{"id":196302,"date":"2026-04-14T02:04:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T02:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/196302\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T02:04:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T02:04:28","slug":"gov-beshear-speaks-with-rev-al-sharpton-at-new-york-city-convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/196302\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Beshear speaks with Rev. Al Sharpton at New York City convention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) &#8211; Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear made an appearance in New York City during a convention, where he spoke to Rev. Al Sharpton.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">During the National Action Network Convention, Sharpton asked Beshear about his political future, asking about the possibly of future campaigns.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"link | text-reset d-block h-100 w-100\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wkyt.com\/page\/wkyt-apps-for-ios-and-android-devices\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"WKYT Streaming Apps\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MEPHTWNVMREWLEQQWWFJM27ZMA.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Currently serving his second term as governor, Beshear cannot run for the office again in 2027, but has grown his political presence on the national stage in recent years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI don\u2019t have any announcement,\u201d Beshear said, \u201cbut I will not leave a broken country to my kids, or anyone else\u2019s kids or grandkids.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">While Beshear did not confirm any future political campaigns, he emphasized the importance of the upcoming gubernatorial races.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWhat I\u2019m running this year is the Democratic Governors Association,\u201d Beshear said. \u201cI hope everybody is watching governor\u2019s races.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Beshear also spoke about Breonna Taylor, who was killed by police in 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">A federal judge recently<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wkyt.com\/2026\/03\/27\/all-charges-dismissed-against-2-former-lmpd-officers-breonna-taylor-case\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wkyt.com\/2026\/03\/27\/all-charges-dismissed-against-2-former-lmpd-officers-breonna-taylor-case\/\"> dismissed all charges against the two officers involved<\/a> on Friday, March 27.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cShe should still be with us today,\u201d Beshear said. \u201cWe should be willing to look at anything and everything that led to her death to make sure it doesn\u2019t happen to anyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">During the conference, Beshear also highlighted immigration, saying Americans deserve to feel safe, and for that to happen, law enforcement might need to take steps toward change.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2026 WKYT. 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