Ali Velshi Faces Pushback From John Kasich After Calling Florida and Texas ‘Horrible Places to Live’ (Video)
thewrap.comMSNBC host Ali Velshi and former Republican governor John Kasich got into a verbal pushing match Sunday while debating the proposed budget deal and if the wealthy should pay more in taxes.
The end result: an all-out squabble after Velshi said Florida and Texas are “horrible places to live.”While Kasich pointed out how high taxes in states like New York are leading many to flock to “fastest growing states” like Florida and Texas, Velshi interjected to push back on the apparent quality of life in the red states.“Low taxes, Governor, but horrible places to live in terms of gun violence, in terms of being able to get an abortion, in case you’re gay, in case you want to go to the library and get a book,” Velshi said. “I would much rather not live in these places.
But I get you — they’re cheaper, taxes are really low, but they’re kinda horrible places to live.”Kasich took issue with Velshi describing the states as horrible and pushed back.
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