Kentucky State Auditor Allison Ball's office: "Here's our review of questionable spending in the Governor's administration, including:
• $39M on outside marketing firms, even though every state department already has its own media, PR, and marketing staff—with millions going to a major Beshear donor
• $7.4M in flagged out-of-state travel waste
• $183K+ on out-of-state security details (Europe flights, Aspen private club meals, Swiss airport services)
• Thousands at 5-star luxury resorts
• A $7,632 limo in Germany
• $6,000 spent at the Lexington Legends that isn't clear what and who it was for."
Beshear: "That $6,000 was for foster kids to attend a baseball game. Auditor Allison Ball is attacking foster kids going to a baseball game."
The Media: "Ball and Beshear argue over foster kids going to baseball games."
Everyone who isn't an idiot: "Umm... can we talk about the tens of millions in questionable spending instead of hyper-focusing on this one $6,000 item buried in a long list of potential waste?"
The Media & Beshear: "..........."
ICYMI: "He's attacking me to keep the rest of the conservatives in line… and so far, it's working."
Thomas Massie reveals:
- Why Trump is coming after him harder than ever.
- How Congress really works (and why it sucks).
- The reason it was so hard for Trump to find someone willing to run against him.
- Why he keeps fighting even when the establishment wants him gone.
This is one of the most candid interviews I’ve had with a sitting legislator.