Post by Logan on Mar 12, 2016 21:37:43 GMT -6
HEATH, Ohio (AP) — John Kasich on Saturday delivered his harshest criticism yet of Donald Trump, saying he’s “had it” with the “toxic” nature of Trump’s campaign and suggesting he may not support the businessman should he become the Republican nominee.
“Pitting one group against one another is toxic and divisive and that’s not the way we want to elect a president,” Kasich told reporters after a town-hall event.
Violence between Trump protesters and supporters led to the cancellation of a Chicago rally on Friday night, giving Kasich a fresh opportunity to distinguish the tone of his campaign from that of Trump’s in the final days before the critical Ohio primary. For months, the Ohio governor has declined to hit Trump, saying name-calling and mud-slinging have no place in a presidential contest.
Kasich says he was “deeply disturbed” by reports of the violent clashes outside of Trump’s event. Despite saying in the latest debate that he would back the GOP nominee in the fall regardless of who it is, Kasich now says the environment Trump has created “makes it very, extremely difficult” to support him.
Read more: www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/trump-rally-violence-offers-kasich-fresh-chance-for-contrast/
“Pitting one group against one another is toxic and divisive and that’s not the way we want to elect a president,” Kasich told reporters after a town-hall event.
Violence between Trump protesters and supporters led to the cancellation of a Chicago rally on Friday night, giving Kasich a fresh opportunity to distinguish the tone of his campaign from that of Trump’s in the final days before the critical Ohio primary. For months, the Ohio governor has declined to hit Trump, saying name-calling and mud-slinging have no place in a presidential contest.
Kasich says he was “deeply disturbed” by reports of the violent clashes outside of Trump’s event. Despite saying in the latest debate that he would back the GOP nominee in the fall regardless of who it is, Kasich now says the environment Trump has created “makes it very, extremely difficult” to support him.
Read more: www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/trump-rally-violence-offers-kasich-fresh-chance-for-contrast/