Republican presidential candidates participate in the NewsNation Republican Presidential Primary Debate at the University of Alabama Moody Music Hall on Dec. 6 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Published December 7, 2023
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis engaged in an extended, heated exchange over a question about former President Trump’s fitness for office during the fourth GOP primary debate.
Driving the news: Christie repeatedly pushed DeSantis to answer whether he thinks Trump, 77, is fit for office and accused him of dodging the question.
- “The question was very direct, is he fit to be president or isn’t he,” Christie said. “The rest of the speech … [is] completely non-responsive.”
- “Ron, is he fit or isn’t he?” Christie repeatedly asked DeSantis.
- Moderators tried to interject multiple times to end the exchange, but the two candidates yelled over them.
DeSantis said that there is an opportunity to choose somebody “who is in the prime of their life” for president.
- “We have an opportunity to nominate someone and elect someone for two terms who’s going to be spitting nails on day one and for eight years deliver you big results.”
- “We should not nominate someone who is almost 80-years-old,” DeSantis said.
The big picture: Trump would be the oldest president inaugurated if he wins in 2024, and rivals have highlighted gaffes by the former president to raise questions about his mental fitness for office.
- Polling also shows that the ages and mental fitness of the two leading presidential candidates — Trump and President Biden — have emerged as a concern for voters.
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SOURCE: www.axios.com
RELATED: Megyn Kelly Reminds Chris Christie How Much Voters Hate Him During Fourth Debate
Published December 6, 2023
During the fourth and final GOP debate, the final four top candidates retook the Tuscaloosa, Alabama, stage for a fiery event.
On Wednesday evening, debate moderator and conservative podcaster Megyn Kelly backed former Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) into a corner regarding his drowning poll numbers.
Kelly pointed to criticism of Christie’s campaign, which suggests he is only in the race to attack former President Trump continually. She did not hold anything back when noting that most voters do not like the former governor, adding that Americans would be “angry and disappointed” if he won the GOP nominee.
She compared Trump’s high approval rating, in which he currently sits at 81 percent, to Christie’s mere 25 percent approval rating.
“Respectfully, governor, you have not stopped Mr. Trump, and voters may wonder how you could possibly become the nominee of a party that does not appear to like you very much,” Kelly said.
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SOURCE: www.townhall.com
RELATED: Debate: Christie Just Ended His Campaign, Used the Most Ludicrous Liberal Media Talking Point Ever
Published December 6, 2023
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie didn’t do his floundering campaign many favors on Wednesday night on the debate stage in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, when he used far-left media talking points in an attack on former President Donald Trump.
Christie, who is polling at 2.5 percent in the latest Real Clear Politics average, shamelessly repeated the Democratic Party talking point that Trump claimed he would become a dictator for a day if he is elected to a second term.
Christie clocked in his first question at 17 minutes on his watch, ripping the NewsNation moderators and Megyn Kelly for not calling on him sooner.
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SOURCE: www.westernjournal.com
