'What are you doing in this party?' Ex-Republican rep blasts Christie’s refusal to 'let go' of GOP
After supporting both former President Donald Trump's 2016 and 2020 campaigns, ex-New Jersey governor and 2024 GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie had a change of heart following the MAGA hopeful's attempt to overturn the 2020 election after losing to President Joe Biden.
As a result of his repeated criticism of Trump, Christie was recently booed during his appearance at the Florida Republican party's Freedom Summit.
According to The Hill, the former GOP governor responded to the displeased crowd saying, "The problem is … you fear the truth. You want to shout down any voice that says anything different than what you want to hear. And you can continue to do it. And believe me … it doesn't bother me one bit."
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During Monday's episode of MSNBC's Deadline: White House, host Nicolle Wallace pointed out to former Republican and ex-United States Representative David Jolly (R-FL) that Christie "doesn't seem to have tried to use a debate performance yet to take out Donald Trump."
Jolly replied, "No, he hasn't. Nor really Ron DeSantis or others. Look, I have a slightly unconventional take on this about Chris Christie. And condemnation to the Florida Republicans who are booing him. Chris Christie's on the right side of history. He's running for the right reasons. He's challenging Donald Trump on his anti-democratic themes. But I would say to Chris Christie, 'What are you doing in this race? And what are you doing in this party? "
He continued, "And what I mean by that is, with a bit of exhaustion, because this has never been a party that is shaped for a Chris Christie presidential run. If it was just a matter of getting the message out against Donald Trump, then [...] deliver that message and realize you're going to get booed because the Republican room does not want to hear that message from Chris Christie. but it's why I started with the 'why are you even in this race?' Because that message for me goes to a lot of other Republicans today, including [U.S. Rep.] Liz Cheney (R-Co), Adam Kinzinger, all the ones we know by name in the spotlight who are doing the right things in this Trump era. I don't know what you're holding on to anymore because this is a post-ideology coalition, the Republican party is. It is an angry, anti-democratic, populist movement that occasionally has a whiff of conservatism."
The ex GOP leader emphasized, "If you're Chris christie or others who think you're going to use the Republican party to advance a conservative cause, you're not. And I don't know what you're waiting for. And if the boos in that room in Florida weren't enough — I mean that very respectfully because he's in it for the right reason — but what is it gonna take for you to say, 'Enough with the GOP, let's go in a different direction.'"
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