Asked about the booing, Christie told reporters outside the venue that “we can’t pretend that Donald Trump is a man of character.”
The 60-year-old former two-term governor is embarking on his second White House bid.
In 2016, Christie endorsed Trump, 77, after dropping out of the race following a sixth-place finish in the New Hampshire primary. Christie then became an adviser to the former president ahead of the 2020 election before breaking with Trump over his stolen election claims. Trump is slated to speak at the Faith and Freedom Coalition conference on Saturday.Christie is averaging just over 2% support, according to 2024 GOP presidential primary polls.
When a member of the audience shouted, “We love Trump” during Christie’s speech, the former governor responded by saying: “You can love him all you want. But I will tell you that doing those kinds of things makes our country smaller.”outside the venue that “we can’t pretend that Donald Trump is a man of character.”
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