Don’t expect former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to leave the Republican Party anytime soon, despite his constant gripes about the GOP’s behavior.
Christie confirmed he is a Republican and intends to fight for the party.
“No, no, no,” Christie told NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday when asked if he would leave the GOP. “I am ready to change the Republican Party. I will never stop fighting to change my party. I’m a Republican.”
Still, Christie, a longtime attack dog against former President Donald Trump, reiterated his time-worn commitment that he would not vote for the primary contender to become the GOP standard-bearer in the Nov. 5 presidential election.
Christie is less committed to not voting for Biden.
“The one commitment I will make to you this morning is not to vote for Donald Trump under any circumstances,” Christie said.
“I can’t see myself voting for President Biden,” he said later. “Do I reject it? I can’t imagine doing that. My guess is Kristen if those are the only two options. I will move to the Senate race in New Jersey.”
Chris Christie confirmed that he will remain a Republican. AP
Christie also refused to rule out running as a third-party candidate.
Garden State Republicans slammed Biden as unprepared for the job and defended special counsel Robert Hur’s admission of a comprehensive assessment of President Biden’s weaknesses, concluding a jury would likely see him as “a well-intentioned old man with a failing memory.”
Hur ultimately concluded that Biden “intentionally retained and disclosed classified material” but declined to prosecute.
Democrats have cried foul at the inclusion of mentions of Biden’s forgetfulness.
“The fact is they had to give reasons why they didn’t prosecute when you started the report saying that he deliberately and knowingly kept confidential documents. Well, that’s a violation of the law,” Christie said.
“In one respect, I think the Biden White House would have been happier if he had been indicted, rather than the report being released because of the re-election campaign,” Christie later mused, describing the omission aspect of the report as politically damaging for Biden.
Back in 2016, Christie endorsed Trump shortly after he ended his own campaign for the GOP nod. Christie and Trump have a friendship that dates back to the early 2000s.
Christie says he won’t vote for Trump in 2026. AP
Christie has publicly acknowledged that he is interested in serving as Trump’s vice president or attorney general but has blamed Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner for derailing that dream.
Now, he has expressed deep regret for supporting Trump and has served as one of his foremost Republican critics.
Christie surmises that unlike last time where Trump tapped lieutenants who served as fences for his presidency, in a second term, he will surround himself with loyalists.
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“When he started serving in 2016, he felt scared. He’s afraid of being president … he knows he’s not ready. So he listens to a lot of really good people around him,” Christie said.
“In the second term, he will not.”
Last week, Christie published his latest book, “What Would Reagan Do? Life Lessons from the Last Great President.”
The book describes the legacy of former President Ronald Reagan and the state of the Republican Party.
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