{"id":1960160,"date":"2023-06-29T11:10:06","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T15:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-christie-hits-desantis-and-trump-over-jan-6-response\/"},"modified":"2023-06-29T11:10:43","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T15:10:43","slug":"chris-christie-hits-desantis-and-trump-over-jan-6-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-christie-hits-desantis-and-trump-over-jan-6-response\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Christie criticizes DeSantis and Trump for their Jan. 6 response."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchris-christie-hits-desantis-and-trump-over-jan-6-response%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1960160&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie Slams GOP Rivals Over Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Response<\/h2>\n<p>During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-newsom-lifts-calif-lockdown-orders-amid-mounting-backlash\/\" title=\"Gov. Newsom lifts Calif. lockdown orders amid mounting backlash\">recent interview<\/a>, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie didn&#8217;t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-may-ease-ccp-virus-lockdown-from-march-foreign-secretary-says\/\" title=\"UK May Ease CCP Virus Lockdown From March, Foreign Secretary Says\">hold back<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>DeSantis&#8217;s Response<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;He wasn\u2019t anywhere near Washington. Did he have a TV? Was he alive that day? Did he see what was going on?&#8221; Christie responded. &#8220;I mean, that\u2019s one of the most ridiculous answers I\u2019ve heard in this race so far. You don&#8217;t have an opinion about Jan. 6 except to say that &#8216;I didn&#8217;t particularly enjoy what happened.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Trump&#8217;s Inaction<\/h3>\n<p>Christie then turned his attention to Trump, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/la-democrats-are-buying-their-way-to-leadership-and-practicing-voter-suppression-says-mayoral-candidate-craig-greiwe\/\" title=\"LA Democrats Are \u2018Buying Their Way\u2019 To Leadership And Practicing \u2018Voter Suppression,\u2019 Says Mayoral Candidate Craig Greiwe\">current front-runner<\/a> for the 2024 GOP nomination, criticizing him for not taking immediate action to quell the violence. &#8220;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,&#8221; Christie said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Christie also expressed his disappointment in DeSantis for not having an opinion on Trump&#8217;s delayed response.<\/p>\n<p>When asked how he would address questions about Jan. 6 while campaigning for president, Christie didn&#8217;t mince words.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Christie&#8217;s Response<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;I would say it was one of the most disgraceful days in American history and that the president was principally responsible for it,&#8221; Christie said. &#8220;Through the conduct and his words from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-christie-walks-back-claim-trump-incited-january-6-capitol-riot\/\" title=\"Chris Christie Walks Back Claim Trump 'Incited' January 6 Capitol Riot\">election night forward<\/a>, inciting people and insisting that the election was stolen, [when] it wasn\u2019t. 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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Christie concluded by stating that Trump was &#8220;unfit to be president&#8221; for deriving enjoyment from watching the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-senate-votes-to-hear-witnesses-in-trump-trial\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Senate Votes To Hear Witnesses In Trump Trial\">riot unfold<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie criticized Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and former President Donald Trump for their handling of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. 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