Kasich to attend Trump’s inauguration: report

Gov. John Kasich (R-Ohio) will attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration in Washington, according to a report from The Columbus Dispatch on Wednesday.

The Dispatch said Kasich will arrive in Washington on Jan. 19 for a speech about Medicaid expansion, which he enacted in Ohio despite opposition from conservative Republicans.

The governor hopes to attend Trump’s swearing in at the U.S. Capitol the next day. Details about Kasich’s Medicaid speech were not available, the report added.

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Kasich competed against Trump in the 2016 GOP primary and was his last remaining challenger before dropping out in May 2016.

The Ohio governor was notably absent, though, from the Republican National Convention in July, which was held in his state.

Kasich never warmed to Trump, declining to endorse him and opting to write-in a vote for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) instead.

Aides to Hillary Clinton, the 2016 Democratic nominee, and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, confirmed to The Hill on Tuesday that they would also attend Trump’s inauguration.

The Clinton’s announcement leaves former President George H.W. Bush as the only living president who will likely be absent at the event. George H.W. Bush’s absence stems from health reasons, but his son, former President George W. Bush, will be at the inauguration.

President Obama is expected, as is customary, to attend inauguration events at the Capitol before departing.