Last evening commence the 2020 Democratic National Convention to nominate former Vice President Joe Biden and California Senator Kamala Harris as the Democratic ticket.
Days leading up to the convention the Democratic party touted the appearance and endorsement of one of Trump’s 2016, former Ohio Governor John Kasich.
Kasich, who was fourth in GOP delegates, in ’16, took the stage Monday evening to endorse Biden.
In his speech, he said, “I’m a lifelong Republican, but that attachment holds second place to my responsibility to my country.”
“That’s why I’ve chosen to appear at this convention,” he continued. “In normal times, something like this would probably never happen, but these aren’t normal times.”
President Trump fired back at Kasich Tuesday morning. He said, “John Kasich did a bad job in Ohio, ran for President and was easy to beat, and now went to the other side desperate for relevance. Good Job by Chris C in exposing yet another loser!”
John Kasich did a bad job in Ohio, ran for President and was easy to beat, and now went to the other side desperate for relevance. Good Job by Chris C in exposing yet another loser! https://t.co/WZw2U7lcrf
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 18, 2020
There was displeasure with Kasich’s appearance from Democrats and other Republicans alike.
John Kasich being a key speaker at the @DNC convention is a mistake. I’m constantly amazed at the amount of energy poured into changing the minds of obstinate white folks over reaching disenfranchised black/brown voters. But alas, here we are.
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) August 18, 2020
My condolences is given to John Kasich on the passing of his political career. RIP🤣🤣🤣
— 🇺🇸~𝕊𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕟𝕒~🇺🇸 (@Sassychickie) August 18, 2020
Last evening, Kasich was joined by three other Republicans at the Democratic National Convention, all which would have made a larger splash in a past era of politics: former Congresswoman Susan Molinari, former New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman, and former California candidate for Governor and business executive Megan Whitman.
Neither three have made waves politically in the last decade.
However, Molinari is catching some heat for her work with Russia.
According to the Federalist, Molinari made millions lobbying for Russia:
The heavily promoted formerly Republican lawmaker endorsing Joe Biden for president tonight at the Democratic National Convention was a highly paid Russian lobbyist whose firm was paid millions of dollars for work on behalf of the Kremlin, federal records show.
According to federal documents filed pursuant to the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), the lobbying firm run by former Rep. Susan Molinari and its business partner received nearly $2.5 million in just one six-month period in 2008 to “cover fees and expenses for providing services for the benefit of the Russian Federation.” During the final of the year, the Russian lobbying deal made the consortium another $2.8 million for its work on behalf of the Kremlin, records show.
This is obviously not the best look for a party who has tried to paint Trump as a stooge of Putin for the last four years.
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