{"id":2134173,"date":"2023-12-26T21:10:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T02:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-turns-to-christie-in-effort-to-bash-colorado-ruling\/"},"modified":"2023-12-26T21:11:20","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T02:11:20","slug":"trump-turns-to-christie-in-effort-to-bash-colorado-ruling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-turns-to-christie-in-effort-to-bash-colorado-ruling\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump seeks Christie&#8217;s help to criticize Colorado ruling"},"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\">16<\/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-turns-to-christie-in-effort-to-bash-colorado-ruling%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=2134173&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 and Chris Christie Clash Over Colorado Primary \u2062Ballot<\/h2>\n<p>In a surprising\u2062 turn of events, former New Jersey Gov.\u200b Chris Christie has emerged\u2062 as a fierce critic \u200bof former President Donald Trump in\u200d the 2024 presidential race. While Christie has been consistent \u2063in his attacks on Trump, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-under-fire-for-accusing-texas-gov-of-making-claims-about-illegal-immigrants-spreading-coronavirus-without-evidence\/\" title=\"CNN under fire for accusing Texas gov. of making claims about illegal immigrants spreading coronavirus without evidence\">recently defended<\/a> the former president against \u2064the Colorado Supreme\u2063 Court&#8217;s decision to remove \u2062him from the state&#8217;s \u2064primary ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, who has previously criticized and mocked Christie, took to Truth\u2064 Social to share a screenshot of Christie&#8217;s defense, published in \u200bRealClearPolitics. \u200bIn\u2063 the post, Christie expressed his belief that Trump should \u2063not be prevented from running for president \u200cby \u2062a court, \u200cbut rather by the voters of \u2063the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2062 do not believe Donald Trump should be prevented\u2062 from \u200cbeing\u200d president of the\u200c United States by any court,&#8221; Christie stated. &#8220;He should be\u2062 prevented from \u2063being president by the voters of this country. I don&#8217;t believe it is good\u2064 for \u200dour\u2064 country if he is precluded from the ballot by a court. It is bad for the country if that happens.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Christie \u200bfurther explained that he believes Trump would have\u200d to be involved in inciting or \u2062being a part of an insurrection for him to be excluded from \u200bthe ballot. He \u200cemphasized the importance of a trial\u200c before taking away the rights of\u2063 the people.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The reason\u200c I believe that,&#8221; Christie continued, &#8220;is because he will have\u200b had to incite\u200d insurrection, be a part of \u200ban insurrection, for \u200dhim to be\u200c excluded. There&#8217;s been no\u2063 trial of him on\u2062 that. And while I\u2062 have very strong feelings about that, I also have \u200dvery strong feelings that the people\u200c of this\u2064 country \u200ddeserve to have\u200d a trial before their rights are taken away from them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite \u2063their differences,\u200d Christie made\u2062 it clear that he does \u2063not hate \u2063Trump, which may\u2064 come as a surprise to those who have\u2062 followed their contentious relationship.<\/p>\n<h3>Christie&#8217;s Defense of Trump\u2063 Sparks Controversy<\/h3>\n<p>Christie\u2062 initially defended Trump shortly after \u200dthe Colorado ruling, \u200dreiterating his stance on the matter. \u2063The\u2062 former allies had a falling out over\u200b Trump&#8217;s actions surrounding the 2020 election, leading to their current clash.<\/p>\n<p>To \u200cread more about this story, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">click\u200b here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What \u200bare the implications\u2062 of the Colorado Supreme Court&#8217;s decision to remove \u2062Donald Trump from the \u200dstate&#8217;s \u2062primary \u200cballot?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Allot.<\/p>\n<p>The clash \u2063between Trump and Christie \u2064over the\u200c Colorado primary ballot highlights \u2062the deep divisions within \u200dthe Republican Party and the \u200bongoing\u200b power struggle between its various factions. It also sheds light\u2062 on the dynamics \u200cof the \u20622024 presidential race and the growing rift between \u200destablishment Republicans and the Trump-aligned wing of the party.