LifeZette founder and Editor-in-Chief Laura Ingraham offered to give her speaking slot at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night to Ohio Gov. John Kasich, goading the governor to reverse his refusal to attend the event in his home state.

Kasich, a former contender for the Republican presidential nomination, ignited controversy within the party when he declined to endorse Donald Trump for president — or even attend the RNC housed in his own state. In response to the slight, Ingraham indicated that she would not condone such behavior.

“People understand what’s on the line here, with the Supreme Court, foreign policy, our stagnating economy, and they can’t believe that grown men are acting like babies.”

“Hey @JohnKasich, you can have my speaking slot tonight,” Ingraham tweeted on Wednesday afternoon. “Endorse Trump. Put America first. No one agrees on all issues. We need you.”

It’s no secret that many members of the GOP Establishment were less than thrilled when it became clear that Trump would win the presidential nomination for the Republican Party. But even some outspoken critics, such as House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, accepted invitations to attend and speak at the RNC. Although they are certainly reluctant supporters, Ryan and McConnell indicated they would support party unity and stand with Trump against presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.

So, Ingraham wanted to know, why wouldn’t Kasich do the same?

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“We’ve had callers calling in saying they voted for John Kasich twice, they’ve always really loved him, and they’re saying, ‘I’m done. We’ve moved on. Shame on you.’ It’s visceral,” Ingraham told former House Speaker Newt Gingrich Wednesday on “The Laura Ingraham Show.” “People understand what’s on the line here, Newt, with the Supreme Court, foreign policy, our stagnating economy, and they can’t believe that grown men are acting like babies.”

Gingrich concurred with Ingraham’s opinion.

“I just don’t know what’s gotten in his head,” Gingrich said. “And by the way, the people of Cleveland have been wonderful. You contrast their hospitality with John Kasich’s attitude, you know, and you just think, what has gotten into him? It makes no sense to me, and I feel sad for him. I mean, you don’t want to live a life of being bitter and wandering around doing goofy things.”

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The Trump campaign, which had called Kasich previously to ask for his support, harshly berated the governor for his refusal to support the party at the RNC this year.

“You know what? He’s making a big mistake,” Trump Campaign Manager Paul Manafort told “Morning Joe” host Mika Brzezinski on Monday. “He’s hurting his state and embarrassing his state, frankly. But most of the Republicans who aren’t coming are people who have been part of the past. And people who are part of the future of the Republican Party are, frankly, going to be here participating in the program.”

Kasich has yet to take Ingraham up on her offer to speak in her stead at 8 p.m. on Wednesday in Cleveland — or publicly respond in any shape or form. And as of Tuesday evening, Kasich still maintains that his refusal to back Trump is “something that’s a matter of conscience for me.”

“The things that I said during the campaign matter deeply to me, and we are just two, you know, in a way of speaking, two different companies, different visions, different culture, different directions,” Kasich told MSNBC’s Chris Matthews. “I just felt this was the right thing to do.”