--- title: Donald Trump: John Kasich Unlikely to Endorse GOP Candidate description: Donald Trump likely won't be winning the endorsement of Ohio Governor John Kasich canonical: https://time.com/4371311/donald-trump-john-kasich-endorsement/ author: Justin Worland article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-06-16T12:57:06.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T22:39:05.449Z article:section: Politics og:title: Donald Trump: John Kasich Unlikely to Endorse GOP Candidate og:description: Donald Trump likely won't be winning the endorsement of Ohio Governor John Kasich og:url: https://time.com/4371311/donald-trump-john-kasich-endorsement/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf9266dd898dc81a8/6988981aab6d7782a16aa1a0/john-kasich-donald-trump-endorsement.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: john kasich donald trump endorsement og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Donald Trump: John Kasich Unlikely to Endorse GOP Candidate twitter:description: Donald Trump likely won't be winning the endorsement of Ohio Governor John Kasich twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf9266dd898dc81a8/6988981aab6d7782a16aa1a0/john-kasich-donald-trump-endorsement.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # John Kasich Rejects Donald Trump's Pleas for Endorsement  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Jun 16, 2016 12:57 PM UTC  Republican presidential candidate and Ohio Governor John Kasich speaks during a campaign event April 25, 2016 in Rockville, Maryland. Republican presidential candidate and Ohio Governor John Kasich speaks during a campaign event April 25, 2016 in Rockville, Maryland.Alex Wong—Getty Images  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Jun 16, 2016 12:57 PM UTC Donald Trump likely won’t be winning the endorsement of Ohio Governor John Kasich, the GOP governor said in an [interview](http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/john-kasich-joe-scarborough-i-m-not-interested-being-spoiler-n593486) that aired Thursday. “Unless it changes I’m not going to be able to get there,” Kasich told Joe Scarborough on MSNBC of Trump’s increasingly [divisive behavior](http://time.com/4367213/orlando-shooting-donald-trump-immigration-terrorism/). “It’s not just one thing… The list is getting bigger.” Kasich garnered a national following during his [campaign for president](http://time.com/4318889/john-kasich-drops-out-suspends-campaign-speech-transcript/) that concluded last month and has largely remained silent about Trump since then. He said Thursday that he would not take part in any effort to [deny Trump the nomination](http://fortune.com/2016/06/09/republicans-wont-ditch-donald-trump/) at the GOP convention in July to be held in Cleveland. “I think it’s very unlikely, and I won’t be involved in it,” Kasich said. “I’m not going there to disrupt… I’m not interested in being a spoiler.” Donald Trump: John Kasich Unlikely to Endorse GOP Candidate ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4371311/donald-trump-john-kasich-endorsement/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4371311/donald-trump-john-kasich-endorsement/"},"headline":"John Kasich Rejects Donald Trump's Pleas for Endorsement","datePublished":"2016-06-16T12:57:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T22:39:05.449Z","description":"'It’s not just one thing... 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