Massachusetts' GOP Governor 'Just Can't Support' Donald Trump

Boston, MA - Where other Republican heads of state are endorsing their party's presumptive nominee, Massachusetts' governor is standing firm against Donald Trump.

"Some of the things he's said about women, and about Muslims, and about religious freedom I just can't support," Baker told reporters Wednesday.

After clinching Indiana Tuesday night, Trump forced both of his competitors out of the Republican race for nominee, effectively making him the party's presidential pick. Elsewhere around the country, governors have rallied to his side following the Republican National Committee chair's call for party unity.

Baker, however, has consistently rejected Trump for his divisive rhetoric. Speaking with reporters Wednesday, he called his party's pick "odd" and "disappointing," but congratulated Trump on winning the presumptive nomination "fair and square."

It's a fairly safe bet for a Republican governor in a deep blue state, even though Massachusetts voters supported Trump in unprecedented numbers.

And it's not to say Baker is switching over to the likely Democratic nominee. Hillary Clinton "has a huge believability problem," he said.

"It makes this a very difficult election not just for me, but, I think, for a lot of people," he said. "I hope it ends up being a race that's focused on the issues. I hope it ends up being positive. I hope a lot of their harsh and brutal rhetoric we've all heard over the course of the last several months from all the people in this race goes away."

It doesn't take a cynic to doubt those hopes will come to pass.

>> Photo by Suffolk University Law School