Clearly, Chris Christie gets the debate pledge politics. It is Trump’s Republican Party, and as such, he needs to use the accepted Trump ethics to engage. He will lie to get into the debate.
Chris Christie does a Trump.
Jake Tapper played a clip from former Congressman Will Hurd where he stated he would not lie on the pledge to support the nominee to make it to the Republican debate stage. Given who leads the Republican Party, I find that naive. It is the equivalent of bringing a knife to a gunfight. It is clear Chris Christie saw it that way as well.
“Well, I won’t see Will Hurd on the debate stage,” Christie said. “And that’s okay by me. The fact is, we’ve got to change our party, Jake, and change our country. And we had these debate pledges eight years ago, as you’ll recall, and all of us signed them. And then, when we got on the debate stage, and we were asked to reaffirm it, Donald Trump refused to raise his hands—the only one of ten candidates who did. The fact is he has set the precedent here. And I will sign the debate pledge, and I will take it every bit as seriously as he did in 2016.”
It is clear Christie will bring a canon to the gunfight. The only thing that Donald Trump cowers from is strength, as his braggadocio is but a facade. Sadly, the cowards in the Republican Party fail to see that Trump is but a mentally frail and defective lunatic.
We work extremely hard to research and seed the internet with truthful, fact-based information to counter the misinformation from the Right and others who would have us vote against our interests. Corporations and billionaires ensure the Right-Wing & MAGA are well funded. We have you, our grassroots. Please support us today.
Make a one-time donation
Make a monthly donation
Make a yearly donation
Choose an amount
Or enter a custom amount.
Your contribution is appreciated.
Your contribution is appreciated.
Your contribution is appreciated.
DonateDonate monthlyDonate yearlyCheck out my books on our economic fraud, the necessity to engage the other side, and the creation of a real economy that serves us all. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel to help us get to 100,000 subscribers. Help us deliver the progressive message widely by joining our YouTube channel.
SET YOUR REMINDER: Watch/listen/engage in the civil discourse on these and many issues at Politics Done Right daily (3 PM CT/4 PM ET/1 PM PT/2 PM MT). Podcasts (Video — Audio).