Kasich won’t be vice president, welcomes a Dem one
US Republican presidential hopeful John Kasich says a Democratic politician is not necessarily “disqualified” to serve as his vice president.
The Ohio governor said Wednesday that he would not run as any other GOP candidate’s vice president but indicated that party affiliation is not a big deal when it comes to his own running mate.
Kasich‘s remarks came after his contender, Ted Cruz, suggested Wednesday that he could find a place for the governor in his administration.
"I think he'd be a tremendous addition to an administration," the Texas GOP senator told CNN.
Speaking among his supporters in Wisconsin, Kasich emphatically rejected the idea.
"I'm going to be nobody's vice president, OK?" Kasich said at a town hall in Milwaukee County’s Wauwatosa. "I will not be anybody's vice president. Just so you know."
Kasich, on the other hand, suggested that he would be open to appointing a Democratic vice president, saying, "If you're going to bring somebody over they need to know what you're about. And they can't spend their time trying to pick at you and undermine you because, frankly, we don't have enough time to do it."
"Just because someone happens to be a Democrat doesn't mean they're disqualified. President Obama, he had his secretary of defense, Bob Gates, a Republican. And I think Bob did a fantastic job for him."
Despite his loss in the Arizona primary, the Ohio governor said he is the only one who could face the Democrats in November.
Protests erupt across US over aggression against Venezuela, kidnapping of Maduro
Trump claims US will ‘run’ Venezuela in interim after kidnapping of Maduro
NYC Mayor Mamdani vows to govern ‘audaciously’, revokes Israel-related orders
Venezuelan military stands with acting president after US kidnapping of Maduro
VIDEO | Press TV's news headlines
VIDEO | Protesters in Toronto slam US kidnapping of Venezuelan president
Israeli troops detain, intimidate Palestinian toddler in West Bank
Iran says its investments in Venezuela face no major risk
Make ‘right decision’ or face more US pressure, Rubio tells Venezuela’s Rodriguez
VIDEO | General Soleimani honored in Kashmir, Kargil
US, Israel waging ‘soft warfare’ to destabilize Iran after June defeat: Top general
PressTV NEWSLETTER
now
This makes it easy to access the Press TV website
