Ohio Gov. John Kasich is “embarrassing his state” by not attending and speaking at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Donald Trump’s campaign chairman said Monday morning.
MSNBC co-host Mika Brzezinski challenged Manafort by saying there were “not a lot” of major Republicans coming to the convention, including Kasich. But Manafort shot back that Brzezinski was “wrong, wrong, wrong” and said that “except for one or two,” most major Republicans would be there.
And he said Kasich was making a mistake by skipping it.
Paul Manafort: John Kasich is making a big mistake, he's embarrassing his state https://t.co/lt5dFEH2q0— Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) July 18, 2016
“You know what, he’s making a big mistake,” Manafort said. “He’s hurting his state and embarrassing his state, frankly. But most of the Republicans who aren’t coming are people who have been part of the past. And people who are part of the future of the Republican Party are, frankly, going to be here participating in the program.”
The Republican National Convention kicks off Monday from Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.
