Kasich on Trump: ‘I’ll Be ... Forced Going Forward to Talk About Some of the Deep Concerns’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT COSTELLO along ░░░░░░░░ lines wait a second ░░░░░░░░ a second John Kasich ░░░░░░░░ come out He s ░░░░░░░░ to reporters Let s ░░░░░░░░ for a moment clip ░░░░░░░░ KASICH They ll vote ░░░░░░░░ my reelection REPORTER What ░░░░░░░░ the biggest surprise of ░░░░░░░░ first national race KASICH ░░░░░░░░ I d say the ░░░░░░░░ surprise has been the ░░░░░░░░ that I found how ░░░░░░░░ people out there are ░░░░░░░░ and don t seem ░░░░░░░░ have anybody that listens ░░░░░░░░ them and spends time ░░░░░░░░ them or encourages them ░░░░░░░░ s been the biggest ░░░░░░░░ in the race I ░░░░░░░░ come to realize that ░░░░░░░░ are a lot of ░░░░░░░░ who just would like ░░░░░░░░ be made to feel ░░░░░░░░ And it s been ░░░░░░░░ great thing to see ░░░░░░░░ What do you have ░░░░░░░░ say to Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ KAISCH You re not ░░░░░░░░ to ruin my day ░░░░░░░░ I voted myself for ░░░░░░░░ I have nothing to ░░░░░░░░ to him REPORTER A ░░░░░░░░ of work leading up ░░░░░░░░ today How do you ░░░░░░░░ KASICH I feel great ░░░░░░░░ re going to win ░░░░░░░░ feel terrific It s ░░░░░░░░ Do I seem like ░░░░░░░░ m nervous or up ░░░░░░░░ I m having a ░░░░░░░░ time REPORTER What does ░░░░░░░░ feel like to vote ░░░░░░░░ yourself for president KASICH ░░░░░░░░ learned that you need ░░░░░░░░ vote for yourself because ░░░░░░░░ you don t you ░░░░░░░░ lose It felt very ░░░░░░░░ I mean it s ░░░░░░░░ long road for me ░░░░░░░░ I m I am ░░░░░░░░ very humbled by the ░░░░░░░░ and the experience and ░░░░░░░░ attention attention and success ░░░░░░░░ be very very dangerous ░░░░░░░░ it s not handled ░░░░░░░░ right way and so ░░░░░░░░ try to check myself ░░░░░░░░ the time and make ░░░░░░░░ that I m handling ░░░░░░░░ the right way which ░░░░░░░░ to be appreciative of ░░░░░░░░ opportunity REPORTER indecipherable KASICH ░░░░░░░░ I finish Laughter Look ░░░░░░░░ s all about keeping ░░░░░░░░ feet on the ground ░░░░░░░░ the opportunities that you ░░░░░░░░ are really a blessing ░░░░░░░░ grace and that s ░░░░░░░░ matters Everybody here this ░░░░░░░░ our moment in time ░░░░░░░░ before we know it ░░░░░░░░ ll all be gone ░░░░░░░░ do the best we ░░░░░░░░ while we re here ░░░░░░░░ you have to watch ░░░░░░░░ the time when you ░░░░░░░░ a lot of attention ░░░░░░░░ know the proverbs say ░░░░░░░░ stranger is a person ░░░░░░░░ greatest weakness I have ░░░░░░░░ lot of good friends ░░░░░░░░ me REPORTER You were ░░░░░░░░ your hometown last night ░░░░░░░░ a rally What are ░░░░░░░░ hearing from them last ░░░░░░░░ What do they have ░░░░░░░░ say about having you ░░░░░░░░ home for the election ░░░░░░░░ Well I mean I ░░░░░░░░ people are proud You ░░░░░░░░ it s really interesting ░░░░░░░░ I ve been asked ░░░░░░░░ you regret the fact ░░░░░░░░ you ve been so ░░░░░░░░ in the campaign and ░░░░░░░░ all know that by ░░░░░░░░ fact that I ran ░░░░░░░░ positive campaign or our ░░░░░░░░ has run a positive ░░░░░░░░ that there were probably ░░░░░░░░ opportunities to get attention ░░░░░░░░ on But by continuing ░░░░░░░░ run the race the ░░░░░░░░ campaign is now starting ░░░░░░░░ shine through like a ░░░░░░░░ all over the country ░░░░░░░░ as a result of ░░░░░░░░ it tells you you ░░░░░░░░ the right thing even ░░░░░░░░ sometimes first of all ░░░░░░░░ was never tempted to ░░░░░░░░ negative That was never ░░░░░░░░ temptation In the third ░░░░░░░░ I was the first ░░░░░░░░ to challenge Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ his position on immigration ░░░░░░░░ Ben Carson s position ░░░░░░░░ Medicare REPORTER What s ░░░░░░░░ for you KASICH Can ░░░░░░░░ finish Sometimes I take ░░░░░░░░ to think before I ░░░░░░░░ But running a positive ░░░░░░░░ has been really really ░░░░░░░░ and I think my ░░░░░░░░ have been proud of ░░░░░░░░ I know my daughters ░░░░░░░░ and my wife I ░░░░░░░░ be however forced going ░░░░░░░░ to talk about some ░░░░░░░░ the deep concerns I ░░░░░░░░ about the way this ░░░░░░░░ has been run by ░░░░░░░░ others by one other ░░░░░░░░ particular But today is ░░░░░░░░ the day to do ░░░░░░░░ I ve been very ░░░░░░░░ I just saw a ░░░░░░░░ I guess it was ░░░░░░░░ night of these comments ░░░░░░░░ were made about women ░░░░░░░░ have two daughters They ░░░░░░░░ this stuff What do ░░░░░░░░ think they think I ░░░░░░░░ have more to say ░░░░░░░░ that but that s ░░░░░░░░ to be not designed ░░░░░░░░ be negative as much ░░░░░░░░ it is to point ░░░░░░░░ things that I ve ░░░░░░░░ that are deeply disturbing ░░░░░░░░ this process and I ░░░░░░░░ I have a right ░░░░░░░░ do that as a ░░░░░░░░ but in terms of ░░░░░░░░ around in the mud ░░░░░░░░ s not where I ░░░░░░░░ to really ever go ░░░░░░░░ in the fall election ░░░░░░░░ What s next after ░░░░░░░░ after you win KASICH ░░░░░░░░ re going to Pennsylvania ░░░░░░░░ REPORTER Governor you ve ░░░░░░░░ teasing you re going ░░░░░░░░ see more on this ░░░░░░░░ last few days KASICH ░░░░░░░░ m not teasing anything ░░░░░░░░ don t do strategic ░░░░░░░░ about what I say ░░░░░░░░ you noticed I say ░░░░░░░░ I want to say ░░░░░░░░ I want to say ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ m building things up ░░░░░░░░ my mind I m ░░░░░░░░ REPORTER Are you saying ░░░░░░░░ weren t aware of ░░░░░░░░ things before KASICH I ░░░░░░░░ was not I wasn ░░░░░░░░ I think you even ░░░░░░░░ that Jake said something ░░░░░░░░ the debate I m ░░░░░░░░ really paying that much ░░░░░░░░ to that It took ░░░░░░░░ me to see the ░░░░░░░░ video and then I ░░░░░░░░ 48 hours ago asked ░░░░░░░░ Shrimf to give me ░░░░░░░░ list of all the ░░░░░░░░ which I had not ░░░░░░░░ seen before Things move ░░░░░░░░ in a presidential campaign ░░░░░░░░ don t really focus ░░░░░░░░ I focus on what ░░░░░░░░ m going to be ░░░░░░░░ at my next event ░░░░░░░░ m focused on who ░░░░░░░░ winning the golf tournament ░░░░░░░░ I m interested in ░░░░░░░░ that s about it ░░░░░░░░ mean I don t ░░░░░░░░ focus on what somebody ░░░░░░░░ is doing in some ░░░░░░░░ campaign So it was ░░░░░░░░ the first time that ░░░░░░░░ eyes were really opened ░░░░░░░░ meant I was probably ░░░░░░░░ a Normal voter to ░░░░░░░░ honest with you REPORTER ░░░░░░░░ why do you continue ░░░░░░░░ say you were the ░░░░░░░░ one to take an ░░░░░░░░ Trump By that Scott ░░░░░░░░ Walker and Rick Perry ░░░░░░░░ gone after Trump KASICH ░░░░░░░░ maybe they did REPORTER ░░░░░░░░ Fiorina had had her ░░░░░░░░ with Trump KASICH But ░░░░░░░░ was a different thing ░░░░░░░░ was sort of name ░░░░░░░░ I brought up the ░░░░░░░░ of immigration Right down ░░░░░░░░ in Westerville you hadn ░░░░░░░░ been assigned to the ░░░░░░░░ yesterday They didn t ░░░░░░░░ we existed Some of ░░░░░░░░ were down there at ░░░░░░░░ rally Remember that Before ░░░░░░░░ debate And reed in ░░░░░░░░ seriousness that s when ░░░░░░░░ started to point out ░░░░░░░░ differences on immigration and ░░░░░░░░ that was when Ben ░░░░░░░░ said we don t ░░░░░░░░ to have Medicare anymore ░░░░░░░░ I m just saying ░░░░░░░░ was not something that ░░░░░░░░ ignored In terms of ░░░░░░░░ I saw on Friday ░░░░░░░░ and what I ve ░░░░░░░░ since then reading these ░░░░░░░░ it s taken me ░░░░░░░░ another level REPORTER Why ░░░░░░░░ you waiting KASICH You ░░░░░░░░ t even know what ░░░░░░░░ m going to say ░░░░░░░░ people will know When ░░░░░░░░ feel like I want ░░░░░░░░ say something then I ░░░░░░░░ say it That s ░░░░░░░░ end of it OK ░░░░░░░░ don t operate on ░░░░░░░░ else s time line ░░░░░░░░ schedule including reacting to ░░░░░░░░ I react on my ░░░░░░░░ line and my schedule ░░░░░░░░ when you re governor ░░░░░░░░ the 7th largest state ░░░░░░░░ learn to be cool ░░░░░░░░ things REPORTER Do you ░░░░░░░░ people will ask for ░░░░░░░░ or Republican ballots Will ░░░░░░░░ switch parties to vote ░░░░░░░░ you KASICH One lady ░░░░░░░░ me she was She ░░░░░░░░ t know where we ░░░░░░░░ Youngstown and a lady ░░░░░░░░ me some hard boiled ░░░░░░░░ and said I really ░░░░░░░░ I could vote for ░░░░░░░░ but I m a ░░░░░░░░ I said you can ░░░░░░░░ tomorrow She said well ░░░░░░░░ will And I m ░░░░░░░░ to call my sister ░░░░░░░░ Governor has Pete Rose ░░░░░░░░ about endorsing you at ░░░░░░░░ KASICH Haven t talked ░░░░░░░░ Pete Rose But Arnold ░░░░░░░░ some cool stuff out ░░░░░░░░ guess he tweeted something ░░░░░░░░ today telling people that ░░░░░░░░ need to vote That ░░░░░░░░ cool I just got ░░░░░░░░ Bruce and Irvin Meyer ░░░░░░░░ I win here today ░░░░░░░░ I can get Barkley ░░░░░░░░ come over I would ░░░░░░░░ to travel with the ░░░░░░░░ mound of rebound Let ░░░░░░░░ tell you one other ░░░░░░░░ In all seriousness let ░░░░░░░░ tell you one other ░░░░░░░░ It really is pretty ░░░░░░░░ Where I came from ░░░░░░░░ all hear these stories ░░░░░░░░ stories could be about ░░░░░░░░ too This one just ░░░░░░░░ to be about me ░░░░░░░░ have started here as ░░░░░░░░ aide all the way ░░░░░░░░ to Nixon and all ░░░░░░░░ way back to church ░░░░░░░░ back to my family ░░░░░░░░ then to come in ░░░░░░░░ today and cast a ░░░░░░░░ for yourself for president ░░░░░░░░ the United States it ░░░░░░░░ pretty remarkable But at ░░░░░░░░ same time I say ░░░░░░░░ I just want you ░░░░░░░░ to understand if any ░░░░░░░░ you ever see me ░░░░░░░░ I I had apologized ░░░░░░░░ somebody here just the ░░░░░░░░ day because I wasn ░░░░░░░░ didn t respond as ░░░░░░░░ as I should have ░░░░░░░░ any of you ever ░░░░░░░░ me getting out of ░░░░░░░░ I want you to ░░░░░░░░ me aside and I ░░░░░░░░ you to say remember ░░░░░░░░ you told us at ░░░░░░░░ press conference okay I ░░░░░░░░ want to be a ░░░░░░░░ guy Helping my country ░░░░░░░░ all I really want ░░░░░░░░ do OK Thank you ░░░░░░░░ very much.”
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