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John Kasich has 'zero expectations' of speaking at Republican convention
Source: The Guardian
John Kasich has 'zero expectations' of speaking at Republican convention
The former candidate has not asked to speak at the convention in Ohio,
where he is governor – a potential snub to Donald Trump’s efforts to rally
party support
Ben Jacobs in Washington
Monday 27 June 2016 20.05 BST
Ohio governor John Kasich has not asked for a speaking slot at the Republican National Convention in his home state in July and has “zero expectations” of receiving one, the Guardian has learned. The absence of Kasich, the popular Republican governor who was one of the last remaining rivals to Trump in the presidential primary, would be an almost unprecedented snub and represent a major blow to Trump’s efforts to unite the GOP around him.
In a statement, top Kasich adviser John Weaver told the Guardian: “We have not asked for a speaking slot and have zero expectations of receiving one.” Weaver added: “Governor Kasich will have a full schedule of events around the convention aimed at helping Republicans keep control of Congress and winning down ballot. Of course, this will be on top of his responsibilities as governor in regard to security issues in Cleveland.”
Kasich’s statement comes the day after Trump told the New York Times that he would require the Ohio governor and Texas senator Ted Cruz to endorse him in order to speak in Cleveland. “If there’s no endorsement, then I would not invite them to speak,” Trump said of Kasich and Cruz, his last two opponents for the Republican nomination.
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The former candidate has not asked to speak at the convention in Ohio,
where he is governor – a potential snub to Donald Trump’s efforts to rally
party support
Ben Jacobs in Washington
Monday 27 June 2016 20.05 BST
Ohio governor John Kasich has not asked for a speaking slot at the Republican National Convention in his home state in July and has “zero expectations” of receiving one, the Guardian has learned. The absence of Kasich, the popular Republican governor who was one of the last remaining rivals to Trump in the presidential primary, would be an almost unprecedented snub and represent a major blow to Trump’s efforts to unite the GOP around him.
In a statement, top Kasich adviser John Weaver told the Guardian: “We have not asked for a speaking slot and have zero expectations of receiving one.” Weaver added: “Governor Kasich will have a full schedule of events around the convention aimed at helping Republicans keep control of Congress and winning down ballot. Of course, this will be on top of his responsibilities as governor in regard to security issues in Cleveland.”
Kasich’s statement comes the day after Trump told the New York Times that he would require the Ohio governor and Texas senator Ted Cruz to endorse him in order to speak in Cleveland. “If there’s no endorsement, then I would not invite them to speak,” Trump said of Kasich and Cruz, his last two opponents for the Republican nomination.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/27/john-kasich-republican-national-convention-donald-trump
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