BY DAVID MAMARIL HOROWITZ

david.horowitz@bgdailynews.com

 

 

U.S. Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, stopped at Bowling Green Country Club on Friday for a book-signing of his recent book, “All the President’s Money.”

Published in January, it dives into claims of corruption, money laundering and influence peddling that it alleges were carried out by former President Joe Biden and his family during his presidency.

Comer is chairman of the House Oversight Committee.

Around 100 attended the event, which was hosted by the Republican Women’s Club Of South Central KY. Comer said the event became one of multiple stops on his Kentucky book tour after he was invited for the signing by the women’s club.

“We celebrate what (Comer) has accomplished and look forward to the future of important things that can be done by this committee,” Mary Pierce, of the Republican Women’s Club of South Central KY, told the crowd.

Comer explained for attendees his information-gathering process, detailing a host of obstacles in getting the book published and stressing that it’s all evidence based.

“At the end of the day, my objective was to just get the truth of the American people,” he told the crowd.

Scores lined up to have their books signed.

Comer’s book was on The New York Times best-seller list for three weeks. It has also stirred controversy: The Guardian reported that journalist Bob Woodward, who had an hourslong conversation with Comer, staunchly denied making statements that were attributed to him in the book; asked about it, Comer told the Daily News that he didn’t think Woodward had known at the time of the interview what was in the book and that the reporter had rather mischaracterized what Woodward had been cited as saying.

Comer also spoke to the press about the goings-on back in Washington.

Asked about highlights and concerns that stood out to him with the Trump administration, he said, “I’m all for it. I think we needed a change. I support draining the swamp. I believe that President Trump put disruptors in office, and a lot of these agencies need to be disrupted.”

He followed up on Associated Press reporting that he has no plans to run for the seat that’ll be left open by Sen. Mitch McConnell when he doesn’t run for re-election in 2026.

“I think we’ll have some really good candidates; I would say that whoever wins the Republican primary will be the overwhelming favorite,” Comer said when asked if he plans to support anyone specific.

Mayor Todd Alcott, one of the attendees, said he looked forward to getting to his copy of the book.

“It was wonderful,” attendee Teena Steen said about the presentation. “He was very fluent.”

Steen, Comer’s kindergarten teacher back at Tompkinsville Elementary, said she’d followed every step of his career.

“I’m so proud of him,” she said.