Chris Christie booed after blasting Donald Trump for ‘failure of leadership’
Rachel Schilke
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2024 presidential candidate Chris Christie received a chilly welcome from the Faith and Freedom Coalition audience after he blasted former President Donald Trump.
The former New Jersey governor focused his speech on “character,” saying Trump “let us down” and did not hold himself accountable for any of his mistakes. The former president was recently indicted by the Justice Department for his retention of classified documents and alleged violation of the Espionage Act.
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“He’s let us down because he’s unwilling to take responsibility for any of the mistakes that were made, any of the faults that he has, and any of the things that he’s done,” Christie said. “And that is not leadership, everybody; that is a failure of leadership.”
His remarks caused some audience members to boo him, but he stood firm in his assessment of Trump. Some audience members clapped at his comments.
“You can boo all you want, but here’s the thing: Our faith teaches us that people have to take responsibility for what they do. People have to stand up and take accountability for what they do,” Christie said, earning more cheers than he received boos.
Christie called out Trump for the former president’s using his trademark mudslinging tactics against him, “even after he offered me White House chief of staff.”
“I will tell you, if all you do, all you do is disagree with someone, and in return, you get that kind of treatment … doing those kinds of things makes our country smaller,” Christie said. “It makes our country smaller, and it makes us lesser.”
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A recent Emerson College poll showed Trump holding the lead with 59% of the vote and runner-up Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) with 21%. Christie polled 2.4% of the vote.
Christie announced his campaign for president on June 6 after months of speculation. He is launching his campaign based on his ability to work in a bipartisan fashion and his gubernatorial victory in blue-state New Jersey as a Republican back in 2009.