UNITED STATES – The names are linked on the Republican side to try to stand up to Donald Trump for the next American presidential election. The latest? Chris Christie. The former Republican governor of New Jersey announced on Tuesday June 6 that he was entering the presidential race in 2024, even presenting himself as the only candidate capable of standing up to the ex-president.
former ally of Donald Trump become one of his most virulent detractors, Chris Christie, 60, registered his candidacy with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) before announcing it publicly this Tuesday evening during a rally in the State of New Hampshire .
Known for his combative style, he therefore joins an already crowded arena of right-wing White House contenders, such as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former Vice President Mike Pence, who must formalize his candidacy on Wednesday.
Chris Christie, still very low in the polls, has already begun to attack Donald Trump, the big favorite in the opinion polls. On Tuesday, he also portrayed the 45th president of the United States in front of his supporters as self-centered and dishonest.
“Putin’s Puppet”
Former Republican President “always finds someone or something to blame for what goes wrong, but always finds a way to take credit for whatever works”castigated Chris Christie, who had already sought the nomination in 2016 during the Republican primary, before bowing and supporting Donald Trump.
At the time, he had become one of his close advisers. But he says he broke up with him when the tycoon refused to acknowledge defeat in the 2020 presidential election against Democrat Joe Biden.
The billionaire seeking a second term in the White House was quick to respond to attacks from his new rival, calling Chris Christie’s speech a “hard to watch” et ” boring “.
“This is what awaits you with a failed governor”he added before slipping that he could dry out at least one of the first two debates.
“If he really cares about the country – and I have big doubts about that – then he has to go, and he shouldn’t be afraid”, retorted Christie during a radio broadcast. The former governor also criticized Donald Trump on several other fronts, notably evoking the multiple investigations targeting him and calling him a “Putin’s puppet” after ambiguous remarks by the businessman on the war in ukraine.
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