Carl Weiser

cweiser@enquirer.com

It doesn't look like Ohio Gov. John Kasich is getting any closer to endorsing fellow Republican Donald Trump.

Kasich, who feuded with the GOP presidential nominee during the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, continues to needle Trump on social media.

Tuesday, after Trump refused to endorse Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan as well as GOP Sens. John McCain of Arizona and Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, Kasich took to Twitter to pointedly endorse them.

"Republicans are lucky to have great ldrs like @PRyan, @SenJohnMcCain & @KellyAyotte - ALL are critical to holding our conservative majorities," Kasich Tweeted.

Sunday, after Trump attacked the parents of a fallen Muslim-American soldier, Kasich Tweeted: "There's only one way to talk about Gold Star parents: with honor and respect. Capt. Khan is a hero. Together, we should pray for his family."

Kasich also took to Twitter to criticize Russian leader Vladimir Putin after Trump - jokingly, he later said - urged Russians to hack Hillary Clinton's emails. When Trump suggested he might rethink NATO commitments, Kasich took to Twitter to stand up for NATO, using the hashtag #StandTogether.

So far there have been no Kasich Tweets about crying babies.

Kasich's Tweets are actually mild compared with those from John Weaver, the chief strategist for Kasich's failed presidential campaign. His Twitter feed is almost entirely #NeverTump retweets, with a few Tweets displaying his own personal disgust.

"That non-endorsement based on integrity & principle looking also smart right now," Weaver Tweeted Tuesday.