Kasich: ‘I Just Didn’t Know the Extent’ of Trump’s Comments About Women

‘This is not what we would expect out of a leader of our country’

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TAPPER: "You responded to a new TV ad from an anti-Donald Trump Super PAC featuring women repeating quotes that trump has made about women. Here’s a clip of that ad."
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UNKNOWN FEMALE: "Bimbo."
UNKNOWN FEMALE: "Dog."
UNKNOWN FEMALE: "Fat pig."
UNKNOWN FEMALE: "Real quotes from Donald Trump about women."
UNKNOWN FEMALE: "A person who is very flat-chested is very hard to be a ten. I’d like her right in the fat ugly face."
UNKNOWN FEMALE: "Look at that face. Would anyone vote for that?"
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TAPPER: "You said this morning that you just saw that TV ad and you’re going to have more to say about comments. I guess my question is, were you not aware that Donald Trump has made comments like this?"
KASICH: "Jake, it’s really interesting because when we had the debate, you were the moderator, you did a fine job, but in those debates, I’m not paying a lot of attention to the details of the questions. And, frankly, after the Friday problems in Chicago, I actually had my press people give me all of his quotes at rallies and, you know, I just didn’t know the extent of them, to tell you the truth I’m too busy doing what I need to do. And this commercial, you know, which I just saw yesterday, I was not aware of all of this. It’s deeply disturbing. It really is. This is not what we would expect out of a leader of our country. Look, today I’m focused on Ohio and we’ll have more to say when we get down the road."
TAPPER: "So, I guess my question is, beyond your being offending by the comments, do you also think that if Donald Trump ends up the nominee, a premise that I know you’re not going to buy into, if he does that could help deliver the election to Hillary Clinton? Is that also a concern?"
KASICH: "Jake, today is election day in Ohio. I’ve said everything that I want to say about Mr. Trump. Today is Ohio. Tomorrow is another day. The sun will come up and we’ll have — I’ll have more to say whenever I’m prepared to say more."
TAPPER: "All right. Governor John Kasich of Ohio, best of luck to you today, sir."

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