Former Governor of New Jersey Chris ChristieA Republican said that the former president’s way Donald Trump The actions of Republican legislators are aimed at “instilling fear.”
Christie, Trump’s former ally, even helped him prepare for the anti-presidential debate in late September 2020 Joe Biden, Repeatedly urged the former commander-in-chief to skip the last presidential election.
In the interview New York Times Published on Saturday to promote his new book Republican rescue, The former Republican governor discussed his views on the future of Trump and his party.
“Donald Trump’s own actions are to instill fear,” Christie commented, mentioning that many Republican lawmakers are anxious about the possibility of crossing the border with the former president. Trump has always insisted on the loyalty of Republicans, Severely opposed Anyone who opposes him.
The former president and many of his allies continue to falsely claim that Biden won the 2020 election due to widespread voter fraud. There is no evidence to substantiate the extraordinary allegations.
Christie publicly urges Trump and his colleagues Republicans Stop spreading misinformation and conspiracy theories about last year’s presidential election.
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“if he [Trump] To become a positive force in the future, he must give up other things.If he doesn’t do this, I don’t think he can,” the former Republican governor is weighing the possibility of the 2024 presidential race, he told era.
In his new book, Christie refutes any claims that the 2020 election is fraudulent.
“The presidential election was held on November 3, 2020. Joe Biden won. Donald Trump did not,” he wrote, every era“This is the truth. Anything to the contrary is untrue.”
protector The report says The former governor urged fellow Republicans to reject these misinformation. He wrote that the Republican Party needs to “give up conspiracy theories and deny the truth, those who know more and those who are just lunatics.”
He made a similar assessment at the Republican Jewish League conference in Las Vegas last weekend.
“We can no longer talk about the past and the past elections-whatever your position on this issue, whatever your position, it is over,” Christie said in a speech at the event.
trump card Respond critically Christie’s speech at the Nevada State Convention.
“Chris Christie just gave a speech at the Republican Jewish League (RJC) in Las Vegas. He claimed that Republicans must move on from the past, which means election fraud in 2020, which is completely slaughtered,” The former president said in a statement. Official statement. “Everyone remembers that Chris left New Jersey with less than 9% approval rate-a record low, and they don’t want to hear from him!”
Weekly newspaper A Trump spokesperson was contacted for further comment, but there was no immediate response.
Despite supporting Trump and helping him during his unsuccessful 2020 campaign, Christie quickly opposed the former president’s election fraud misinformation. When Trump’s legal team trumpeted conspiracy theories to defend their lawsuit in November last year, Christie slammed their actions.
The former governor said: “Frankly, what happened here is that the content of the president’s legal team put the country in an awkward position.” ABC information’ this week Late November 2020.
