Tag Archives: Chris Christie

Christie: Trump’s Endorsements Won’t Be Determinative

ABC News reports: Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) on Sunday said former President Trump’s endorsements in the upcoming midterm elections will not be “determinative.” Asked by anchor George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s “This Week” what role Trump’s endorsements will play in November’s midterm races, Christie said they will “always be a factor” because of the ex-president’s influence in the …

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Christie: Trump Incited The Riot To “Intimidate Pence”

Mediaite reports: Former NJ Gov. Chris Christie (R) commended on Sunday former Vice President Mike Pence for unapologetically defending certifying the election on Jan. 6, while sharply criticizing former President Donald Trump for attempting to “intimidate” Pence into rejecting the results. “Let’s call it what it is. January 6th was a riot that was incited by Donald Trump in an …

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Christie: The Capitol Riot Was “Driven From The Top”

The Insider reports: Former Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey gave his take on the events leading up to the January 6 Capitol riot, calling it a process “driven from the top” and “executed by C-team players.” Christie made these comments Sunday in an appearance on ABC News’ “This Week” hosted by George Stephanopoulos. The former governor was responding to …

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Christie Rips Meadows For Hiding Trump’s COVID+ Test

ABC News reports: Chris Christie, in an interview with Margaret Hoover on the PBS show “Firing Line,” said that it’s “inexcusable” Mark Meadows didn’t reveal Trump’s positive COVID-19 test during debate prep and “saved it for a book.” When asked if Trump should have told him about his first test result, Christie replied, “That’s obvious. Of course, Trump should have …

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Chris Christie: Trump “Definitely Gave Me COVID”

Playbook reports:  The Gridiron Club met last night for a members-and-spouses-only dinner at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown D.C., where two marquee-name politicians — former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) — skewered themselves, each other, the audience and two men who were not in attendance: Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Christie said, “I joke about …

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Christie: I Have The “Skills And Talent” To Be President

The Associated Press reports: “If I see a pathway to winning, I’ll run,” he said. “And I feel like I have the skills and the talent and the ability to be able to make a difference in our party and in the country. And I’m certainly, at 59 years old, not ready to retire. But I’m not going to do …

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Christie: Trump Isn’t Speaking To Me Anymore [VIDEO]

“I’m a prosecutor at heart, Julie, and if you’re going to bring an indictment, you’ve got to have the facts. And he stood there in front of the American people and said the election was stolen. We won and they stole it. But then presented no evidence for that. “And my argument all along has been where’s the beef? Where’s …

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Chris Christie: Trump’s Lies Caused The Capitol Riot

The Hill reports: Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said the Jan. 6 Capitol riots were a result of former President Trump’s lies about the 2020 election being stolen, CNN reports. “I think everything that he was saying from election night forward incited people to that level of anger,” Christie told CNN in the “Being… Chris Christie” series, as …

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Chris Christie Won’t Say If He’d Back Trump In 2024

The Hill reports: Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) is refusing to say if he would support former President Trump’s possible reelection campaign in 2024, instead arguing that it is too early to make such a statement. Asked by CNN’s Dana Bash if he would support the former president should he lead the GOP ticket in 2024, Christie, a …

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2024 Watch: Christie Rips Election Lies In New Book

The New York Times reports: Chris Christie wants to be very clear about something: The election of 2020 was not stolen. “An election for president was held on November 3, 2020. Joe Biden won. Donald Trump did not,” Mr. Christie writes in his new book, “Republican Rescue: Saving the Party From Truth Deniers, Conspiracy Theorists, and the Dangerous Policies of …

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2024 Watch: Christie Taunts Trump For Losing [VIDEO]

Axios reports: Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, lacing up for a possible presidential run in 2024, told “Axios on HBO” he won’t back down from a fight with former President Donald Trump, taunting his longtime friend for losing the last election. “I’ve never walked away from an argument, no matter who stood on the other side,” Christie told me …

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Famous Lying Loser Predictably Attacks Chris Christie

Mediaite reports: Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie took a veiled shot at Donald Trump during a speech last weekend, telling a Republican Jewish Coalition audience that winning campaigns are the ones that “look forward, not backwards.” “If we don’t get it, we’re going to lose,” he added as he got a smattering of applause. So, naturally, Trump responded on …

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Christie Begs Cultists To Give Up On 2020: “It’s Over”

“Let me make one thing really clear: The only reason to affiliate with a political party, the only reason to support a political party is to win. “Nothing else matters. If you don’t win, you can’t govern. And winning campaigns are always the campaigns that look forward, not backwards. “We can no longer talk about the past and the past …

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Outbreak After Christie Family Party, NJ School Closes

The New York Post reports: A New Jersey middle school was forced to hold virtual classes on Friday after several students contracted COVID-19 while celebrating the bar mitzvah of former Gov. Chris Christie‘s nephew, The Post has learned. The event involving the 13-year-old son of Todd and Andrea Christie took place last weekend and school officials learned late Thursday night …

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Christie Begs Republicans To Face Up To 2020 Election Loss: Don’t “Tie Our Future To A Pile Of Lies” [VIDEO]

Forbes reports: Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, an erstwhile ally of former President Donald Trump, on Thursday tore into the ex-president’s political movement and baseless claims of election fraud, urging the Republicans to break with “the conspiracy theorists and the truth deniers” in their ranks. Christie said during an appearance at the Ronald Reagan Library that the GOP needs …

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Christie: The Unvaxxed Don’t Want To Be Indoctrinated

The Hill reports: Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) advised officials working to convince unvaccinated Americans to receive a coronavirus inoculation to focus on explaining the facts about vaccines rather than mandates. “The vaccines do work,” Christie said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week.” “Every focus group I’ve been in, Republicans who are not vaccinated, you have to walk them …

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Christie To Promote Possible 2024 Presidential Run With Book About Saving The GOP From Conspiracy Theorists

The New Jersey Advance reports: Former Gov. Chris Christie is about to release his second book — and it’s squarely aimed at his fellow Republicans as he publicly considers another run at the presidency. The book is titled “Republican Rescue: Saving the Party from Truth Deniers, Conspiracy Theorists, and the Dangerous Policies of Joe Biden,” and it will be published …

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Just 10% Of NJ Voters Back Another Christie WH Run

Just in from Monmouth Polling: Just 10 percent of people from New Jersey would like to see former Gov. Chris Christie (R) run for the presidency again in 2024, a Monmouth University Poll found. Christie, who launched an unsuccessful campaign to be the Republican nominee in the 2016 election, received little support from his home state for another presidential run …

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Christie: Cheney Did This To Herself By Bashing Trump

“I think Liz is doing what she wants to do. I don’t think Liz wants to be in leadership anymore because once she won the vote earlier, she continued to press this issue publicly in a way that was antagonizing the people who were against her, and I think you don’t have an entitlement to be in leadership, but you …

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Christie: Overall I’d Grade Trump’s Presidency An “A”

Mediaite reports: Chris Christie said on Fox News Friday night he would give Donald Trump’s presidency an A grade. Christie repeatedly called out Trump over his false and completely ridiculous claims about the 2020 election. He even said rather directly on January 10th that Trump should be impeached for incitement to insurrection, after an angry mob of Trump supporters stormed …

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