'Just wait and see': Former GOP gov says Republicans' political headache is just beginning

A former Republican governor believes the GOP committed multiple grave errors in passing President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" that will come back to haunt them in next year's midterm elections.

During a Thursday segment on MSNBC, former Ohio Governor John Kasich lamented that he hated to "rain on this parade" after having been a Republican member of Congress, arguing that Democrats now have plenty of ammunition with which to use on Republicans over the next year and a half. He observed that even before the bill was passed, Democrats succeeded in convincing broad majorities of Americans to oppose the legislation.

"What you're going to see from the Democrats, in my opinion, is you're going to see vivid examples of the people that are going to be affected. They're now talking about foster children who are disabled, who are going to lose their health insurance. That's what you're going to see as we approach this midterm," Kasich said. "And the question is, can the Republicans somehow get on the top of this?"

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"This issue is going to be about healthcare, and the Democrats will use this in a very personal way. They will be very specific," he continued. "They're not going to talk about lots of numbers. They're going to give examples of people and families that are going to be affected here."

The two-term Ohio governor also acknowledged that Trump's massive budget bill would significantly increase the federal deficit by trillions of dollars — mostly due to its 10-year extension of tax cuts that are skewed in favor of the richest Americans. He warned his party that their ceding of the moral high ground on debt and deficits may prove costly next year.

"The Committee for a Responsible Budget, which is made up of a lot of retired Republicans and Democrats who are really involved in fiscal matters, have blasted this bill because of the enormous increase to the national debt," he said. "... If the national debt doesn't get addressed soon, we are all going to pay a significant, significant price, And you're going to see more and more focus on the consequences of what happens when you keep bringing up bills and you can't pay those bills. Just wait and see."

Watch the clip of Kasich's remarks below, or by clicking this link.

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