Donald Trump thinks John Kasich should no longer be allowed to run for president
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On Sunday in Milwaukee, Donald Trump said it's time for the Republican race to wind down to just two candidates.
"[John] Kasich shouldn't be allowed to run," he said. "Look, under the grounds that Rand Paul could've stayed in, and he had nothing. Marco Rubio could've stayed in. Jeb Bush could've stayed in. They all could've stayed." Trump said the Ohio governor is "1-for-29," and the only thing he "barely" won was his home state. "If I spent one more day in Ohio, I would've beat him," he said. So far, 32 states have held Republican primaries and caucuses.
During his visit with Republican National Committee members last week, Trump says he brought up Kasich, asking, "Why is a guy allowed to run, all he's doing is he goes from place to place and loses and he keeps running." Trump also believes that Kasich voters would cast their ballots for him, and not rival Ted Cruz. Kasich's campaign sent out a tweet saying he's not going anywhere, ABC News reports, and spokesman Chris Schrimpf released a statement saying Trump and Cruz won't have enough delegates before the July convention, adding, "since he thinks it's such a good idea, we look forward to Trump dropping out before the convention."
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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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