Here’s What They’re Saying: Statewide Republicans Critical Words against Trump Put Them in Tight Spot as He Visits Ohio
April 22, 2022
For Immediate Release:
Friday, April 22, 2022
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Here’s What They’re Saying: Statewide Republicans Critical Words against Trump Put Them in Tight Spot as He Visits Ohio
Columbus, OH — With Trump scheduled to hold a rally in Delaware County tomorrow, we’ll see Ohio Republicans stumbling over backward to kiss his ring and pledge their loyalty to the failed blogger from Florida. But Ohio Republicans haven’t always been so eager to praise Trump, which puts them in a tight spot ahead of his visit to Ohio tomorrow.
Facing a Republican electorate that demands loyalty to Trump, could GOP politicians’ words come back to bite them if Trump calls them out? Will these GOP politicians show up tomorrow and show their support for a man they once condemned, showing once again they’ll do or say anything to advance their own interests? How will they justify their past criticisms?
See what Republicans think about Donald Trump in their own words:
Mike DeWine
DeWine Called Trump’s Hollywood Access Tape “Wrong, Repulsive, And Unacceptable.” “DeWine, a former U.S. senator and a likely candidate for governor in 2018, posted a three-part statement on his Twitter account Saturday that criticized Trump: ‘Donald Trump’s comments are wrong, repulsive, and unacceptable. No one should ever talk about anyone that way.’” [Cleveland.com, 10/11/16]
DeWine Said That Trump’s Refusal To Accept The Result Of The 2020 Election Threatened To Burn Down American Democracy.
“He said that the president’s refusal to accept the result of the Nov. 3 election ‘has started a fire that has threatened to burn down our Democracy.’ ‘The speech that he gave preceding the march, that he gave to the protesters served only to fan those flames, encouraging the mob behavior that ensued,’ DeWine said.” [Ohio Capital Journal, 1/8/21]
Jon Husted
Husted Said He “Can’t Bring [Himself] To Vote” For Trump Or Clinton, Said “Neither Candidate Represents My Values.”
‘At this point I can’t bring myself to vote for either,’ he told Cleveland.com of Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton.‘Neither candidate represents my values. [Cincinnati.com, 10/13/16]
Husted Called Trump “Awful.”
“Husted, who also is considering a 2018 run for governor, said he can’t endorse a candidate as Ohio’s chief elections official. But he briefly shared his thoughts on the election with cleveland.com. ‘Words cannot express how disgusted I am with both candidates,’ Husted said in a Monday interview. ‘That’s honestly how I feel. I think they’re both awful.” [Cleveland.com, 10/11/16]
Frank LaRose
LaRose Said That He Did Not Support Trump In The 2016 Primary Because He Was Not A Role Model For Children.
‘I like the idea of a president that’s a role model for our children. Our current president doesn’t really fall into that category,’ LaRose told The Enquirer. [Cincinnati Enquirer, 8/13/18]
LaRose Declined To Say Whether He Would Support Trump In 2020, Citing His Position As Secretary Of State.
“I think that as the person that will be running fair elections…I wouldn’t be out campaigning, I wouldn’t be doing that sort of thing.” [Cincinnati Enquirer, 8/13/18]
Dave Yost
While Trump Was Inching Closer To Claiming The Republican Nomination, Yost Asked If Trump Held Any Sincere Views Or Principles.
“Auditor Dave Yost, an early resident of the never-Trump camp, took to Facebook to express his disappointment, writing of the New Yorker’s ‘utter lack of principled convictions.’ ‘Watching his campaign over the past year, it seems he will say anything on any given day that he thinks will advance his position. In his heart of hearts — when he’s not playing a role on TV — what does he believe in? Is there anything that is non-negotiable?’[Columbus Dispatch, 5/7/16]
Yost Said That He Would Not Vote For Trump.
“I’m not going to vote for the man,’ Yost said, ‘not in the primary, not in the general election.” [Akron Beacon Journal, 3/2/16]
“I condemn his loathsome words and despicable attitude.” [WCBE, 10/09/16]
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