Ohio Governor John Kasich (R), the last Republican presidential candidates to drop his White House bid, on Monday condemned Trump’s racial attacks against a judge in one of the Trump University cases.
In a couple of tweets, Kasich called Trump’s insults against U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel and his accusations of bias based on the judge’s Mexican heritage “flat out wrong.” He also called for Trump to apologize to Curiel:
Attacking judges based on their race &/or religion is another tactic that divides our country. More importantly, it is flat out wrong.(1of2)
— John Kasich (@JohnKasich) June 6, 2016
.@RealDonaldTrump should apologize to Judge Curiel & try to unite this country. #TwoPaths (2of2)
— John Kasich (@JohnKasich) June 6, 2016
Kasich’s tweets also referenced Trump’s suggestion that judges who are Muslim may also have a bias against him.
The Ohio governer is the latest in an array of Republican lawmakers and conservative leaders who’ve pushed back on Trump for his attacks on Curiel. Former Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich called Trump’s comments “inappropriate” and House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) said he “completely disagrees with the thinking” behind Trump’s comments.
Trump cannot do the honorable thing. He’s a sociopath who enjoys creating disasters…
…but he’ll still vote for him, right?
…aaaaaand we definitely can take Kasich out of the VP running.
and Gingrich took himself out. As did Governor Martinez. It might turn out to be Palin by process of elimination. Oh, how I hope!!
Rubio will do it…