--- title: John Kasich: Ohio Gov Challenges Trump Over Riot Remarks description: John Kasich on Thursday condemned Donald Trump's suggestion that riots would result if the GOP did not nominate him. canonical: https://time.com/4263031/john-kasich-donald-trump-twitter/ author: Justin Worland article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-17T16:41:31.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T16:00:02.376Z article:section: Politics og:title: John Kasich: Ohio Gov Challenges Trump Over Riot Remarks og:description: John Kasich on Thursday condemned Donald Trump's suggestion that riots would result if the GOP did not nominate him. og:url: https://time.com/4263031/john-kasich-donald-trump-twitter/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3e7ae46888677ad0/69888b673c163923cd45c790/john-kasich-twitter-donald-trump.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5591 og:image:height: 3145 og:image:alt: John Kasich Twitter Donald Trump og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: John Kasich: Ohio Gov Challenges Trump Over Riot Remarks twitter:description: John Kasich on Thursday condemned Donald Trump's suggestion that riots would result if the GOP did not nominate him. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3e7ae46888677ad0/69888b673c163923cd45c790/john-kasich-twitter-donald-trump.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Kasich Challenges Trump on Twitter Over Riot Remarks > Sponsored content. 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John Kasich speaks at a town hall meeting at Villanova University on March 16, 2016 in Villanova, Pennsylvania. Jessica Kourkounis—Getty Images  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Mar 17, 2016 4:41 PM UTC GOP presidential candidate John Kasich on Thursday condemned Donald Trump’s suggestion that riots would result if the Republican Party did not nominate him as its presidential candidate. “Donald Trump said there could be riots if he’s ‘denied’ the GOP nom in a contested convention,” the Ohio governor wrote in a [tweet.](https://twitter.com/JohnKasich/status/710499163176357889) “This implicit acceptance of violence is the kind of rhetoric that’s pulling people apart.” Kasich, who scored his first primary victory in his home state on Tuesday, has sought to strike a positive tone throughout his presidential campaign, but this week he said that his campaign would spend more time [challenging Trump](http://time.com/4258612/donald-trump-john-kasich-ohio-2/). Kasich said he was unsure whether he could support the billionaire and GOP frontrunner of if he were to win the nomination. > [](https://twitter.com/JohnKasich/status/710499163176357889) > [](https://twitter.com/JohnKasich/status/710499222542487552) > [](https://twitter.com/JohnKasich/status/710499289517178881) > [](https://twitter.com/JohnKasich/status/710499339521683459) Kasich remains a significant underdog in the race, having won one contest to Trump’s 18. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4263031/john-kasich-donald-trump-twitter/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4263031/john-kasich-donald-trump-twitter/"},"headline":"Kasich Challenges Trump on Twitter Over Riot Remarks","datePublished":"2016-03-17T16:41:31.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T16:00:02.376Z","description":"'This implicit acceptance of violence is the kind of rhetoric that's pulling people apart'","url":"https://time.com/4263031/john-kasich-donald-trump-twitter/","keywords":["john kasich"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3e7ae46888677ad0/69888b673c163923cd45c790/john-kasich-twitter-donald-trump.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Justin Worland","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/justin-worland/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3e7ae46888677ad0/69888b673c163923cd45c790/john-kasich-twitter-donald-trump.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"John Kasich Twitter Donald Trump","caption":"John Kasich Twitter Donald Trump","creditText":"Jessica Kourkounis—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/tag/john-kasich/","name":"john kasich"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4263031/john-kasich-donald-trump-twitter/","name":"Kasich Challenges Trump on Twitter Over Riot Remarks"}}]}] ```