Former New Jersey governor, who pledged his allegiance to Trump during 2016 election, says: ‘I can’t help him. No way’
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The former governor of New Jersey has vowed to never pledge his allegiance again to Donald Trump, even if the former president wins the GOP nomination again.
In a statement to Axios published on Wednesday, Christie, who previously supported Trump in the 2016 election, said, “I can’t help him. No way.”
“When you have the Jan. 6 choir at a rally and you show video of it — I just don’t think that person is appropriate for the presidency,” he said.
“I can’t imagine myself voting for Joe Biden, either. I don’t know if I can vote for either of these guys. They’re both too old. They’re both out of touch with what’s going on in the world right now,” he said.
“Look, I just can’t … When you have the Jan. 6 choir at a rally and you show video of it – I just don’t think that person is appropriate for the presidency,” he added.
The FBI and US Marshals are each offering $10,000 for any information that can lead to the capture of Roy McGrath, ex-chief of staff to former Maryland governor Larry Hogan who is on the run from wire fraud and embezzlement charges.
Joe Biden will host the virtual Summit for Democracy later this morning with world leaders, as well as representatives from the private and public sectors.
The Biden administration will hold an oil and gas drilling rights auction of a large area in the US Gulf of Mexico today that spans the size of Italy.
Continue reading…Former New Jersey governor, who pledged his allegiance to Trump during 2016 election, says: ‘I can’t help him. No way’Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailThe former governor of New Jersey has vowed to never pledge his allegiance again to Donald Trump, even if the former president wins the GOP nomination again.In a statement to Axios published on Wednesday, Christie, who previously supported Trump in the 2016 election, said, “I can’t help him. No way.”“When you have the Jan. 6 choir at a rally and you show video of it — I just don’t think that person is appropriate for the presidency,” he said.“I can’t imagine myself voting for Joe Biden, either. I don’t know if I can vote for either of these guys. They’re both too old. They’re both out of touch with what’s going on in the world right now,” he said.“Look, I just can’t … When you have the Jan. 6 choir at a rally and you show video of it – I just don’t think that person is appropriate for the presidency,” he added.The FBI and US Marshals are each offering $10,000 for any information that can lead to the capture of Roy McGrath, ex-chief of staff to former Maryland governor Larry Hogan who is on the run from wire fraud and embezzlement charges.Joe Biden will host the virtual Summit for Democracy later this morning with world leaders, as well as representatives from the private and public sectors.The Biden administration will hold an oil and gas drilling rights auction of a large area in the US Gulf of Mexico today that spans the size of Italy. Continue reading…