Kasich, AOC spar ahead of ex-GOP governor's DNC speech
Kasich suggested Ocasio-Cortez receives 'outsized publicity' because of her 'extreme' politics
Rep.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and 2016 GOP presidential candidate
John Kasich traded barbs ahead of the former Ohio governor's Monday night speech at the
Democratic National Convention.
Kasich, who will be speaking out against President Trump, his one-time rival during the 2016 primary, said during an interview with
Buzzfeed News that he thinks the U.S. is "moderate" and that "extreme" politicians -- like New York Democrat Ocasio-Cortez -- receive "outsized publicity."
"You know, I listen to people all the time make these statements, and because AOC gets outsized publicity doesn't mean she represents the Democratic Party," Kasich said. "She's just a part, just some member of it. And it's on both sides, whether it's the Republicans or whether it's the Democrats.”
Ocasio-Cortez, who backed Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders during the Democratic primary, fired back in a tweet, accusing Kasich of "fighting against women's rights."
“It’s great that Kasich has woken up &realized the importance of supporting a Biden-Harris ticket," she wrote. "I hope he gets through to GOP voters. Yet also, something tells me a Republican who fights against women’s rights doesn’t get to say who is or isn’t representative of the Dem party.”
Kasich, AOC spar ahead of ex-GOP governor's DNC speech