He said that he does not yet have concrete plans to campaign for Trump, but that he will likely do so “on occasion”.
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And while a recent public poll showed his approval ratings in New Jersey at a dismal 30 percent – his lowest mark since he took office in 2010 – Christie said he expects those numbers will improve now that his presidential campaign has ended.
Continuing with his Trump impression, Fallon said he’s now focusing on defeating Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton as he continues his quest for political victory.
“I wasn’t been held hostage”. Christie said he has not had any conversations with Trump about potentially becoming his running mate if he wins the GOP nomination.
Chris Christie vigorously defended his endorsement of Donald Trump Thursday and insisted his much-ridiculed facial expressions during Trump’s press conference earlier this week did not betray regret or panic about his choice.
In a letter released Wednesday evening, former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and more than 70 other experts say they have disagreed with one another on a variety of issues but are united in their opposition to a Trump presidency.
Ciattarelli said Christie should consider resigning if he spends “significant” time outside New Jersey campaigning than on his responsibilities as governor.
And as for how the Republican presidential candidate would handle support from the Nazi party? The Star-Ledger, which endorsed Christie in his 2013 re-election campaign, said in an editorial Thursday that he has since made it clear that governing the state is a “distant second priority” that comes behind his personal ambition. “You don’t campaign for those jobs”.
Christie also spoke to a few questions regarding the state’s depleted Transportation Trust Fund and a bipartisan measure advanced last week by a Senate panel calling for a gradual phase-out of New Jersey’s estate tax, something Christie himself has suggested be repealed.
Christie’s seemingly shell-shocked gaze as he stood behind Donald Trump on Super Tuesday generated morning-after befuddlement and mockery in his home state and beyond.
On Tuesday, six Gannett-owned newspapers, including the Asbury Park Press and Cherry Hill Courier-Post, wrote in a joint editorial that Christie should step down or be recalled from office.
“I have to make a choice”.
It’s a sign of how divisive Donald Trump’s candidacy has become that simply endorsing him can bring calls for an elected official’s resignation.
“Of course I want to thank Gov. Chris Christie for his unblinking support”.
“He deserved more respect than that”, Christie said.
He also referenced the widely-circulated photos showing him standing quietly behind Trump during a Super Tuesday news conference in Florida. “I’ve urged him not to do that because I don’t think that’s constructive way to go about it and he knows that”.
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Sweeney – the state’s top Democrat in the Legislature and a likely candidate for governor next year – has said the Senate would only consider a Democratic nominee, saying to do otherwise would upset the balance of the court.
