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Former President Donald Trump shared a photo of his 2024 GOP rival and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Monday that immediately took the Internet by storm.
Trump shared the unflattering photo on his Truth Social platform, writing: “Not fit for office, mentally or physically. We need strong people not suffering from a harsh terminal disease, TDS, TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME!!!”
Christie was again the odd candidate out by taking the most critical aim at Trump during last week’s GOP presidential debate which was hosted by NewsNation.
“I want you all to kind of picture in your minds Election Day. You’ll all be heading to the polls to vote, and that’s something that Donald Trump will not be able to do because he will be convicted of felonies before then, and his right to vote will be taken away,” Christie said in his opening remarks.
“You know, look, here’s the bottom line. You can boo about it all you like and continue to deny reality, but if we deny reality as a party, we’re going to have four more years of Joe Biden,” he added. (see video below)
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In late November, Christie declared that he intends to continue in the Republican primary contest until the nominating convention in the summer of next year.
In an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash, Christie disregarded a recent CNN poll that indicates he is trailing former president Donald Trump and former governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley in New Hampshire, a state he is very interested in winning. Christie dismissed the notion of collaborating with Haley or withdrawing early to unite support for a contender who could effectively challenge Trump, the undisputed front-runner in the contest.
“I think Gov. Haley and I both have the same goal, and that is to be president of the United States,” Christie said, as noted by New York Magazine. “I think we’re showing great momentum in New Hampshire. We’ve been gaining over the last couple of weeks. I think we’re going to continue to gain in that fight. And I think we’re going to do very, very well in New Hampshire on January 23.”
“This idea of people just doing math and adding up numbers—that’s not the way voters vote. And so, you know, I would say to everybody out there, let’s let the campaign move forward,” Christie added.
When asked if he plans to remain in the race through the New Hampshire primary, Christie said, “I expect to be in this race through to the convention, Dana. And so yes, absolutely.”
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In yet another sign that Christie intends to stay in the race for the foreseeable future, he also announced that he is planning to campaign in Michigan, where the primary is held in late February.
Christie stated in an interview with ABC News that while his campaign is currently “focusing most of our time and energy” on New Hampshire, “our next two focuses… will be South Carolina and Michigan.”
“We believe in both of those states; we could do quite well,” Christie told ABC News’s Jonathan Karl. “We’ve already been on the ground in South Carolina several times in this campaign, and we’re getting ready to start going to Michigan.”
“You know, I see people now finally starting to dig in, figure out who they think is saying the things that they want to hear, and tell them the truth to the voters in New Hampshire. I think that’s going to make a huge difference,” Christie said.
“You look at those numbers; John McCain was in third place at this point in 2007, going into the ‘08 primary. That’s exactly where I am, and we think we’re going to have a very similar result,” he added.
