Christie: I don't regret endorsing Trump in 2016.

[speak easy]

It wasn’t that long ago that Christie was considered one of Trump’s allies. He endorsed Trump in 2016 after he himself dropped out of that presidential race before eventually turning on the former president as Trump challenged the results of the 2020 presidential election.

“I chose Donald Trump because I thought he was better than Hillary Clinton,” said Christie on his prior endorsement of Trump in 2016. “And … because I thought that I could make him a better candidate ... I was wrong. That’s it. It’s that simple. I was wrong.

“I don’t regret it because I don’t think Hillary Clinton would have been a whole lot better than Donald Trump. But today I have the guts to stand here and say what the truth is and nobody else on that stage is doing it.”

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article278232593.html

[claudette]

1. Christie

is disgusting

[Walleye]

2. The male ego is getting difficult to understand, he says he was wrong but he doesn't regret it.

Do they ever regret any mistake they ever made?

[617Blue]

24. It's not like he didn't know Trump was a lying psycho grifter

Anyone who grew up the Tri State area in the last 50 years knew it.

[brush]

29. Bingo. Christie is full of shit. And being just across the river in Jersey...

he knew trump was even fuller of it than he is.

How the hell do you say you were wrong in supporting trump in 2016 but don't regret it now after what that bastard has done to the nation?

That's what I call being so full of it it's coming out your mouth with what you say.

He doesn't know it but that remark just lost him credibility and some non-maga repblican primary votes.

[617Blue]

38. Agreed - you're either all in or you're nowhere

Loss of credibility.

[Walleye]

34. Now he wants us to admire him because he admits he's wrong, how about don't be wrong in first place

[niyad]

3. FUCK YOU, chris. You have the F'n nerve to compare Hillary to that TRAITOR**???

You think that she is ANYTHING like that F'n, murdering, orange RAPIST???

I was willing to give you the TINIEST benefit of the doubt,, but that statement cancels that. You are EXACTLY the scum that I have always thought you were.

[Aristus]

25. Rule 2.

Rule 1 of being a Trumpster is to never, ever say anything negative about Trump.

Rule 2 is to never, ever say anything good about Hillary Clinton.

Christie-Kreem wants to shake off the Trumpsters, but still stay in the good graces of the GOP-ers.

It's a high-wire act, and his chances of slipping are just as high.

[brush]

30. Yes, yes, yes.

[dalton99a]

4. "I don't think Hillary Clinton would have been a whole lot better than Donald Trump."

Fucking asshole

[stuck in the middle]

5. Seriously?

“I chose Donald Trump because I thought he was better than Hillary Clinton,” said Christie on his prior endorsement of Trump in 2016. “And … because I thought that I could make him a better candidate ... I was wrong. That’s it. It’s that simple. I was wrong.

“I don’t regret it because I don’t think Hillary Clinton would have been a whole lot better than Donald Trump. But today I have the guts to stand here and say what the truth is and nobody else on that stage is doing it.”

Yes, you were wrong. Very, very wrong. And your lack of regret in 2023 speaks volumes about you, your ability to learn, and your qualifications to be president.

What kind of Role Model does that make you?



Role Models | Hillary Clinton

[John1956PA]

6. He previously said that back in mid July.

I do not care for him.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/chris-christie-no-regrets-2016-165338017.html

[3catwoman3]

7. Not regretting his endorsement renders his criticisms...

…of Trump, even though they are accurate, pretty much meaningless.

He admits he was wrong about being able to make Trump a better candidate. He should also admit he was wrong about Hillary not being a whole lot better than Trump. Even if she had only been a little bit better, that would have been a vast improvement, and she would have been way better than a little bit.

[Zambero]

8. He equates speculation of HRC with the actual TFG disaster

Christie has plenty to regret, beginning with very poor judgment back in 2016. He thought he could somehow make Trump better? What a friggin' joke!

[bedazzled]

9. Way to make people vote for you

Numbnuts

There isn't a single repub with a brain

Thank heavens. Wouldn't want to accidentally vote for you

[BlueIn_W_Pa]

10. but this is why we need him running

he's probably the only person who will confront Trump even if Christie knows he's going to lose.

He prepped Trump on his debates, knows the corrupt family well, and was a prosecutor.

Maybe he'll open a door of weakness no one else has the guts to do, and we'll all be better off.

Can't see any other (R) winning then...

