. President Biden advanced the Brent Spence Companion Bridge Project, securing bipartisan funding for a long-stalled project that is a vital artery of national commerce.

While his decision today cannot have been easy, it is in the best interest of our country and our party. I want to thank him for his leadership, kindness, and for a successful presidency that accomplished big, important things.

Now is the time for our nation to come together. We must quiet the anger, the resentment, the noise. We have the opportunity to remember that we were taught to treat our neighbor as ourselves, and that we are all one another’s neighbors.