Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie let fellow White House hopeful Nikki Haley know that it’s secure to say former President Donald Trump‘s name.
“I just said his name out loud and lightning did not strike me. I did not fall dead of a heart attack. I have not been poisoned by a member of his staff,” he said at a campaign event in Concord, New Hampshire. “But you would think when you look at the rest of the folks in this race that they fear that’s what would occur in the event that they mentioned his identify.”
The former New Jersey governor has been essentially the most outspoken candidate relating to criticizing Mr. Trump, and he has known as out his fellow GOP hopefuls for not doing the identical.
Mr. Christie faulted Ms. Haley, a former South Carlina governor, for not utilizing Mr. Trump‘s name in her campaign’s first TV advert of the race, which aired Thursday. He questioned what she meant when she mentioned within the advert, “We have to leave behind the chaos and drama of the past.”
“What’s that mean exactly, governor? Why not say it? He’s not Voldemort from the Harry Potter books. He’s not he who shall not be named,” Mr. Christie mentioned, referring to the fictional evil wizard also referred to as the “Dark Lord.”
Mr. Christie mentioned she is “trying to have it both ways.”
“She doesn’t want to offend people who have supported Donald Trump, so she says things like in South Carolina three days ago, ‘He was the right president at the right time, but for some reason, drama and chaos follow him wherever he goes.’ As if he is an innocent victim,” he mentioned.
Ms. Haley, who served as ambassador to the U.N. within the Trump administration, has been rising within the polls and vying for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for the second place spot behind Mr. Trump. She has just lately grabbed help from notable gamers equivalent to JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and Americans for Prosperity Action, the conservative political community led by billionaire Charles Koch.
The Washington Times has reached out to Ms. Haley‘s marketing campaign for remark.
