Trump Influence In Ohio, Cannabis Legalization, Gun Violence: DeWine Opens Up On Crucial Issues
In a one-on-one interview with a local NBC outlet on Monday, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) discussed several key issues, including Donald Trump, the upcoming launch of legal cannabis and gun violence.
Trump Conviction, Covid Clashes: A Long Relationship Goes Cold
Political differences between the two Republicans bubbled to the surface over the last several years, especially over DeWine’s proactive COVID-19 response as Trump publicly undercut the governor’s health message and poked fun at face coverings.
DeWine also refused to endorse a Trump favorite in a recent GOP Senate primary.
When NBC asked the governor’s team for a statement on Trump’s conviction last week on 34 charges of falsifying business records. the network was told he had no comment. That said, DeWine acknowledged Trump’s influence in Ohio. “I think that Donald Trump is going to win Ohio,” he said. “Every poll certainly indicates that. He carried Ohio two times by 8 percentage points. I don’t see that that is going to change. I …