Ohio Gov. John Kasich said Tuesday he was disheartened by what he saw from both Democratic and Republican senators during the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearing last week.
“We’re in a zero-sum game,” Kasich said, appearing on MSNBC with Stephanie Ruhle. “Every tactic is okay. You can do whatever it takes just so I can win and I can defeat you. That is a toxic environment”
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Kasich, who is termed-out as governor of Ohio and ran a failed presidential campaign in 2016, said during his 30 years in politics he has tried “to be kind to people.”
“I want to give space to people,” Kasich said. “It doesn’t mean I’m weak.”
Later in the interview, Kasich again referenced a “zero-sum game” as he bemoaned the behavior of Trump supporters at a “Make America Great Again” rally in Tennessee on Monday.
“A lot of them are voting because they’re angry, okay?” Kasich said. “We’re back again to the zero-sum game. You look at a Trump rally. I mean, come on, folks. You don’t teach your kids to be that way.“
