“I’ve gotten to know all the people on that stage and there is none who is better prepared to provide America with the strong leadership that it needs both at home and around the world than Donald Trump”, Christie said at a news conference in Texas. Governor Christie’s endorsement helps Donald Trump more easily win the Republican Primary. He dropped out of the presidential race after poor showings in the Iowa and New Hampshire primaries. Just a few weeks after dropping out of a presidential race where he was describing the urgent need to fix our entitlement programs, Christie endorsed a candidate for president who is totally and completely against any kind of entitlement reform.
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Christie’s support marked a reversal from his previous comments on Trump: “I just don’t think he’s suited to be president of the United States”, Christie told Fox News in August.
Christie’s endorsement of Trump is unlikely to win over many voters, but it significantly dampens the anti-Trump message that had been emerging from within the party. “That was one of the great prosecutions I’ve ever seen”, Trump raved at a post-endorsement rally.
Cruz insisted that Super Tuesday can breathe new life into a campaign after disappointing finishes in SC and Nevada, and a perception that Rubio has eclipsed him as the likeliest alternative to Trump.
Then, not to be denied a golden opportunity while standing next to The Donald, Christie said of Rubio, “Desperate people do desperate things”.
The CNN-hosted debate at the University of Houston was the two first-term senators’ last, best chance to try to shake up the race for the Republican nomination. Regardless of whether Christie ran or not, I like Trump and his energy. Your lawyers would never allow you to do that, ‘ Trump said.
Odds for Trump becoming the Republican candidate for November have tightened all the way to 1/2 in some cases.
But Kasich said Friday he didn’t try to pressure the famously brash Christie into backing him, according to a report by The Associated Press.
During a televised debate on Thursday Mr Trump disclosed that he is being audited by the Internal Revenue Service and has been for the last 12 years. Georgia, however, is expected to be one of the more competitive states on Tuesday.
“Chris Christie would’ve indicted him so fast”, Trump said.
An impassioned Ted Cruz on Saturday hurled repeated attacks at Donald Trump’s business record, mercilessly mocking the GOP front-runner’s reluctance to release his tax returns days before pivotal Super Tuesday contests.
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Carr has asked LePage about Trump before: In January, LePage said that while Trump is “pushing in the right direction”, on issues including immigration, he doesn’t see how his ideas wouldn’t drive up the national debt, and earlier this month, Maine’s governor said he was “not a big fan” of Trump.
