{"id":2005458,"date":"2023-08-18T23:09:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-19T03:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-christie-pressures-donald-trump-on-rnc-debate-stop-being-such-a-coward\/"},"modified":"2023-08-18T23:09:29","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T03:09:29","slug":"chris-christie-pressures-donald-trump-on-rnc-debate-stop-being-such-a-coward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-christie-pressures-donald-trump-on-rnc-debate-stop-being-such-a-coward\/","title":{"rendered":"Christie urges Trump: &#8216;Quit being a coward&#8217; about RNC debate."},"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\">20<\/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-pressures-donald-trump-on-rnc-debate-stop-being-such-a-coward%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=2005458&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 GOP \u200cGov. Chris Christie Calls\u2062 Out\u200b Trump as a &#8220;Coward&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>Former New Jersey GOP\u200c Gov. Chris Christie\u200b is not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">holding back<\/a> in his attempt to\u2063 pressure former President Donald Trump into participating in the \u2062upcoming Republican presidential debate. Christie, who\u2063 was once\u200d a close ally to Trump, took to the media and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-tech-under-more-fire-for-removing-president-trumps-accounts\/\" title=\"Big Tech under more fire for removing President Trump\u2019s accounts\">social platforms<\/a> to call out the\u2063 former president&#8217;s potential\u200d absence from the debate stage.<\/p>\n<h3>Christie Challenges Trump&#8217;s Courage<\/h3>\n<p>Christie urged Trump to attend the debate on Wednesday\u2062 night instead of \u200bpotentially opting for an interview with former Fox\u200c News host Tucker Carlson. \u200bIn an interview with MSNBC, Christie boldly stated, &#8220;If he believes he should be the nominee, if he believes that he&#8217;s got such a great record, if he believes\u2062 he&#8217;s the best person to go against Joe Biden, then show up on Wednesday night and stop being such a \u200dcoward.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Christie questioned Trump&#8217;s claims\u2062 of a successful presidency, saying, &#8220;If\u2062 what he were saying\u200b were true, which is that\u2064 he&#8217;s got this great record as\u200c president and that \u200dhe&#8217;s so far ahead, why \u2063wouldn&#8217;t you come on to the stage and take a victory lap?&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Christie&#8217;s Social Media Pressure<\/h3>\n<p>Not stopping\u2064 at just the media, Christie also took to \u2062social media to add more pressure on Trump. In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Christie referred to Trump as a &#8220;certified \u200bloser, verified \u2063coward.&#8221; He further criticized Trump&#8217;s conduct and accused him of running scared and hiding \u200bfrom the debate stage.<\/p>\n<p>Despite their previous alliance, Christie and Trump have been engaged in \u2062a heated\u200b exchange for \u2062weeks. The tension\u2063 escalated when Trump insulted Christie by calling him a &#8220;fat pig.&#8221; In response, Christie fired back, \u200bsuggesting that Trump \u200cshould take a look in the mirror and reconsider his list of \u2064criticisms.<\/p>\n<h3>Debate Qualifications and Pledge<\/h3>\n<p>The upcoming Republican debate, scheduled for August 23\u200d in Milwaukee, has seen nine candidates meet the \u2063polling and donor thresholds\u200b to \u2062qualify. However, \u200dnot\u200b every candidate has signed the\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/long-shot-2024-candidate-qualifies-for-gop-debates-rebukes-dumb-loyalty-pledge-required\/\" title=\"2024 GOP Debates: Unexpected Candidate Qualifies, Criticizes 'Dumb' Loyalty Pledge\">loyalty pledge required<\/a> to participate. So far, only five candidates have signed the pledge, and those who qualify but haven&#8217;t signed have until\u200c Monday to do so. Neither Trump nor Christie has signed the pledge.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c debate, moderated by Fox News, is set to begin at 9 p.m. and promises to\u2063 be a crucial event in the Republican presidential race.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click \u200chere<\/a> to read \u2062more from \u2062The\u2062 Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former NJ GOP Gov. Chris Christie labeled ex-President Trump a &#8220;coward,&#8221; pressuring him to join the upcoming Republican debate. 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