"Well, I have to tell you, I have such a different take than what we just heard. They talk about a manufactured crisis. Have you been in Chicago? Have you been in Baltimore? Look, my daughter went to school in Chicago. I remember the day she graduated, there were shootings and killings right outside of her building. And in Baltimore, I have friends who go down to Johns Hopkins, get treated for medical conditions. I mean, they're nervous about ever going there."
"There are parts of Baltimore that he wouldn't go into and this is not some right-wing person. This is someone who wants to be able to go into our great cities and be able to be safe. I think we need to know what the mission is. I think we need to know what the authority is. I think we need to know what the length is."
John Kasich rejected labeling urban crime a manufactured crisis and cited personal experiences in Chicago and Baltimore to illustrate persistent violence and resident fear. He recalled shootings and killings outside his daughter's Chicago graduation and friends who feel unsafe traveling to Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. He said parts of Baltimore are areas even some people would avoid and framed concern for urban safety as not limited to one political viewpoint. He insisted that any National Guard deployment must have a defined mission, legal authority, and specific duration to avoid misuse while addressing legitimate public-safety needs.
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