[we can do it]

11. Of course not, tfg did their bidding.

[nevergiveup]

12. Christie just like Donald Trump is a worthless thug.

I have known two bit criminals with more value and character than either of them.

[Ferrets are Cool]

13. Fuck you asswipe. You fucking enablier..

edit to add: I wish someone would ask him LIVE to please tell us HOW THE FUCK ARE HILLARY CLINTON AND TRAITOROUS DONALD TRUMP THE SAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DFW]

14. "Look at me, pick me, I'm different!"

"We all made a bad mistake in 2016, and I admit it, but I don't regret it."

As if this somehow qualifies him for the Republican nomination in 2024.

He'll probably be crestfallen when he finds out that it doesn't.

[MagickMuffin]

15. Let's not forget Chris Christie was trumps debate prepper in 2020

Preparing for his first debate against Joe Biden, Trump gathered in the Map Room in the White House basement with Christie; his campaign manager, Bill Stepien; his advisor Jason Miller; Rudy Giuliani; his counselor Kellyanne Conway; his advisor Stephen Miller; Hope Hicks; Kayleigh McEnany, the press secretary; and Mark Meadows, the chief of staff.

Christie was tasked with playing Biden for a mock debate session, while Conway served as the moderator. According to the book, Giuliani was transfixed with Hunter Biden's business dealings in Ukraine, urging the president to attack Biden over the issue.

Posting this tidbit since they give a shoutout to du.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie spent several days helping President Donald Trump prepare for the presidential debate. A quote attributed to the Republican politician that has since emerged offers one tip — exploit Democratic presidential nominee’s stutter.

"People who overcome stuttering have a harder time maintaining their train of thought when interrupted," reads the statement that’s circulating on social media. "Keep interrupting him and he’ll stumble when he tries to speak. This will enforce the ‘senile’ narrative."

But Christie says he never said this.

Posts sharing the quote were flagged as part of Facebook’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about our partnership with Facebook.)

One post that shared the quote refers to a post in a forum on Democratic Underground as a source. In the forum, someone shared a screenshot of a grammatically problematic tweet that said: "VP Joe Biden has a speech impediment and Christie told Trump to interrupt him as much as possible, hoping Biden will be loose his cool."

[marble falls]

16. He'll vote for TFG again if he has the opportunity and disgrace himself trying out for the AG.

[Montauk6]

19. THANK YOU!!!

I'm not at ALL buying this battle between these two; I'm skeptical even about DeSantis being an "enemy." Like the WWE, when the cameras are off, they're basically snapping towels in the same dressing room. It's all a show.

[CentralMass]

17. The party is rancid from top to bottom.

[chowder66]

18. Malformed Ego says what? nt

[gratuitous]

20. God forbid you learn anything from your mistakes, Mr. Christie

Which is why you're a Republican.

[Hortensis]

21. Huge disqualification in itself. nt

[KentuckyWoman]

22. I can respect that to a point. BUT (the biggest BUT)

Everyone gets to be wrong. I respect him taking his lumps. But there's no way he's qualified to lead the US through the minefield that is international relationships if he can't even tell a worm from a tigress.

[brush]

32. If you don't learn from your mistakes, you're bound to keep making them...

and go through life stepping into one debacle after the other.

How the hell does one say I made a mistake backing trump but now I don't regret it after what that monster has done to the country?

[RANDYWILDMAN]

23. That is weak garbage chris

and you know it !


Even his denials are endorsements of that piece of crap person....

[Mr.Bill]

26. The only reason he supported Trump

was he thought he could climb onto the grift wagon.

[samsingh]

27. i think this type of treachery in the repub party is what allowed trump to be a traitor and criminal

[aocommunalpunch]

28. A POS sez what?

Seriously, motherfucker can stroke out next to MF45 any time now. Just fuck this guy.

[moondust]

31. Shows how terrible his judgment is.

Hillary had plenty of government experience and would have easily been a thousand times better than the self-serving clown with no experience or depth of knowledge.

[JHB]

33. Chris, if you had the kind of "guts" you're talking about, you be saying something like...

..."Hillary Clinton would have been a fine president. There would have been a boatload of policy positions I would disagree with and help fight against, but jeez-louise, NOBODY would have been as bad as Trump."

[onetexan]

35. Oh the stupid

[Cha]

36. Fuck Off Christie Asshole.. you're Useless.

[miyazaki]

37. Bad wrong fuck face. He's only been a criminal sociopath

practically his whole life.

He's not fit to wipe my dogs ass.