Chris Christie dares Trump to debate in person: ‘Say it to my face’
Chris Christie Challenges Trump to Debate
Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie has fired back at former President Donald Trump’s weight-shaming comments by daring him to attend the upcoming Republican presidential debate. Christie, who has been one of Trump’s most vocal critics within the Republican primary, responded to the former president’s remarks made during a rally in New Hampshire.
“Christie — he’s eating right now. He can’t be bothered,” Trump said.
Trump’s comments came in response to a member of the audience calling Christie a “fat pig,” to which Trump urged for respect.
“Sir, please do not call him a fat pig. That’s very disrespectful. Don’t call him — see, I’m trying to be nice — don’t call him a fat pig. You can’t do it. You can’t do that. So now, because you’re not allowed to do that, and, therefore, we’re not going to do it, OK? We want to be very civil, right?” Trump said.
Christie didn’t back down and challenged Trump to confront him directly at the debate.
“If you had the guts, you would show up to the debate and say it to my face,” Christie responded.
Trump later claimed on Truth Social that he was “extremely respectful” towards “Sloppy Chris Christie.”
“I was extremely respectful of Sloppy Chris Christie today in New Hampshire. During a speech in front of a large crowd of Patriots, somebody shouted out that ‘Chris Christie is a fat pig.’ Rather than acknowledging that, which many speakers would have done, I said, ‘No, No, he is not a fat pig.’ I’m sure Chris would have been very happy with my defense of him!” Trump posted.
Christie is set to participate in the first Republican presidential primary debate on August 23, along with several other GOP candidates. However, it remains uncertain whether Trump will join the debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Current Polling Numbers
According to the RealClearPolitics polling average, Christie is currently in seventh place with 2.3% support for the GOP nomination. Trump leads the pack with 53.9%, followed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) with 15.9%.
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