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Chris Christie partly blamed his onetime friend Donald Trump for the spike in antisemitism and Islamophobia across the country. The former New Jersey governor posited that Trump’s language has emboldened others to act hatefully. “When you show intolerance towards everyone, which is what he does, you give permission as a leader for others to have their intolerance come out,” Christie told CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday. “And that’s been going on for quite some time, not just with Donald Trump, but with university professors on some of our most elite campuses in this country.”

Tuesday, on the heels of the Kentucky gubernatorial race being called for Democrat incumbent Gov. Andy Beshear over Republican nominee Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, 2024 GOP presidential hopeful former Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) said Cameron’s association with Trump was the reason for his loss. “So, also, tonight, in a very red state, the state of Kentucky, the Democratic incumbent, he beat a rising star in your party, Daniel Cameron,” CNN host Abby Phillip said. “Cameron was also, notably, endorsed by Trump. He was embraced by him and embraced Trump himself. Was that a mistake on his part?”

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie lashed out at a crowd for booing at Florida’s GOP Freedom Summit, claiming their “anger against the truth is reprehensible.”After beginning his speech, the Republican presidential hopeful tried to speak, but was quickly met by jeers and boos from the crowd, demanding he get off the stage.Since running for office, Christie has been a vocal critic of former President Donald Trump unlike a majority of the Republican presidential field. As a result, MAGA supporters often berate Christie during public events and GOP conferences.Instead of allowing the crowd to continue to berate him, he quickly...

Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie argued on Monday that former President Trump’s current lead in the 2024 GOP primary race is “fatally flawed.” During an appearance on MSNBC, host Stephanie Ruhle asked the former New Jersey governor why Trump remains the front-runner despite the legal battles he’s currently facing. “Look, I think that he’s the nominee twice in the last eight years, there’s a lot of folks who still think that sticking with Donald Trump is the way the best way to beat Joe Biden,” Christie said. “I think that’s fatally flawed on a couple of fronts.”

Former Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ), a candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, said Thursday on CNN’s “The Situation Room” that he believed former President Donald Trump is a “fool” who has no business being president. Christie was responding to Trump’s comments during a speech in Florida on Wednesday, where he called Hezbollah “very smart” and criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Former Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ), a candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that the House GOP members are “cheapening” impeachment if they open an inquiry into President Joe Biden. Co-host Jonathan Lemire said, “There is new reporting today that House Speaker McCarthy is going to endorse the idea of an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. It’s not quite clear if he has the votes, but there’s a sense if he were to secure as many, that’d lead beyond an inquiry to impeachment. Do you think that is an appropriate step for your...

Former Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) said Wednesday on CNN’s “The Lead” that the U.S. should arm Ukraine until they win the war against Russia. Anchor Jake Tapper said, “Russian Dictator Vladimir Putin has launched this vicious invasion of Ukraine killing lots of civilians. As you know, two of your opponents have given some interesting signals. Donald Trump refused to say in the town hall with Kaitlyn Collins which side he wants to win, Ukraine or Russia. He refuses to call Vladimir Putin a war criminal. Ron DeSantis calls it a territorial dispute. Are they wrong? What’s your position?

GOFFSTOWN, N.H. – Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie heavily criticized Donald Trump’s praise last month of Vladimir Putin when the former president called the Russian leader a "genius" and "savvy" in launching the deadly invasion of neighboring Ukraine. In a speech in New Hampshire on Monday, Christie asked "do we want to send admiring words to someone [Putin] who as we speak this morning is directing the slaughter of women and children in the Ukraine without any conscience?"

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie took a swipe at former President Donald Trump on Monday for calling Russian President Vladamir Putin a “genius” as troops prepared to invade Ukraine. The jab is the latest sign of friction between the two longtime friends and fellow Republicans that began after Christie criticized Trump over the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. Both men are possible 2024 White House contenders.

Former Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) said on Sunday that a Republican National Committee (RNC) resolution that noted “legitimate political discourse” on Jan. 6 was a mistake. “First of all, they say that part of the reason for the resolution is they want to keep the focus on Joe Biden and the failures of the Democratic administration,” Christie told host Martha Raddatz on ABC's "This Week." “Well, how did that work for you? All anybody is talking about this weekend is this resolution rather than talking about the failures of the Biden administration.”

Former Gov. Chris Christie isn’t ready to put his presidential hopes to rest. He declined to rule out another run for the highest office in the country on Hugh Hewitt’s radio show Monday. “I would not rule it out,” Christie said when asked if he would rule out running for the presidency in 2024 if outgoing President Donald Trump chose to seek another term in 2024. Christie’s 2016 presidential bid helped erode his already faltering approval ratings in New Jersey towards the end of his second term as the head of the Garden State. He considered a bid in 2012...

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said in a new interview that he will not wait to see if former President Trump launches a bid for the White House in 2024 before making his own plans for the next election. Christie, during an appearance on the “Ruthless” podcast, said he is “not going to defer to anyone” if he decides to run for president in 2024. “And I'm also not going to be one of these people who's going to say, ‘Well, I'll wait to see what President Trump's going to do.’ You know, I'm not going to defer...

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is reportedly launching a comeback tour — and insists Donald Trump will have no impact on his decision as he continues to weigh a 2024 presidential bid. The 59-year-old is giving a speech at the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley, California Thursday night as part of a series on the future of the Republican Party, Politico reports. The library has already hosted speeches from a number of potential GOP presidential candidates this year, including former Vice President Mike Pence. Other would-be candidates – such as former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and Tim Scott...

Chris Christie has joined the cavalcade of Republicans boosting party efforts to recapture Congress in midterm elections as a primer for a 2024 presidential bid. The former New Jersey governor is lending his political muscle to the Republican group handling redistricting, fundraising for the Republican Governors Association, and possibly hitting the road to stump for GOP candidates on the 2022 ballot — as so many of his ilk are already doing. But there is a key difference between Christie and the others: his willingness to criticize Donald Trump and his insistence the former president’s 2024 plans will not affect his...

EXCLUSIVE: Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said it will be "up to the voters" on whether former President Trump should return to the White House but said he wouldn't "rule out" his own 2024 presidential bid. In his new book, "Republican Rescue: Saving the Party from Truth Deniers, Conspiracy Theorists, and the Dangerous Policies of Joe Biden," Christie describes his nearly 20-year friendship with Trump, saying he is always honest and straightforward with the former president.

Chris Christie is trying to regain political respectability with a road map for a post-Trump Republican Party amid countless media appearances. The former New Jersey governor, once a prime GOP presidential hopeful, wrote the book “Republican Rescue” to save the party from its craziness, the lie about the stolen presidential election, the Jan. 6 mob assault on the Capitol and right-wing nuts such as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green (R-Ga.).

Former Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that former President Donald Trump “told the truth by accident,” when he said he wanted then-President-elect Joe Biden’s win “overturned.” Friday former Vice President Mike Pence rebuffed the idea he could have overturned the election by refusing the state electors on January 6, 2021.