Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s debate night ended on a strange note, with him visibly irritated when he was asked a question about aliens during the Republican election on Tuesday.
Christie, who positioned herself as an anti-Trump candidate and often an opponent of Vivek Ramaswamy throughout the night, was asked by moderator Martha MacCallum during the lightning round on aliens.
“Now something out of this world and this is for you Governor Christie, do you believe the recent spike in UFO encounters,” MacCallum asked.
The ex-governor immediately interrupted, “I understand the UFO question? Come on man!’ He continued to respond to the question by shaking his head and looking disbelieving.
MacCallum continued, “We’ve heard a lot of testimony in Congress and people are taking this a lot more seriously and we’re hearing that there’s a lot of things going on that people aren’t aware of. Would you talk to the American people about what the government knows about these possible encounters?”
Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s debate night ended on a strange note, with him visibly annoyed when asked a question about aliens
Christie tried to get a laugh line based on his home state.
“Especially because I come from a woman from New Jersey, I’m appalled that, precisely because I’m from New Jersey, you asked me about unidentified flying objects and Martians. We are different, but we are not that different.
The former governor then tried to turn the question into a serious answer, attacking one of his favorite enemies: the teachers’ unions, and agreeing with Senator Tim Scott’s earlier answer about education in America.
“It is the job of the President of the United States to align with the American people on everything. The job of the President of the United States is to stand for the truth. It is the job of the President of the United States to be a role model for our children.”
“Whether it was UFOs or this education problem — and Tim is right, by the way — I started this in 2010 by going straight after New Jersey teachers’ unions and pushing them to an all-time low popularity rating for putting themselves before our kids. .’
“That’s the biggest threat to our country, not UFOs,” he concluded.
As the crowd booed and all the candidates erupted, Chris Christie intervened blast Ramaswamy.
“I’ve had enough tonight already,” the former New Jersey governor said, describing Ramaswamy as “chatGPT standing right here.”
Christie, who positioned herself throughout the night as an anti-Trump candidate and often an antagonist of Vivek Ramaswamy, was asked by moderator Martha MacCallum during the lightning round
The former governor then tried to turn the question into a serious answer, attacking one of his favorite enemies: the teachers’ union
“The last person in one of these debates to stand in the middle of the stage and say this like a thin man with a strange last name… was Barack Obama. I’m afraid we’re dealing with the same type of amateur on stage tonight.’
The moderators of the Fox News-hosted debate asked about former President Donald Trump in the second hour of the debate — even though he skipped the debate.
The candidates were asked to raise their hands if they kept their promise to support the eventual Republican Party nominee, even if that is Donald Trump.
Everyone except Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson raised their hands. Ramaswamy was the first to air. DeSantis and Pence did this too late, and Christie was noticeably unenthusiastic when he waved his hand a little.
The issue of the former president led to another shouting match between the contenders – this time between Christie and Ramaswamy.
When asked about his lame show of hands, Christie said, “Here’s the final result. Someone needs to stop normalizing this behavior. Whether or not you believe the criminal charges are right or wrong, the conduct is beneath the office of President of the United States.”
Many in the audience booed him. “That’s the beauty of this country: jeering is allowed, but it doesn’t change the truth,” he replied.
Ramaswamy jumped in to attack him, “Let’s just speak the truth. Trump was the best president of the 21st century. Chris Christie, your claim that Donald Trump is motivated by vengeance and grudge would be more believable if your campaign wasn’t based on vengeance and grudge against one man.
Chris Christie and Vivek Ramaswamy argued at various points during the debate
The candidates were asked to raise their hands if they kept their promise to support the eventual Republican Party nominee, even if that is Donald Trump. Everyone except Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson raised their hands. Ramaswamy was the first to air. DeSantis and Pence did this too late and Christie was noticeably unenthusiastic when he waved his hand a little
Chris Christie and Mike Pence talk during a commercial break
Former South Carolina Governor and U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley (R) watches as (from left) former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy speak at a commercial break
The two men shouted at each other.
Christie denounced Ramaswamy for his lack of experience: “You never did it, just as you never did anything to further the interests of this government except run for office yourself.” I did that as US Attorney and Governor. I’m not going to bow to anyone.’
Candidates were also asked if Mike Pence did the right thing as Vice President on January 6, 2021, when he declared Joe Biden the electoral college winner.
“Mike has done his duty. Is this what we will focus on going forward? Repeating this?,” DeSantis said. Democrats would love that. I’m not letting Biden hang around in the basement. We’re going to take him all over this country and hold him accountable.”
Christie defended Pence, who was criticized and called a “traitor” by some Trump supporters.
“Mike Pence stood for the Constitution, and he deserves – without grudging – our thanks as Americans for putting his Oath of Office and the Constitution of the United States above personal, political and unfair pressure,” he said.