From NPR.

Democrat Andy Beshear is widely liked in Kentucky, a state that voted for Donald Trump three times. In an interview with NPR Wednesday, Gov. Beshear took note of the president’s threat to permanently fire federal employees as a way to pressure Democrats.

Beshear said he supported the shutdown only because Democrats settled on an issue affecting millions of people: Obamacare subsidies that expire later this year.
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