Kasich Criticizes The Donald: Are Trump’s Supporters For Real? (VIDEO)

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Republican presidential candidate and Ohio Gov. John Kasich criticized GOP rival Donald Trump’s place in the polls on Sunday, asking if the people surveyed who said they supported Trump were “for real.”

Trump has been a leading candidate among Republicans in the polls so far in the 2016 campaign. Kasich said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he had gotten in a Twitter war over some of the recent comments Trump had made, including the option of registering Muslims in a database.

“The fact is I condemned it soon as it came out of his mouth, that’s not acceptable,” Kasich said.

NBC host Chuck Todd asked Kasich why he thought Trump was still leading in the polls despite these views.

“Well, Chuck, look, I don’t know how much he’s working and I don’t know who they’re surveying and I do believe in polls like you do, but at the same time, who are they surveying?” Kasich replied. “And are these people for real? I don’t think so.”

Watch Kasich’s comments:

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