Kentucky Governor 'Trolls' Democrats by Wearing Trump Jacket at State Fair: 'The Deplorable Has No Depth to Which He Will Not Descend'
Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin has been criticized for turning up at a state fair in a blazer adorned with President Donald Trump's face.
The Republican governor appeared at the Kentucky State Fair on August 17 wearing the striking blue jacket—and even met with volunteers at the Kentucky Democratic Party's booth whilst wearing it.
"Hey Bevin. Trolling volunteers at the Kentucky Democratic Party's booth at the State Fair? How old are you?" wrote the Louisville Democrats while sharing photos of Bevin with the jacket on Facebook.
The Louisville Metro Democratic Club also shared photos on social media of Bevin stood next to a seemingly unimpressed female volunteer at the fair
"Who is this deplorable troll, her face asks?" the group wrote on Facebook.
"Matt Bevin went to the Democratic booth at the State fair with a ridiculous jacket with Trump images printed in blue all over it. He went to 'troll' the young volunteers there because he bragged that it was 'easy fishing.' The place he bragged about it—the Lincoln Dinner—the GOP huge fundraising event for the year.
"The Deplorable has no depth to which he will not descend."
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Bevin was also criticized on Twitter for his outfit.
"I didn't think Matt Bevin could be any more embarrassing. Please make it stop," wrote author Silas House.
"Did anyone else see that Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin went out of his way to harass democrat volunteers at the Kentucky State Fair? This guy is a Grade A douchebag," added Milo Kuroi.
Bevin previously posted a video onto social media urging people to visit the Kentucky State Fair. He was not wearing the Trump jacket during this video.
"This is great for the Commonwealth to show our wares of Kentucky agriculture. This is a chance for us as a Commonwealth to showcase what our farmers do the interface with people from the urban community, with frankly people from all over the country," he said.
The Kentucky State Fair will continue to run until August 25.
Bevin's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
This is the Governor of Kentucky in this outfit. I am so embarrassed for him. pic.twitter.com/ypuiYD0W53
— Hannah Drake (@HannahDrake628) August 18, 2019
The president is due to visit Kentucky this week, with his schedule including a re-election fundraiser for Bevin.
Details about the fundraiser have not been made public, although Bevin has assured it won't be Trump's last visit to the state.
"He'll be back again," Bevin said at the Kentucky State Fair on August 15, reports WAVE. "This will be a small, quick visit, but he'll be back again to do a much larger rally. He loves that. People love that. The vice president has been here a couple of times; he'll be back as well."
