Former Ohio Republican Gov. John Kasich told CNN on Monday that he “had to seek my conscience” before agreeing to speak at next week’s Democratic National Convention in support of presumptive nominee Joe Biden.
CNN anchor Burnett revealed that Kasich had written in doe-Sen. John McCain’s name for president in 2016, “that is a far cry from actually supporting the Democratic candidate for president.
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“You were anti-Trump, but you did not take that extra step. What changed?” she asked.
“Conscience, Erin,” Kasich replied. “The reason I have not supported Trump lately is that I was afraid he would be a divider and not a unanimous one – and our best leaders have historically been unifiers, Republicans and Democrats. But unfortunately, as I have seen him in the last three-and-a-half years he has been doing that and I do not think the country is doing well when we are divided.
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“And so I had to seek my conscience. When the Democrats asked me to speak, I had to think about it, and I believe we need a new direction. We just can not go on as we go,” he added. hy.
When Burnett asked him about possible blowbacks, Kasich said leaders “must be ready to walk a lonely road.”
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“If you are not ready to walk a lonely road and do the things your conscience tells you to do, how do you think about yourself when you look in the mirror?” Ask Kasich.
“I mean, I’m comfortable with the decisions I make,” he added. “Of course there is talk of … This is not an unusual place for me to be. I have been almost my complete reformer. I have been very independent and I am a Republican, but the Republican Party has always been my vehicle. , but never my master. You have to do what you think is right in your heart and I’m comfortable here. “
