Presidential candidate Donald Trump feigned defending Chris Christie from jokes about his weight, saying the previous governor of New Jersey is “not a fat pig.”
One in every of Trump’s favourite new ways of late is to take potshots at Christie by pretending to listen to any person within the crowd insulting him. And that pattern continued at a latest rally in New Hampshire.
“Who said that?” Trump stated alleging somebody had made an “inappropriate” remark about his rival for the GOP nomination.
“They said, this man said something he shouldn’t say. I won’t defend it,” he continued. “He said Chris Christie is a fat pig.”
Trump then defined that using the phrases ‘fat’ and ‘pig’ are usually frowned upon by the media however joked the press would do not know how one can cowl these remarks “because I’m defending him (Christie).”
“He is not a fat pig,” he joked as soon as extra earlier than returning to his speech.
“He is NOT a fat pig!” — President Trump on Chris Christie in Claremont, New Hampshire
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Donald Trump ‘Defends’ Chris Christie
This isn’t the primary time Donald Trump has used the exact same routine in ridiculing Chris Christie for his weight points. A speech over the summer season noticed an almost an identical bit.
That speech additionally befell in New Hampshire. (Possibly there is any person within the crowd yelling this at rallies within the Granite State?)
“Christie, he’s eating right now, he can’t be bothered,” Trump stated on the time. “Sir, please do not call him a fat pig. That’s very disrespectful. Don’t call him – see, I’m trying to be nice.”
Trump: “Please, sir, don’t call Chris Christie a fat pig. Very disrespectful. You can’t do that. Don’t call him a fat pig. Because you’re not allowed to do that, and therefore we’re not gonna do it”pic.twitter.com/EP14fI5FXI
— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) August 8, 2023
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Christie has fought again in opposition to Trump’s weight insults, admitting to his private struggles.
“Breaking news … I have struggled with my weight for 20 years,” he stated.
Christie additionally steered Trump doesn’t have the excessive floor with regards to mocking individuals over their physique.
“Oh, like he’s some Adonis?” he quipped throughout a dialog with Fox Information host Howard Kurtz.
BOOM.
Chris Christie responds to Donald Trump mocking his weight:
“Oh like he’s some Adonis?…He should take a look in the mirror every once in a while” pic.twitter.com/WZPvN0puSU
— Republicans in opposition to Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) June 25, 2023
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Trump Slams Christie within the Polls
Trump wasted little time in poking enjoyable at Chris Christie the second he entered the Republican major race. He posted a doctored video of him chatting with supporters from an all-you-can-eat buffet.
“And I wondered what our choice was going to be,” Christie says within the video, which have been legit feedback he made throughout an announcement that he would certainly be operating for President. “Were we going to be small or were we going to be big?”
Trump took that enormous softball positioned on a tee for him and belted out this grand slam:
On TruthSocial, Trump is making enjoyable of Chris Christie’s weight, posting a video of Christie giving his announcement speech in entrance of a buffet and holding a plate loaded with meals pic.twitter.com/ZhZh6JvUNN
— Christian Schneider (@Schneider_CM) June 7, 2023
Trump has additionally referred to as his GOP rival “sloppy” and a “total loser” whereas Christie returned hearth by calling the previous President a “coward” for refusing to debate him.
A ballot earlier this month exhibits Christie failing to make waves within the GOP major, trailing Trump by a staggering 59 proportion factors (61-2%).
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