Chris Christie Unnerved by Donald Trump's 'Significant' Mental Decline

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Daily Beast

Updated Oct. 12, 2024 2:59AM EDT / Published Oct. 11, 2024 7:01PM EDT


Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie took shots at fellow Republican Donald Trump for his mental decline, his childlike behavior amid Hurricane Helene and his chances of winning the presidency in November during an interview with New York Times opinion journalist Frank Bruni.

Christie—who supported Trump’s last two campaigns before speaking out against him more recently—told Bruni that he has seen declines in the GOP nominee’s mental acuity and speaking ability.

“He wasn’t as good in 2020 as he was in 2016,” Christie said. “I saw decline in his skills in ’20 from ’16, and you see significant declines still. What masks it is that he is still physically pretty vibrant and energetic, unlike the president. But if you listen to him and his ability to make a point, it’s not nearly as good now as it was in 2016, not nearly.”

The former New Jersey leader initially faced praise—but later criticism—for his handling of Superstorm Sandy, which killed over 250 when it struck the northeast in 2012. He criticized the politicization of the two hurricanes, Helene and Milton, that have recently wreaked havoc in the southeast, and singled out Trump in particular. “He is a selfish child,” Christie said. “And he doesn’t care that these people in North Carolina are suffering the way they are, if caring costs him one bit of perceived political advantage.”

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[SouthBayDem]

1. Christie shouldn't lecture others about their behavior

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Lee_lane_closure_scandal

[pnwmom]

3. He SHOULD lecture Trump about his behavior. EVERYY SINGLE REPUBLICAN SHOULD. nt

[CTyankee]

5. NO, this is good. If the old republican party folks speak out it HELPS, not hurts us Dems.

We can still affirm and fight for our beliefs. He is a poison to our system of government and we need to get rid of poison.

[Blue Owl]

2. The more people that call this out, the better

[truthisfreedom]

4. The fact is, l'orange is losing it.

It’s extremely evident that he’s sliding into serious mental decline. He’s losing his ability to hide his long-running nazi/hitler adoration.

[AZ8theist]

6. Dotard never had "it"....

He was ALWAYS a deeply flawed individual. Raging narcisist, pathological liar, rapist.

Now add in the dementia and you have an old, overweight, smooth-brained Nazi dictator wanne-be who cares only about his OWN freedom. The incoherence is incredibly evident every time he opens his mouth.

And money. It's always about money with this piece of shit.

The only "it" he ever had was the end of "BULLSHIT". Career con man and serial lawsuit magnet.

[BaronChocula]

7. "He is a selfish child."

Hey Christie, he was a selfish child capable of putting lives at risk back in 2016, mental decline aside. You supported that selfish child. STFU!

[twodogsbarking]

8. Can't say I like the guy but he gets people to listen.

[Deminpenn]

9. Just anecdotal observations, but

to me, when people start to decline, it seems it's either the body holds up and the mind fails or the mind is sharp and the body fails.

[SWBTATTReg]

10. Oh, no you're not. You knew all along that tRUMP was defective, and even more so today. You, along w/ the rest

of the diseased republican party, knew or know that djt is as messed up as a person can be, and yet, you still did nothing to stop him, stop his disease from infecting trump or his legion of trolls.

[bedazzled]

11. But BIDEN....

Go back into your closet, Christie. Your "career" is over

[Martin68]

12. If Trump had given Christie a significant position in his administration I doubt Christie would be singing this tune.

[BumRushDaShow]

13. Crispy Creme wanted to be AG

but never made it past head of the transition team, when he was ditched in favor of Pence.

[NNadir]

14. Christie played a huge role in foisting this criminally insane fraud on us. He should just shut his fat mouth.