NBC: Speaking to TODAY by telephone, Ohio Gov. John Kasich says, “I’m not out to stop Donald Trump; I’m out to stop Hillary Clinton,” and cites polls that say he can defeat Clinton and Trump cannot. He says his supposed alliance with Ted Cruz is “a matter of resources” and that he doesn’t “tell voters what to do,” and he “doesn’t understand” what’s so confusing about their agreement.



"You guys are the ones who are confused and upset, we’re not," he continued. "I mean, the fact of the matter is, I’m going to be going on Thursday to Oregon. Ted Cruz is not going to Oregon, he may be in Indiana. I’m not going to Indiana."



"I don’t understand what’s so — what the big deal is about this, other than the fact that [Cruz] and I both would prefer to have an open convention, where delegates can pick the person who can best defeat Hillary Clinton. End of story."