A group of centrist Republicans is worried nobody on the GOP primary debate stage will hold Donald Trump accountable for his role in inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection. But they have a plan to fix that: boost Chris Christie. The group Country First — a centrist nonprofit founded by Adam …
Read More »Chris Christie Skewers Republicans Defending Trump: 'Blame Him, He Did It'
Former New Jersey Governor and 2024 presidential candidate Chris Christie skewered his Republican opponents for blindly defending Donald Trump in the face of a damming criminal indictment from the Justice Department. During a CNN town hall event Monday night, Christie directly addressed other candidates attacking the DOJ on behalf of …
Read More »Trump Responds to Chris Christie Attacks With … Fat Jokes
Chris Christie announced his presidential campaign on Tuesday, which is notable mostly because he’s the only Republican candidate who has actually made a point of attacking Donald Trump. He certainly did so last night, to which the former president responded with characteristic childishness. “How many times did Chris Christie use …
Read More »Chris Christie Files Bid to Get Humiliated by Trump Again
Chris Christie is running for president. The former New Jersey governor on Tuesday filed paperwork to run with the Federal Election Commission, despite every external factor indicating he has absolutely no chance to even sniff the Republican nomination. Christie has charted a familiar, humiliating path through Republican politics since his …
Read More »Chris Christie Skeptical of Trump-Less Debates: 'Ego' Won't Allow It
Donald Trump may be flirting with ditching debates against his GOP primary opponents, but the headline-hungry former reality television star’s self-absorption won’t allow it, Chris Christie said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week.” “His ego will not permit himnot to be on that stage,” said Christie, a former Trump ally-turned-critic who …
Read More »Trump's 2024 Rivals Won't Even Criticize Him for Sexual Assault Ruling
Donald Trump has managed to cow his Republican 2024 opponents into defending him at every turn — even when he’s been found liable for sexual battery. A New York jury ruled on Tuesday that Trump must pay $5 million in civil damages to author E. Jean Carroll, who alleged the …
Read More »The 'Never Trump' Movement Is Back, Again, For Now
The first time I can remember hearing the name Ken Cuccinelli, it was in 2016. The one-time Ted Cruz adviser had just dramatically thrown his credentials on the ground of Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena in what Breitbart — at the time perhaps the single most enthusiastically pro-MAGA media outlet — …
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