...political has-been current Republican governor of Ohio..., a staunch critic of President Trump, said Friday that the media needs to "move on" Trump’s crude comments about Haiti and African countries and focus on real issues that affect Americans.
Trump ignited a media firestorm on Thursday by reportedly telling politicians in private that America doesn’t need more Haitian im
Tapper asked Kasich several pointed questions about Trump’s comments, at one point running through Trump’s history of racially controversial comments and asking Kasich "what it would take" for him to call Trump racist. Kasich noted that he’s been a fierce critic of the president but declined to call him racist, saying, "I’m not a name-caller. What would it take? I’m not into name-calling."
Tapper asked Kasich if he thought Congress should censure the president for his comments, prompting Kasich to tear into the media’s focus on Trump’s comments
"We need to move on, Jake. Look, I’ll be honest with you, I understand clicks, hits, ratings in television, okay? Everybody’s had their say. Hopefully we’ll see some more out of Republicans. Maybe the president will say something, apologize or whatever. We’ve got to move on. We have big issues out there. We’re facing maybe the closing of the government. We’ve got a situation where we’ve got to take care of these other folks," Kasich said.