Chris Christie criticizes DeSantis and Trump for their Jan. 6 response.
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie Slams GOP Rivals Over Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Response
During a recent interview, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie didn’t hold back in criticizing his 2024 GOP rivals, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and former President Donald Trump, for their handling of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
DeSantis’s Response
“He wasn’t anywhere near Washington. Did he have a TV? Was he alive that day? Did he see what was going on?” Christie responded. “I mean, that’s one of the most ridiculous answers I’ve heard in this race so far. You don’t have an opinion about Jan. 6 except to say that ‘I didn’t particularly enjoy what happened.'”
Christie emphasized the severity of the situation, reminding CNN host Kaitlan Collins of the lives lost and the members of Congress who were forced to flee for their safety.
Trump’s Inaction
Christie then turned his attention to Trump, the current front-runner for the 2024 GOP nomination, criticizing him for not taking immediate action to quell the violence. “And Donald Trump, the entire time, sat outside the Oval Office, that little dining room of his, eating a well-done cheeseburger and watching TV and doing nothing to stop what was going on until it got to the point where even he could no longer stand it,” Christie said.
Christie also expressed his disappointment in DeSantis for not having an opinion on Trump’s delayed response.
When asked how he would address questions about Jan. 6 while campaigning for president, Christie didn’t mince words.
Christie’s Response
“I would say it was one of the most disgraceful days in American history and that the president was principally responsible for it,” Christie said. “Through the conduct and his words from election night forward, inciting people and insisting that the election was stolen, [when] it wasn’t. Through his speech that day, when he attacked directly his own vice president and incited those people to be angry at Mike Pence, who was just performing his constitutional duty.”
Christie concluded by stating that Trump was “unfit to be president” for deriving enjoyment from watching the riot unfold.
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