John Kasich Leaning Towards Primary Challenge In 2020 After Charlottesville
BREAKING
The policial consequences continue to mount for Donald Trump in the wake of his awful Charlottesville response.
Ohio Governor John Kasich is reportedly now even more likely to mount a primary challenge against Donald Trump in 2020.
Kasich had already been considering another presidential bid but according to NBC’s Willie Geist, “after Charlottesville, there is growing sense of “moral imperative” to primary Trump in 2020.”
Here is Geist’s tweet:
NEW: Sources close to @JohnKasich tell me, after Charlottesville, there is growing sense of "moral imperative" to primary Trump in 2020.
— Willie Geist (@WillieGeist) August 16, 2017
While primary challenges are somewhat rare, it is unprecedented to have serious discussions about a primary challenge against a sitting president just 7 months into a presidency.
Here is what Kasich had to say about Trump and Charlottesville this morning: