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Ohio Governor and 2016 presidential candidate John Kasich blasted President Trump's Easter morning Twitter rant that saw him withdraw support for a DACA deal, saying that "[a] true leader preserves & offers hope" for "innocent children who call America home."

The backstory: Before heading to an Easter service in Palm Beach, Florida, Trump unleashed a series of tweets on immigration, declaring, "These big flows of people are all trying to take advantage of DACA. They want in on the act!"

Kasich blasts Trump on DACA: "Remember, today is Easter Sunday"

In a morning tweet, Trump vowed "NO MORE DACA DEAL!"

Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Donald Trump during a commercial break at the Fox Business Network Republican presidential debate in 2016. Photo: Scott Olson / Getty Images

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<p>Ohio Governor and 2016 presidential candidate John Kasich blasted President Trump&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Easter morning Twitter rant" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/senate-republicans-nuclear-option-filibuster-daca-deal-immigration-trump-9cf0a70a-1ff9-44bc-a5c3-921004ab54c5.html" data-vars-content-id="b7255340-4022-4b10-8de0-479fed267653" data-vars-headline="Kasich blasts Trump on DACA: &quot;Remember, today is Easter Sunday&quot;" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/senate-republicans-nuclear-option-filibuster-daca-deal-immigration-trump-9cf0a70a-1ff9-44bc-a5c3-921004ab54c5.html" target="_self">Easter morning Twitter rant</a> that saw him withdraw support for a DACA deal, saying that &quot;[a] true leader preserves &amp; offers hope&quot; for &quot;innocent children who call America home.&quot;</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><a href="https://twitter.com/JohnKasich/status/980475341415337987"></a></blockquote><div style="display:none"></div></div><p><strong>The backstory:</strong> Before heading to an Easter service in Palm Beach, Florida, Trump unleashed a series of tweets on immigration, declaring, &quot;These big flows of people are all trying to take advantage of DACA. They want in on the act!&quot;</p><span data-ad-status="NO_AD_LENGTH" data-ad-type="midStoryAd"></span>

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Kasich blasts Trump on DACA: "Remember, today is Easter Sunday"

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