{"id":1973688,"date":"2023-07-14T22:27:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-15T02:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-lays-blame-on-chris-christie-for-hiring-of-christopher-wray-as-fbi-director\/"},"modified":"2023-07-14T22:27:57","modified_gmt":"2023-07-15T02:27:57","slug":"trump-lays-blame-on-chris-christie-for-hiring-of-christopher-wray-as-fbi-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-lays-blame-on-chris-christie-for-hiring-of-christopher-wray-as-fbi-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump blames Chris Christie for hiring Christopher Wray as FBI director."},"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%2Ftrump-lays-blame-on-chris-christie-for-hiring-of-christopher-wray-as-fbi-director%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=1973688&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 President Donald Trump Blames Chris Christie for FBI Director Appointment<\/h2>\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ted-cruz-responds-to-2024-presidential-rumors\/\" title=\"Ted Cruz Responds To 2024 Presidential Rumors\">upcoming interview<\/a> with Fox News host Maria Bartiromo, former President Donald Trump opens up about his decision to appoint Christopher Wray as FBI director. Trump admits that it was a mistake, but clarifies that he only did so because of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-says-its-pressure-on-social-media-companies-wasnt-coercive\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Says Its Pressure on Social Media Companies Wasn\u2019t Coercive\">strong urging<\/a> of former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Yeah, sadly. It probably was,&#8221; Trump answered when asked if hiring Wray was a mistake. &#8220;It was recommended very strongly by Chris Christie, who was, you know, a sad case. I mean, I watch him. He\u2019s a sad case.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump then takes the opportunity to launch an attack on Christie, who has been critical of the former president since their split in 2020.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Well, I know. And you know how he\u2019s doing. He\u2019s at 1%, and he probably won\u2019t even make the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-barr-should-have-stepped-up-president-trump-goes-off-on-bill-barr-over-his-silence-on-hunter-biden-video\/\" title=\"\u201cBill Barr Should Have Stepped Up!\u201d \u2013 President Trump Goes Off on Bill Barr over His Silence on Hunter Biden (VIDEO)\">debate stage<\/a>. Now, Chris is a \u2026 he\u2019s sad. I mean, I watched him the other day. He said I built 47 miles of wall. I\u2019ve built over 500 miles of wall. And that\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-lays-blame-on-chris-christie-for-hiring-of-christopher-wray-as-fbi-director\/\" title=\"Trump blames Chris Christie for hiring Christopher Wray as FBI director.\">homeland security statements<\/a>. I had the safest border in the history of our country. I built massive miles of wall and was going to put up another 200 miles. Everything was built. They just had to erect [it],&#8221; Trump continued.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Christie has confirmed in the past that Trump hired Wray based on his recommendation and has stood by his decision.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I was one of the people who recommended Christopher Wray to President Trump, and I\u2019m proud to have done so, and I think he\u2019s done a very good job,&#8221; Christie said last week on the Clay Travis &#038; Buck Sexton Show.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump admitted to Fox News host Maria Bartiromo that appointing Christopher Wray as FBI director was a mistake, blaming former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for the decision. Trump clarified that he only made the hiring error. 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