{"id":1994106,"date":"2023-08-08T10:39:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T14:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-christie-says-trump-not-putting-america-first\/"},"modified":"2023-08-08T10:40:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T14:40:03","slug":"chris-christie-says-trump-not-putting-america-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-christie-says-trump-not-putting-america-first\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Christie criticizes Trump for prioritizing self-interest over America."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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-says-trump-not-putting-america-first%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=1994106&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--><blockquote>\n<h2>Chris \u2063Christie Slams Trump&#8217;s 2024 Campaign: &#8220;Not \u2062Putting America First&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>Republican presidential\u200d candidate Chris Christie didn&#8217;t hold back in his criticism\u2062 of former President Donald\u200c Trump&#8217;s 2024 campaign. In a recent interview\u200c on MSNBC&#8217;s Morning \u200cJoe, Christie boldly stated that Trump is more focused on\u2063 putting &#8220;Donald Trump first&#8221; rather\u200d than\u2063 prioritizing \u2064the needs of the American people.<\/p>\n<h3>The Irony of Trump&#8217;s\u200d &#8220;America First&#8221; Promise<\/h3>\n<p>Christie pointed out\u200d the irony of Trump&#8217;s patriotic slogan, &#8220;America \u200bFirst,&#8221; which he\u200b used to appeal to voters. According \u200cto Christie, the \u2063problem with Trump lies in his lack of historical knowledge, intellectual curiosity, and his \u200bwillingness\u2064 to prioritize his own interests \u2064over the country&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>Brushing Off Indictments: A Patently Absurd Move<\/p>\n<p>Despite\u200b facing\u200b multiple \u2064indictments and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-alec-baldwins-prop-gun-used-in-live-ammunition-target-practice-hours-before-fatal-rust-shooting\/\" title=\"Report: Alec Baldwin\u2019s Prop Gun Used In \u2018Live-Ammunition Target Practice\u2019 Hours Before Fatal \u2018Rust\u2019 Shooting\">potential legal trouble<\/a>, Trump has downplayed the charges brought against him by the Justice Department. He has repeatedly claimed\u200c that he is being indicted for fighting on behalf \u200bof the public, a statement that Christie finds &#8220;patently absurd.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Putting Himself Before the\u200d Country<\/p>\n<p>Christie questioned the\u200d benefit to the American \u200dpeople of Trump keeping \u200dclassified documents at Mar-a-Lago. He believes that Trump \u2064used\u2062 these documents to\u2064 maintain the illusion of being president and impress guests at his private club, rather than prioritizing the nation&#8217;s interests.<\/p>\n<p>Potential Fourth Indictment Looms<\/p>\n<p>Trump may face \u200byet another indictment, this time\u2062 in Georgia, for \u200calleged interference in the 2020 presidential election. The Fulton County district attorney \u2063has expressed\u2064 readiness \u2064to proceed with charges. If indicted, it would be Trump&#8217;s fourth legal case.<\/p>\n<p>Current Indictments and Legal Troubles<\/p>\n<p>Already\u2062 facing two federal indictments related to his alleged attempts to overturn the election and mishandling of classified documents, Trump has also been\u2063 hit with a New York \u200dindictment for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-christie-says-trump-not-putting-america-first\/\" title=\"Chris Christie criticizes Trump for prioritizing self-interest over America.\">alleged business misdealing \u2063involving hush money\u200d payments<\/a> to Stormy Daniels during his 2016 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Christie&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-bidens-ex-stripper-pal-sizes-up-crackhead-as-easily-manipulated-puppy-with-daddy-issues-report\/\" title=\"Report: Hunter Biden's former stripper friend describes him as a vulnerable \"puppy\" with daddy issues, easily influenced by others.\">candid remarks shed light<\/a>\u200c on \u200chis concerns about Trump&#8217;s\u200c priorities\u200b and actions, emphasizing \u2063the need for\u200b a leader who truly puts America first.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to read more from The \u2062Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Christie criticized Donald Trump, claiming his 2024 campaign prioritizes himself over America. The ex-governor stated on MSNBC&#8217;s Morning Joe that Trump is not putting America first but rather himself. Ron DeSantis also acknowledged Trump&#8217;s defeat in the 2020 election, saying &#8220;of course.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1994107,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1994106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1994106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1994106"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1994106\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1994107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1994106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1994106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1994106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}