Trump Responds to Chris Christie Saying He Won’t Rule Out Running Against Him in 2024 – By Benjamin Fearnow (Newsweek) / Dec 26 2020
President Donald Trump issued a reply of sorts after former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said he would consider running for president again even if Trump seeks the GOP nomination in 2024.
© BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / Contributor/Getty Images Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani listen while US President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing at the White House September 27, 2020, in Washington, DC. – US President Donald Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes in 2016, the year he won the election, The New York Times reported September 27, 2020, citing tax return data extending more than 20 years.
The former Republican governor told radio host Hugh Hewitt on Monday that he would not eliminate the possibility of running for president once again in 2024–even if Trump decides to run for re-election in four years. Christie highlighted several campaign errors from Trump which led to his defeat by President-elect Joe Biden and he urged the president to attend Biden’s inauguration on January 20 despite being disappointed in his loss.
Amid suggesting on Saturday morning that Afghanistan holds elections that are “far more secure and better run than the USA’s,” Trump shared a tweet from conservative author Brigitte Gabriel and appeared to rebuke Christie’s 2024 aspirations. Christie dropped out of the 2016 presidential campaign in February of that year after a poor performance in the New Hampshire GOP primary—a contest Trump went on to win before defeating Hillary Clinton in the November general election.
