Chris Christie Says Trump’s Ego Won’t ‘Permit’ Debate Without Him
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said Sunday he didn’t believe Donald Trump’s suggestions that he might skip the first Republican primary debate next month because his 2024 rival’s ego won’t allow him to miss such a big event.“I think he’ll be there because, look, I’ve known him for a long time,” Christie said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week.” “His ego, I think, will not permit him to have a big TV show that he’s not on. And I think he’d be enormously frustrated sitting back in Bedminster and watching what I’m going to do to him on that stage in absentia.”Trump remains the front-runner in polls of potential GOP presidential hopefuls, with a wide gulf between himself and his next-closest competitor, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. But a dozen people are vying for the Republican nomination, ...
