Tag: John Kasich

Kasich speech to Democratic convention follows years of building conservative credentials

2016 rival to Trump didn’t attend GOP convention in home state

As a House member and initially as the Republican governor of the Ohio, John Kasich was known for his ardent conservatism — one of Speaker Newt Gingrich’s loyal lieutenants, an architect of the 1997 balanced budget agreement who later fought unions and abortion in the Buckeye State.

But Monday night, the lifelong Republican told the Democratic National Convention that all Americans should vote for former Vice President Joe Biden.

“I know the measure of the man,” said Kasich, noting that he has known the longtime Delaware politician for 30 years. “He’s reasonable, faithful, respectful, and you know, no one pushes Joe around.” Continue reading.

Former Republican governor goes off on Trump for complaining about states asking for life-saving medical supplies

AlterNet logoSpeaking on CNN this Thursday, former Republican governor of Ohio, John Kasich, tore into President Trump over his response to the coronavirus outbreak, saying he’s furious about the difficult challenges facing medical professionals as the coronavirus continues to spread.

“We don’t have the testing, we don’t have the equipment that these people need,” Kasich said. “When they go into a hospital room, when they go in to perform their duties, they don’t know if they’re going to be properly equipped.”

Later in the segment, CNN host Jim Sciutto asked where the leadership is, mentioning that Trump is tweeting attacks at governors, accusing them of “asking for too much.” Continue reading.

Trump attacks Kasich over Ohio race — and Kasich welcomes the attention

The following article by Robert Costa was posted on the Washington Post website August 13, 2018:

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President Trump taunted Ohio Gov. John Kasich on Monday, asserting that his increasingly vocal Republican rival is “very unpopular” and a “failed presidential candidate,” and to blame for the narrow margin in last week’s special congressional election in the state.

Kasich responded with an impish tweet: an image of Russian President Vladi­mir Putin breaking into a grin and laughing.

The salvos were the latest in the feud between Trump and Kasich, who is considering challenging Trump in the 2020 presidential race and has become one of the president’s sharpest GOP critics.

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Kasich: US is ‘weakening’ post-WW2 alliances

The following article by Julia Manchester was posted on the Hill website October 15, 2017:

Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) warned on Sunday that the U.S. is walking away from international alliances and guidelines that were put in place after World War II as a means of preventing authoritarianism.

“One of the things I am concerned about is the drift that we are in right now in terms of America and the world,” Kasich told NBC’s Chuck Todd on “Meet the Press.”

“There is an issue here where we’re weakening the things that we put in place after World War II to keep the world safe and reflect our values. We can’t afford to walk away, Chuck. Because if we walk away, this thing collapses. And who wins? The authoritarians. The Russians and the Chinese. Not good for our country, and not good for freedom,” he said.

“There is a battle now. The Russians and the Chinese want authoritarian-type government, okay? And we’re walking away from our allies on trade agreements, this Iran thing, we’ll see how that turns out,” he continued. Continue reading “Kasich: US is ‘weakening’ post-WW2 alliances”