{"id":1995673,"date":"2023-08-09T16:47:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T20:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/say-it-to-my-face-christie-challenges-trump-to-show-up-to-debate-after-fat-pig-remarks\/"},"modified":"2023-08-09T16:47:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T20:47:39","slug":"say-it-to-my-face-christie-challenges-trump-to-show-up-to-debate-after-fat-pig-remarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/say-it-to-my-face-christie-challenges-trump-to-show-up-to-debate-after-fat-pig-remarks\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Face me&#8217;: Christie dares Trump to attend debate following &#8216;fat pig&#8217; comments."},"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\">24<\/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%2Fsay-it-to-my-face-christie-challenges-trump-to-show-up-to-debate-after-fat-pig-remarks%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=1995673&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>Chris Christie Fires Back at Donald Trump Over \u2063Weight Comments<\/h2>\n<p>Former New Jersey Governor Chris\u200d Christie didn&#8217;t\u200b <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 responding to Donald\u200c Trump&#8217;s taunts about his weight during\u200c a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-circuit-breaker-on-election-night\/\" title=\"The question looms: just how does it come to be that three quarters of Republican and nearly one third of Democrat voters all believe that the election was stolen from Trump?\">campaign event<\/a> in New Hampshire.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, addressing a crowd in New Hampshire, took a\u2063 jab at Christie, saying, \u2064&#8221;He&#8217;s eating right now. He can&#8217;t be bothered.&#8221; He then scolded someone in\u200d the audience who called Christie a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-no-this-restaurant-sign-calling-people-who-wear-masks-sheep-is-not-real\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: No, This Restaurant Sign Calling People Who Wear Masks \u2018Sheep\u2019 Is Not Real\">fat pig<\/a>,&#8221; emphasizing the need for civility.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">TRUMP: &#8220;Christie is \u200deating right now, he can\u2019t be bothered..&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6C9vEdrZ9V\">pic.twitter.com\/6C9vEdrZ9V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breaking911 (@Breaking911) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Breaking911\/status\/1688995097390534656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, \u200c2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Christie didn&#8217;t back down and challenged Trump to face him directly, saying, &#8220;If you had the guts, you would show\u200b up to the debate and say it to my face.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If you had the guts you would show up to the debate and say it to my face. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Zyuh6GVgVh\">pic.twitter.com\/Zyuh6GVgVh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chris Christie (@GovChristie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovChristie\/status\/1689082649896251392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Reacting to \u2062Trump&#8217;s weight mockery, Christie highlighted that he was not alone in struggling with weight issues, stating, &#8220;There are tens of millions of Americans out there \u200dwho struggle each and\u2064 every day with\u2063 their \u200bweight. And \u200cI&#8217;m one of them.&#8221; He also criticized Trump&#8217;s behavior, calling\u200b him childish\u200c and small.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Maybe he should look in the mirror, cause this guy ain&#8217;t Arnold \u200cSchwarzenegger,&#8221; Christie added. &#8220;Okay. I&#8217;ve\u200b seen some of those pictures of him golfing. He doesn&#8217;t look like a Greek god to me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Christie has been \u200dtargeting Trump throughout the summer, including calling\u200c him a liar and a coward. During the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/7-democrats-who-could-be-impeached-by-their-own-standards\/\" title=\"7 Democrats Who Could Be Impeached By Their Own Standards\">2016 presidential race<\/a>, the two engaged\u2062 in public spats before Christie surprised \u200cmany by endorsing Trump. Their relationship has been tumultuous ever since.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-trump-torches-chris-christie-while-campaigning-in-new-hampshire\">Trump Torches Chris Christie While Campaigning In New Hampshire<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Christie retaliated against Donald Trump&#8217;s fat-shaming remarks during a New Hampshire campaign event. Trump mocked Christie&#8217;s weight, claiming he was currently eating and uninterested. 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