Ohio GOP Lawmaker Says VIP Seating At Pence Event Revoked Over A Tweet

ADVANCE FOR SATURDAY, JULY 16 – This Nov. 4, 2015, handout photo provided by the Ohio House of Representatives shows Ohio state Rep. Niraj Antani, a Republican who represents Ohio's 42nd District. Ohio Republicans ... ADVANCE FOR SATURDAY, JULY 16 – This Nov. 4, 2015, handout photo provided by the Ohio House of Representatives shows Ohio state Rep. Niraj Antani, a Republican who represents Ohio's 42nd District. Ohio Republicans aren't exactly putting out the welcome mat for presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland from Monday through Thursday, July 18 to 21. Antani, a first-time delegate to the convention, says delegates “all share concerns about Donald Trump.” (Mike Elicson/Ohio House of Representatives via AP) MORE LESS
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A Republican state representative in Ohio said that the Donald Trump campaign withdrew an offer for him to sit in the seating area for lawmakers at a Wednesday town hall with vice presidential candidate Mike Pence over a tweet he published about voters disapproving of Trump.

State Rep. Niraj Antani (R) told Politico that he was invited to the event, but that when he arrived at the town hall, he was told to sit in the general admission section.

He said that had had received a call from the Trump campaign on Wednesday asking him to take down the tweet.

“FWIW, knocking doors in most affluent part of my GOP heavy district, and not one of them has been happy with Trump. All pro @JohnKasich,” he said in the tweet that he has since deleted, according to Politico.

Antani stayed for the event, and at the end of the town hall, he received a call from Pence, he told Politico. A Pence aide confirmed to Politico that the Indiana governor called Antani.

“He said ‘I just got off stage and just learned about this and just wanted to apologize for the misunderstanding,’” Antani said of his phone call with Pence.

Antani told Politico that he will “probably” vote for Trump, but that he is no longer likely to endorse the Republican nominee.

“I don’t care about the tweet, I don’t care abut the seating, this is more how they treat people who weren’t with them in the primary,” he said. “This is how they treat someone whose willing to come on board. I wonder how they treat people who are against them.”

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  1. “This is how they treat someone whose willing to come on board . I wonder how they treat people who are against them."

    Just ask Kelly Ayotte.

  2. How long before Mikey gets sick and tired of apologizing for, covering for and lying for Trump?

  3. Trump is going to build the classiest gulags you ever saw. Problem is, the only occupants will be Trump and his cronies

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