Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) on Monday warned that Trump must be defeated because things are not going to end “calm and quiet” with the former president.
Speaking at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics on Monday, Christie spelled out the best way to challenge the former president-turned-2024 Republican candidate in the GOP primary debates.
“You better have somebody on that stage who can do to him what I did to Marco, because that’s the only thing that’s gonna defeat Donald Trump,” Christie told the crowd, referring to his 2016 primary debate skewering of Florida GOP Sen. Marco Rubio.
“And that means you gotta have the skill to do it and that means you have to be fearless, because he will come back and right at you,” Christie said.
“You need to think about, who’s got the skill to do that and who’s got the guts to do it,” he added. “Because it’s not gonna end nicely. No matter what. His end will not be a calm and quiet conclusion.”
Christie, once a close ally of the former president, challenged Trump for the GOP nomination in 2016 and has teased a 2024 run.
After dropping out of the 2016 race, Christie endorsed the reality TV personality before souring on him over his 2020 election lies.
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2024 Watch-NEW: @GovChristie -in New Hampshire at a @nhiop townhall – touts his debate skills in potentially taking down #DonaldTrump in a #GOP showdown – “it’s not going to end nicely….his end will not be a calm and quiet conclusion" #2024Election #FITN #FoxNews #njpolitics pic.twitter.com/4lPI7Ao4g0
— Paul Steinhauser (@steinhauserNH1) March 27, 2023
