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Chris Christie: “It makes him a martyr. You know, he is very good at playing poor me, poor me.”

On the recordDecember 28, 2023
It makes him a martyr. You know, he is very good at playing poor me, poor me.
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Chris Christie
Republican · New Jersey

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Chris Christie discusses how the legal challenges facing Trump help him portray himself as a victim.

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