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Chris Christie

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Chris Christie is a prominent Republican politician from New Jersey, best known for serving as the 55th Governor of New Jersey from 2010 to 2018. During his tenure, he focused on fiscal reform, education, and infrastructure improvements, gaining national attention for his outspoken style and bipartisan efforts, particularly in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Christie has also served as the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, where he gained recognition for his work in combating public corruption and organized crime.

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  1. It’s betting. It’s not an investment. It’s not a commodity. The Supreme Court has ruled that states have the right to regulate sports betting. I think that it’s going to go to the Supreme Court, and I’m confident [the prediction markets] will lose.2 sources2026washingtonstatestandard.com
Sep 25, 2026

“Once you go through the thought process of convincing yourself that you can be president, and then the next step that you should be president, that doesn’t leave your brain.”

huffpost.com
Sep 25, 2026

“For our party’s sake, if we do a lot of losing six weeks from today, I wonder whether we’re going to say, OK, we need to change this approach and change this kind of wing of the party from being the dominant wing and having a different…

huffpost.com
Sep 25, 2026

“Am I looking at it? Look, anybody who comes up here — anybody who comes up here — and has ever run for president and not won and told you they’re not looking at it again is lying,”

huffpost.com
Sep 2, 2026

It’s betting. It’s not an investment. It’s not a commodity. The Supreme Court has ruled that states have the right to regulate sports betting. I think that it’s going to go to the Supreme Court, and I’m confident [the prediction markets]…

washingtonstatestandard.com
Jun 23, 2025

This is against type for him. I'm sure it was a difficult decision. I think his analysis was, he cannot live with a nuclear weapon in Iran, and Israel did all of the heavy lifting.

newsweek.com
May 19, 2025

One of the most loathsome, disgusting crimes that I prosecuted.

msnbc.com
May 15, 2025

The ARC tunnel project was a fatally flawed project that projected $2-3 billion over budget, every dollar of which would have to be absorbed by New Jersey taxpayers only.

nbcnews.com
Feb 18, 2025

This is an embarrassing episode for the Department of Justice [that] further undercuts the public confidence in our system of justice.

nbcnews.com
Feb 18, 2025

An embarrassing episode for the Department of Justice [that] further undercuts the public confidence in our system of justice.

nbcnews.com
Jul 15, 2024

What happened this weekend doesn't erase Trump's role in the political climate, the language that he uses against his political opponents which is over the top to say the least, but in some cases, points directly to violence.

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Jul 15, 2024

This is not a message of unity in the face of what could have been a national tragedy.

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Jul 15, 2024

The selection of Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio as Mr. Trump's running mate doubles down on the portion of the party already completely devoted to him rather than reaches out to the broader party and beyond.

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Jul 15, 2024

Mr. Trump has the opportunity to rein in some of the worst rhetorical impulses of the Republican Party.

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Feb 10, 2024

I will never stop fighting to change my party.

nbcnews.com
Feb 10, 2024

I want to see who gets elected. You look at folks like Mike Lawler in New York or Mark Molinaro in New York. Those are the kind of Republicans who will be responsible about certifying an election.

nbcnews.com
Feb 10, 2024

No, they can't be because there can't be two more diametrically opposed men than Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump.

nbcnews.com
Feb 10, 2024

In my lifetime I've never seen a situation more asking for a viable third-party candidate.

nbcnews.com
Feb 10, 2024

You have Donald Trump who I agree with a number of his policies but who I believe his character absolutely disqualifies him from the presidency.

nbcnews.com
Feb 10, 2024

I can't see myself voting for President Biden either.

nbcnews.com
Feb 10, 2024

The one commitment I will make to you this morning is I'm not voting for Donald Trump under any circumstances.

nbcnews.com
Feb 10, 2024

What poses a national security risk is the possibility that he could be president of the United States again.

nbcnews.com
Feb 10, 2024

In one respect I think the Biden White House would have been happier if he had been charged than for that report to have come out in the midst of a reelection campaign.

nbcnews.com
Feb 10, 2024

I don't think so. And, look, I did this, as you know, for seven years as the U.S. attorney in the fifth-largest office in the country.

nbcnews.com
Feb 5, 2024

He thinks it will help him politically against President Biden.

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