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Monday, July 15, 2019
Former GOP candidate Kasich slams Trump tweets against congresswomen
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAn unsuccessful contender against Donald Trump for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination says Trump’s tweets telling Democratic congresswomen of color to “go back” to their countries is “deplorable and beneath the dignity of the office.”
John Kasich is a former governor of Ohio and a former member of Congress. He says in a statement that Republicans must speak out against comments that “create deep animosity — maybe even hatred.” He says Trump’s comments contradict the “foundation of our country and all that we teach our children.”
Kasich sought the presidential nomination as a moderate.
Trump criticized the four progressive freshmen with tweets Sunday that echoed racist taunts long used to insult non-white people.
Democrats have effusively criticized Trump. Virtually all congressional Republicans have remained silent.
— AP
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