Tag Archives: Chris Christie

Mediaite reports: Many have speculated that Mark Meadows has cooperated with prosecutors, with some pointing to the fact that Meadows – who was a key figure in Trump’s inner circle after the election – is largely absent from the indictment. Appearing on Monday’s AC360 on CNN, Christie was asked if he thinks Meadows will be called to testify as a …

The Washington Post reports: Republican Chris Christie, waging a long-shot bid for his party’s presidential nomination, visited Ukraine on Friday where he met President Volodymyr Zelensky on a trip that underscored the sharp GOP divisions over U.S. support for the country in its war against Russia and the high stakes for Ukraine, which now depends on American military and economic …

“The fact is when you look at just his campaign filing yesterday, most of the money that middle class Americans have given to him, he spent on his own legal fees. I mean this guy’s a billionaire, and how about go down the street – maybe just sells Trump Tower and pay for his legal fees that way. Or maybe …

The Hill reports: Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) on Sunday predicted that by the time the GOP primary candidates are standing on the debate stage in late August, former President Trump would be “out on bail in four different jurisdictions.” Christie, a GOP presidential rival to Trump, was asked to respond to Trump’s latest comments during a rally …

“This guy has been a one-man crime wave. Look, he’s earned every one of them. If you look at it, every one of these is self-inflicted. And that’s why, you know, do I think that prosecutors exercise prosecutorial judgment in discretion in some respects that are questionable? Yeah – and they always have. But what I say to people all …

“First of all, ‘I didn’t do it and I’m not involved in it’ are not the words of leadership. You know, look, Governor DeSantis started this fire with the bill that he signed, and now he doesn’t want to take responsibility for whatever is done in the aftermath of it. “And from listening and watching his comments, he’s obviously uncomfortable. …

CNN reports: Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie sharpened his attacks on former President Donald Trump on Sunday, calling his rival for the 2024 GOP nomination a “liar” and a “coward.” Christie was reacting to Trump’s speech at a conservative gathering Saturday in Florida, where he declared, “I’m being indicted for you,” as he sought to defend himself against charges in …

Mediaite reports: Chris Christie joined Piers Morgan for an interview that aired on Thursday, during which Morgan addressed him with the unusual question. “Talking of fighting, if you and Trump got in the ring — he loves his UFC and stuff like that, right — if you got in the octagon, you and him, who would win?” he asked. “Come …

Bloomberg News reports: Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said Wednesday night that he’d met the Republican Party’s criteria for the first presidential debate in August, giving him the opportunity to take his campaign against Donald Trump directly to the former president — if he shows up. Christie’s entry into the 40,000-donor club would make him the sixth candidate — …

The New York Times reports: Trump has boasted that he’s so far ahead of his Republican rivals that he might not bother to show up for the first debate in August, hosted by Fox News in Milwaukee. “I think that he’ll show up at the debates because his ego won’t permit him not to,” Christie said. “He can’t have a …

“This business has no right not to serve people are protected class. But by the same token, the government doesn’t have the right to tell a business, the nature of how they need to use their expressive abilities. “And so the fact is that this, this business can’t deny LGBTQ people, couples from coming in and trying to, you know, …

The Huffington Post reports: Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie declared that there was no need for Jared Kushner’s trips to the Middle East as a White House adviser to father-in-law Donald Trump, adding that he “cashed in” on his work in the administration. “Jared Kushner, six months after he leaves the White House, gets $2 billion from the Saudi …

Politico reports: The news that former President Donald Trump is steering donations away from his 2024 presidential campaign and into a political action committee he has previously used to pay his legal fees may have come as a surprise to some of his donors. But not so for former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Trump’s chief detractor in the GOP …

“What? Like he’s some Adonis? Please. I don’t know what his point is. You know what it is? It’s like a child. It’s a bully on the schoolyard who teases you and makes fun of you. But here’s my message to him: I don’t care what he says about me. I don’t care what he thinks about me. And he …

“Chris Christie is just going on — full-on — you know, woke. Apparently, when he went to the Faith and Family Coalition speech,he came out against bans on sex change treatments for minors. What do I have to talk about with him? I have more in common with Gavin Newsom. At least Gavin’s honest about who he is. Chris Christie …

“I don’t think anything can replace parents when you’re talking about major decisions that are needs to be made by our children. And I will tell you this. I want all parents out there to think about something. How many other decisions do you want the government making for you in your home regarding your kids? I don’t want any …

“I’m running because he’s let us down. He has let us down because he’s unwilling, he’s unwilling to take responsibility for any of the mistakes that were made and any of the faults that he has and any of the things that he’s done. And that is not leadership, everybody. That is a failure of leadership. You can boo all …

“Last night he said the reason he didn’t give the documents back was because he’s just so very busy and he didn’t have time to respond to a grand jury subpoena because he needed to get his golf shirts and pants out of the box. I mean, does anybody in America believe this? “I think the problem is going to …

“Look, either Donald Trump — if you believe what he said when they left, that means he didn’t pick the very best people and doesn’t know how to pick personnel. If you believe what he said about them in the beginning — the great stuff — then this guy is the worst manager in the history of the American presidency. …

The New York Times reports: Chris Christie, the former governor of New Jersey who was eclipsed by Donald J. Trump in the 2016 presidential primaries, filed paperwork on Tuesday saying that he would seek the 2024 Republican nomination, setting up a rematch with the former president and expanding the field of G.O.P. candidates. Mr. Christie’s presence in the race could …