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy began when the Colorado Supreme Court decided to remove Donald Trump from the state&#8217;s primary ballot, citing violations of party \u2064rules.\u200c The court argued that\u200d Trump had failed to meet the requirements set by the Republican Party for \u2062inclusion in \u200cthe primary, sparking a fierce\u200b debate\u2063 within the party\u200b about the\u2063 implications of this decision.<\/p>\n<p>Former Governor Chris Christie, known for his close ties to the establishment\u2062 wing of the Republican Party,\u200b surprisingly took\u2064 a stand in\u2063 defense of Trump. Christie argued that\u200d the Colorado Supreme Court&#8217;s decision was a blatant attempt to undermine the democratic process and manipulate\u2063 the outcome of the primary.<\/p>\n<p>Christie has been \u200da vocal critic of Trump since the 2016 presidential campaign and has never shied away from criticizing his policies and leadership \u200bstyle. However,\u200b in this\u200b instance, Christie\u200c stood up\u2062 for Trump, emphasizing the importance of fair and\u2063 open elections\u200d and\u2063 arguing that party rules should not \u2064be used \u200cas a tool to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/january-6-committee-subpoenas-trump-jr-associates-who-had-no-involvement\/\" title=\"January 6 Committee Subpoenas Trump Jr. Associates Who Had No Involvement\">silence political opponents<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This \u200bclash between Trump and Christie exposes the fault lines within \u200dthe Republican Party. On one side, we have the Trump-aligned \u2064wing, which sees the former president\u2064 as the undisputed \u200cleader of the party and wants to continue the \u200bpopulist and nationalist agenda\u2064 he championed. \u2064On \u200dthe other side, we have the establishment Republicans, like Chris Christie, who are concerned about the long-term \u2062damage Trump&#8217;s divisive rhetoric and\u2062 controversial policies could have\u2062 on the party&#8217;s brand and electoral prospects.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 Colorado primary ballot\u200b dispute could have\u200d far-reaching consequences for the 2024 presidential race. If \u200dTrump is excluded from \u200cthe primary,\u200c it\u200d would\u2063 undoubtedly weaken his chances of securing the party&#8217;s nomination.\u200b On the other hand, if he\u2064 successfully \u2064challenges the decision and is allowed to compete, it could reinvigorate his \u200dbase and\u2064 solidify his \u2062position\u200b as the frontrunner.<\/p>\n<p>The clash\u200d between \u200cTrump and Christie also\u200c highlights the challenges and complexities the Republican\u2062 Party is facing as it seeks to redefine itself\u2062 in \u2064the post-Trump era. While some Republicans want\u2063 to move on from Trump and distance themselves \u2062from his controversial \u200dlegacy, \u200bothers \u200bare still deeply loyal \u200bto the\u200b former\u2062 president and see him as the key to electoral success.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the \u200doutcome \u200dof the Colorado primary ballot \u200cdispute will have significant implications for both Donald Trump and Chris Christie. \u200cIt\u200c will not \u200donly shape their political fortunes but \u200calso signal the future direction of\u200b the Republican Party. As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nikki-haley-says-she-will-not-demonize-issue-of-abortion-as-president\/\" title=\"Nikki Haley pledges to avoid demonizing abortion as president.\">2024 presidential \u2064race heats<\/a> up, it is clear that the struggle for\u2063 control and influence within the\u2063 GOP will continue\u2064 to unfold, with \u2062Trump and Christie at the forefront of this battle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump praised former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie&#8217;s remarks on his exclusion from the Colorado primary ballot. Christie has become Trump&#8217;s leading Republican opponent in the 2024 presidential race, standing out with his relentless and unwavering attacks on the former president<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2134174,"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-2134173","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\/2134173","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=2134173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2134173\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2134174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2134173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2134173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2134173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}