Apr 1, 2018 - Politics & Policy

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

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

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!"

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