Trump went after Kasich today for the close Troy Balderson race from last Tuesday.
According to the NY Post, Kasich blamed the close race on Trump’s ‘divisive behavior’ during his interview on Meet the Press yesterday.
So now Trump, in turn, is blaming the close race on Kasich being so unpopular:
The very unpopular Governor of Ohio (and failed presidential candidate) @JohnKasich hurt Troy Balderson’s recent win by tamping down enthusiasm for an otherwise great candidate. Even Kasich’s Lt. Governor lost Gov. race because of his unpopularity. Credit to Troy on the BIG WIN!
Here’s the tweet:
The very unpopular Governor of Ohio (and failed presidential candidate) @JohnKasich hurt Troy Balderson’s recent win by tamping down enthusiasm for an otherwise great candidate. Even Kasich’s Lt. Governor lost Gov. race because of his unpopularity. Credit to Troy on the BIG WIN!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 13, 2018
Only Trump would call what happened Tuesday a ‘BIG WIN’, when in reality the race still isn’t over and could potentially swing the other way towards O’Connor.
Kasich responded to Trump’s tweet with a gif of Putin laughing…
— John Kasich (@JohnKasich) August 13, 2018