{UAH} Donald Trump severs ties with Ohio GOP chair, then attacks him in letter to press

MATTHEW ROZSA

In this Feb. 11, 2016, file photo, Ohio Republican Party Chairman Matt Borges participates in a question-and-answer session in Columbus, Ohio. (Credit: AP)

Donald Trump has severed ties with the chairman of the Ohio Republican Party, deepening his rift with the party organization in a state he desperately needs, at a time he can ill afford to lose it.

In a letter announcing the decision to disassociate with Ohio GOP chair Matt Borges, the Trump campaign said that Borges was conducting "a self-promotional" media tour. The press release described him as "disgraceful" and "bizarre," and called Borges' actions an act of "duplicity."

"It's no great secret that Chairman Borges was never fully on board," the letter argued, "but his actions over the last week demonstrate that his loyalties to Governor John Kasich's failed Presidential campaign eclipse his responsibility as Chairman of the Ohio Republican Party."

Trump was likely irked by the protection of Kasich, the former presidential candidate who has refused to endorse the Republican nominee.

Borges had previously criticized the Trump campaign's tactics and the candidate's personal conduct. (http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-camp-official-severs-ties-with-ohio-gop-chairman) Among other things, Borges described Trump's campaign by saying, "I still think it's on life support," while his wife publicly joked (in reference to Trump's "locker-room talk") that "Trump was so bad, he made the dog throw up."

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