Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is in the 2024 presidential race to remain. Ask him.
In a new ad released digitally Thursday, the 61-year-old directly responded to recent calls for him to withdraw and clear the field for a more popular alternative to former President Donald Trump.
“Some people say I should get out of this race. Really? I’m the only one who says Donald Trump is a liar,” Christie said, looking directly into the camera.
The White House hopeful — who has focused his long-term campaign in New Hampshire — will air Friday in the nation’s first major state as part of a seven-figure ad buy across broadcast and digital platforms.
Christie has made direct attacks on Trump a hallmark of his campaign, accusing rivals Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy of being too afraid to call out the former president.
The Garden Stater is currently in third place in New Hampshire at 10.5%, according to the RealClearPolitics average, and has until Jan. 23 to challenge Trump (46.3%) and Haley (24.8%).
Nationally, Christie polled on average at 3.3%, with Trump in first place by a wide margin (62.5%) and a tight race for second between DeSantis (11.3%) and Haley (11%).
Republican presidential candidate former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks during a “Tell It Like It Is” town hall at the Bedford Event Center on December 19, 2023 in Bedford, New Hampshire Getty Images The former NJ governor received third votes in the primary. Getty Images
Later in the ad, Christie — who endorsed Trump in 2016 — said the former president was “pitting Americans against each other,” and would “burn America to the ground to help himself.”
“Every Republican leader said that behind closed doors. I’m the only one who says it in public. What kind of president do we want? A liar or someone who dares to tell the truth? New Hampshire. It’s up to you,” Christie concluded.
The campaign said it will release another ad on Friday titled “The Choice,” which will detail Christie’s “vision for a better America with a call for unity,” spokesman Karl Rickett said in a statement.
Republican presidential candidate former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie speaks during a “Tell It Like It Is” town hall at the Bedford Event Center on December 19, 2023 in Bedford, New Hampshire Getty Images
Rickett also launched an attack on Haley in a separate post, while pointing to the tweet contrasted Christie’s ad with the former South Carolina governor who failed to mention slavery as the main cause of the Civil War.
Haley was asked by New Hampshire voters about the topic at a town hall in Berlin Wednesday night, to which she replied: “I think the cause of the Civil War is basically how the government is going to run. Freedom and what people can and can’t do.”
“I think it always depends on the role of government and what the rights of the people are,” Haley added. “And I will always stand by the fact that I think government is meant to guarantee the rights and freedoms of the people.”
Voters later said they were “surprised” that Haley did not mention slavery as a source of conflict.
“What do you want me to say about slavery?” Haley responded. “Next question.”
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