Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie is mulling a run for the Republican presidential nomination. He told Hugh Hewitt today that he would make a decision on that in the next couple of weeks. Beyond that, he took a number of shots at former president Donald Trump, a few of which are going to leave a mark. I don’t think, however, that he helps either himself or the more important cause of nominating a candidate who can beat the Democratic ticket by saying things about Trump that aren’t true — especially when there is an embarrassment of riches that he’d be justified in citing.
Christie expressed doubt that Trump cares about the country. There’s certainly a case to be made for that after the former president’s appalling post-2020-election performance. Rhetorically, moreover, this is consistent with the argument that a narcissist cares only about himself, which is entirely fair and to be expected from Trump’s opponents.
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