CHICAGO, IL. (WSMV) – Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear spoke on the first night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

Governor Beshear’s address to the crowd of democrats inside the United Center focused on women’s reproductive rights and leading America with compassion and empathy.

“Elect Kamala Harris and Tim Walz to protect reproductive freedom,” Beshear declared to the crowd inside the United Center.

Beshear drew contrast between Harris’ and former President Donald Trump’s polices on reproductive rights noting that Trump’s three nominations to the Supreme Court, voted to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Beshear said Trump’s project 2025 goes even further.

“Trump and Vance simply don’t believe in your freedom,” Beshear said “Their policies give rapists more rights than their victims.”

Project 2025 is a blueprint of conservative policy proposals for a future Republican administration. It was developed in 2022 by The Heritage Foundation and like-minded conservative groups.

While a ban on abortion isn’t detailed in the plan, restricting access to abortion is included. Project 2025 proposes a reverse to the approval of chemical abortion drugs by the Food and Drug Administration. Blocking the mailing of abortion pills is also in the plan.

Trump has been distancing himself from Project 2025, stating on social media that he knew nothing about it but also didn’t agree with parts of the plan. He didn’t specify which part that was.

The two-time Kentucky Governor made a plea to end “anger politics” and move beyond “us vs. them” and to “remember we are all Americans.” He said that’s how President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris lead.

“Biden and Harris called to ask how they could help Kentucky recover from natural disasters, they helped us improve our roads, our bridges and invested in our people,” Beshear shared, “They didn’t ask me who Kentuckians voted for, they asked what Kentuckians needed and they delivered.”

Beshear said Harris “gets it,” and that she can move America past “anger, extremism and division.”

The Democratic National Convention goes through Thursday, August 22.

Beshear was on the list of Harris’ potential VP picks. He said he was honored to be considered.

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