As Mr. Trump tries to plan a convention that will run as smoothly as possible, he said in an interview with The New York Times last week that he would not invite either Mr. Cruz or Mr. Kasich, both former rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, to speak at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland unless they endorsed him.
That is fine, both said on Monday. A spokeswoman for Mr. Cruz, Catherine Frazier, said the Texas senator did not have any expectation about receiving a speaking slot. A spokesman for Mr. Kasich, the governor of Ohio, was similarly indifferent.
“We have not sought nor are we expecting a speaking slot at the convention,” said the spokesman, Chris Schrimpf.
The article also mentions that John Kasich isn’t jockeying for a speaking role at the convention, which I don’t care about except for one thing: The little weasel made such a stupid fuss about winning Ohio and how that was going to make him the nominee and how he was in the race for the long term. But then the minute Ted Cruz dropped out, he was out too. Why wouldn’t he want to stand up in front of his fellow Republicans while they’re holding a party in his sainted Cleveland and admit that he’s the cause of all this drama and strife within the party? I mean, people are mad at Trump and his supporters, but who they REALLY should be hacked off at is John Kasich….read more here
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