Kasich not attending Ohio GOP dinner featuring Pence
Vice President Mike Pence won’t have to look Ohio Gov. John Kasich in the eye after a factually challenged jab at the Ohio governor.
Kasich has a family obligation and can’t attend Saturday’s sold-out state dinner sponsored by the Ohio Republican Party at the Ohio Union. Pence is the featured speaker.
The former Indiana governor retreated from his slap Friday at Ohio and Kasich, but the explanation via a spokesman also appears to have a shaky relationship with the truth.
The vice president singled out Kasich during a speech at the National Governors Association gathering in Providence, Rhode Island.
“I know Gov. (John) Kasich isn’t with us, but I suspect that he’s very troubled to know that in Ohio alone, nearly 60,000 disabled citizens are stuck on waiting lists, leaving them without the care they need for months or even years,” Pence asserted.
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