Michelle Obama, John Kasich, coronavirus: How Republicans reacted to night 1 of the DNC convention

Here is a look at some of the Republican reaction to the opening night of the Democrats' convention:  Blasting Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic was a running theme of the first night's events and speeches.Sen. Bernie Sanders, for example, said Trump "has put our lives and health in jeopardy" by attacking "doctors and scientists trying to protect us." "Nero fiddled while Rome burned; Trump golfs," said Sanders,who opposed Biden in the Democratic primary but has since backed the former vice president. Kristin Urquiza, who gained national attention with an obituary for her father in The Arizona Republic after he died from COVID-19, said her dad's "only pre-existing condition was trusting Donald Trump – and for that he paid with his life." Gidley said the speakers failed to explain that Biden opposed the partial travel ban Trump imposed on China and Europe after the outbreak began, "which saved countless American lives." "With history as our guide, if Joe Biden had been president, the coronavirus crisis would be dramatically worse," Gidley said. . "John Kasich did a bad job in Ohio, ran for President and was easy to beat, and now went to the other side desperate for relevance," Trump tweeted of Kasich, who, along with Sen. Ted Cruz, was one of the last two candidates to drop out of the 2016 Republican primary against Trump.