Christie: Trump will attend debates because ‘his ego won’t permit him not to’

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Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie said former President Trump will show up to the GOP primary debates because of his ego.

The New York Times’s Maureen Dowd interviewed Christie, former governor of New Jersey, for an opinion piece published Saturday. When asked whether he believed Trump would attend the GOP debates after previously saying he may not, Christie affirmed that the former president most likely will.

 

“I think that he’ll show up at the debates because his ego won’t permit him not to,” Christie said. “He can’t have a big TV show that he’s not on.”

“He’s on Truth Social going bonkers, and no one’s paying attention? He won’t deal well with that,” the former governor added.

Christie has repeatedly reiterated that he has the skills to beat Trump at a debate because he helped him prep for his debates in 2016 and 2020. He has also called on the former president to commit to attending the debate, saying on Friday that he will “shame” Trump into showing up to the debates.

 

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[stevenl]

Trump would be wise not to, he's got a big enough lead, let the others kill eachither.

But I think Christie is right.

Edited July 3, 2023 by stevenl

[Tug]

Oh please show I’d love to see some one verbally dismember that buffoon it would be a delight popcorn at the ready!

[KhunLA]

Entertainment TV at it's worst.  As if 2016/20 wasn't embarrassing enough.  

 

Trump is correct though, ratings will go through the roof when he's involved.  

 

$$$ ... I can see them paying candidates to attend in the future, same as sports figures, whether they were planning on playing/winning or not.  Golf is a fine example.

 

Gladiators to the Colosseum ... nothing has changed in couple thousand years.

 

People wonder why the world is in the state that it is.

[Skipalongcassidy]

May be he will... definitely Biden won't show for his party's debates

[Hanaguma]

1 hour ago, Tug said:

Oh please show I’d love to see some one verbally dismember that buffoon it would be a delight popcorn at the ready!

It would definitely be a sight to see. Big Chris is a sharp cookie, and similar to Trump is rather.... unrestrained... in how he talks.  I can see Chris doing a big splash on Trump like a pro wrestler, both of them being taken out in the move. Then Chris can come back to life as a VP or AG pick for another GOP frontrunner.  

[Hanaguma]

Here is a good interview with the Big Governor on the Ruthless Variety podcast;

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zeQLrUi_fA

 

[Neeranam]

3 hours ago, Tug said:

Oh please show I’d love to see some one verbally dismember that buffoon it would be a delight popcorn at the ready!

h ah

Edited July 3, 2023 by Neeranam

[placeholder]

Just now, Neeranam said:

It certainly wouldn't be Joe, the only president in the entire history of the US, all 250 years, that can't speak for himself, calls Trump 'George', forgets Queen Liz died, calls his granddaughter Beau, falls over sandbags, says repeatedly his son died in Iraq, etc. How many press conferences has he had where he answered questions he never knew were going to be asked, so he could have his string pullers prepare answers?

Wow. Another amateur gerontologist. 

On the one hand, the claim is that Biden suffers from dementia. On the other, apparently he is capable of learning answers in advance to scripted questions. In fact, for his entire political career, Biden has been known for making gaffes. So what the right is claiming is that his behavior is consistent with what he's done his whole life. That's not a sign of dementia. Quite the opposite.

[Tug]

1 minute ago, Neeranam said:

It certainly wouldn't be Joe, the only president in the entire history of the US, all 250 years, that can't speak for himself, calls Trump 'George', forgets Queen Liz died, calls his granddaughter Beau, falls over sandbags, says repeatedly his son died in Iraq, etc. How many press conferences has he had where he answered questions he never knew were going to be asked, so he could have his string pullers prepare answers?

Gee I donno seems to do pretty good certainly better than the last guy and he gets meaningful stuff done as well but yup he does gaff from time to time as far as the worst in history did you even listen to the gibberish pumped out by trump?

[riclag]

Debate ! He’s the leader of the pack.

Ahead by double digits!

Nothing to gain and nothing to …

 

When he wins New Hampshire and then South Carolina it will be time to start writing his acceptance speech for the Gop party convention!

https://news.yahoo.com/trumps-lead-over-desantis-grown-222518830.html

 

[candide]

29 minutes ago, riclag said:

Debate ! He’s the leader of the pack.

Ahead by double digits!

Nothing to gain and nothing to …

 

When he wins New Hampshire and then South Carolina it will be time to start writing his acceptance speech for the Gop party convention!

https://news.yahoo.com/trumps-lead-over-desantis-grown-222518830.html

 

Good news for the Dems!

[heybruce]

6 hours ago, Tug said:

Oh please show I’d love to see some one verbally dismember that buffoon it would be a delight popcorn at the ready!

If it's a real debate with reasonable rules your assumption is probably correct.

 

However if the network hosting it wants Trump to get the ratings up, and Trump insists on rules that allow the loudest buffoon to clam victory, then it will just be a waste of time.

[earlinclaifornia]

https://www.racetothewh.com/president/polls

Poll Map - Electoral College

 

 

Biden vs. TrumpBiden vs. DeSantisBiden vs. PenceBiden vs. SununuHarris vs. TrumpHarris vs. DeSantisNewsom vs. TrumpNewsom vs. DeSantis

Biden vs. Trump

 

3727216950

Democrats: 302

Republicans: 234

 

270 to Win 

                 Biden Ahead by 5%+, or No Polls but Safe D

Biden Leads by Less Than 5%

No Polls, Competitive

Trump Leads by Less Than 5%

Trump Ahead by 5%+, or No Polls but Safe R

 

 

Edited July 3, 2023 by earlinclaifornia

[jerrymahoney]

My favorite 2016 Presidential debate cartoon from NY Times:

Edited July 3, 2023 by jerrymahoney

[thaibeachlovers]

Christie might want to ease up on his Trump predictions

[Chomper Higgot]

Trump will only attend the debates if his court schedule permits.

[JonnyF]

On 7/3/2023 at 12:17 PM, placeholder said:

In fact, for his entire political career, Biden has been known for making gaffes. So what the right is claiming is that his behavior is consistent with what he's done his whole life. That's not a sign of dementia.

Correct. It is a sign of being a complete dolt.

 

His dementia is better displayed in his inability to walk up stairs, step over objects, balance a bicycle, remember names etc.

[heybruce]

3 hours ago, JonnyF said:

Correct. It is a sign of being a complete dolt.

 

His dementia is better displayed in his inability to walk up stairs, step over objects, balance a bicycle, remember names etc.

How about the "stable genius" who thought the penthouse he lived in was three times bigger than it actually is?

[thaibeachlovers]

4 hours ago, JonnyF said:

Correct. It is a sign of being a complete dolt.

 

His dementia is better displayed in his inability to walk up stairs, step over objects, balance a bicycle, remember names etc.

Isn't trying to talk to dead people more than a gaffe?

[candide]

Trump won't attend because he's a coward!